D'Arcy Norman dot net » edusource http://www.darcynorman.net apparently much happier in person Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:52:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Annoying conference calls http://www.darcynorman.net/2003/05/29/annoying-conference-calls/ http://www.darcynorman.net/2003/05/29/annoying-conference-calls/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 dnorman 1760811851 This is the second conference call in a row for an unnamed national project that I almost walked out of. Can't get a word in edge-wise, and when asked a direct question, am cut off before I can respond.

Complete and utter waste of time. Why are people such asses in these things? If the call is really just a platform for a couple individuals to spew their agendas, at least have the courtesy to advertise that fact ahead of time so the rest of us can skip it and get some work done instead.

This makes me rather glad I'm missing the big Hootenany face-face meeting. If there is this little regard for communication in a challenged medium like a conference call, I can only imagine how far the meeting would degrade in person. Yeesh.

]]> This is the second conference call in a row for an unnamed national project that I almost walked out of. Can’t get a word in edge-wise, and when asked a direct question, am cut off before I can respond.

Complete and utter waste of time. Why are people such asses in these things? If the call is really just a platform for a couple individuals to spew their agendas, at least have the courtesy to advertise that fact ahead of time so the rest of us can skip it and get some work done instead.

This makes me rather glad I’m missing the big Hootenany face-face meeting. If there is this little regard for communication in a challenged medium like a conference call, I can only imagine how far the meeting would degrade in person. Yeesh.

]]> http://www.darcynorman.net/2003/05/29/annoying-conference-calls/feed/ 0 IMS Technical Meeting notes http://www.darcynorman.net/2003/02/21/ims-technical-meeting-notes/ http://www.darcynorman.net/2003/02/21/ims-technical-meeting-notes/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 dnorman 1544402343 Stephen Downes has posted his notes from the IMS Technical meeting.

The page has a rather disturbing title, but it looks like a quick overview of the session for anyone who missed it (like myself).

]]> Stephen Downes has posted his notes from the IMS Technical meeting.

The page has a rather disturbing title, but it looks like a quick overview of the session for anyone who missed it (like myself).

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