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PromoGuy's Monday Mission 3.45
1. I've found myself using abbreviations and acronyms a lot when I "talk tech" with other geeks like me. I rattle off things like "I took the Jay-Peg into Photoshop and made it into a Jiff for the EightchTeeEmmElle. Then took the Kadd and saved it as a PeeDeeEff with EechsEmElle. So now I'll blog this for you in EmmTee in my PeeDeeAyy so you can use your ArrEssEss reader, hope this isn't too OhhTee. BeeArrBee." Do you ever sling slang from your area of expertise around accidentally and leave folks scratching their heads? Do you feel left out when others start speaking in terms specific to their industry? Gimme some examples!
I worked for a carnival for a few months in 2002, and after I left, I was still using carny jargon in my everyday speech (didn't help that my b/f was a carny and spoke that way all the time). I've since stopped doing that in conversations, but because the book I'm writing is set in a carnival, I've had to use it again (but just while I'm writing)
2. My hotel room this past weekend was on the 8th floor. I rode the elevator a LOT. There is a lot of unspoken elevator etiquette, you know? Here are some of my observations (this is freestyle here - add to them or just tell me what you think) When to hold the door, when to let it shut. Do you put your hand in to re-open it if you are too late to get in? Do you hit the "open" button if you see someone running to the door? Do you press the numbers for everyone? Where do you look as you are going to your floor when you are in there with someone you don't know?...
A lot of "elevator etiquette" is just common sense. If you're standing by the panel with the buttons on it, and there's a crowd of people, then you should ask what floor they want, just to be nice.
3. Some of the meetings at the conference were just plain dull, I almost fell asleep a few times. How do you make it through a boring conversation or meeting when you are feeling drowsy?
Look around discreetly, doodle on your notepad, look at your watch, and try not to think about how sleepy you are. Oh, and don't rub your eyes.
4. Do you enjoy flying on commercial airlines? Ever flown First Class?
I don't enjoy flying, but will do it if I have to be somewhere in a hurry. I've sat in first class once, when I got upgraded from coach. I was on my way to my father's funeral in California at the time.
5. When I book my airfare, I always try to book an aisle seat on the left by the exit doors. That way you have more legroom, and being a "righty" I am able to move my arm and elbow without jabbing someone's belly. When you fly, where do you like to sit?
A close to the bathroom as possible. Flying makes me nervous and being nervous makes me want to go to the bathroom alot.
6. Have you ever jumped to conclusions and griped someone out, then later learned you didn't have all the facts? Or had it happen to you? What was the real story?
I've done both, so before I confront someone, I make sure to know the whole story first. Usually when it happens to me, it's because the person making the accusations doesn't have all the facts and is not interested in getting them.
7. At the conference, I saw several "Tablet PCs" and now I really want one. And Digital MP3 player. I don't ask for much. Do you have any techno-lust going on?
I want a new laptop, so when i travel, I can still write.
BONUS: Where do you go, my lovely? Anywhere but where I'm at now.
1. I've found myself using abbreviations and acronyms a lot when I "talk tech" with other geeks like me. I rattle off things like "I took the Jay-Peg into Photoshop and made it into a Jiff for the EightchTeeEmmElle. Then took the Kadd and saved it as a PeeDeeEff with EechsEmElle. So now I'll blog this for you in EmmTee in my PeeDeeAyy so you can use your ArrEssEss reader, hope this isn't too OhhTee. BeeArrBee." Do you ever sling slang from your area of expertise around accidentally and leave folks scratching their heads? Do you feel left out when others start speaking in terms specific to their industry? Gimme some examples!
I worked for a carnival for a few months in 2002, and after I left, I was still using carny jargon in my everyday speech (didn't help that my b/f was a carny and spoke that way all the time). I've since stopped doing that in conversations, but because the book I'm writing is set in a carnival, I've had to use it again (but just while I'm writing)
2. My hotel room this past weekend was on the 8th floor. I rode the elevator a LOT. There is a lot of unspoken elevator etiquette, you know? Here are some of my observations (this is freestyle here - add to them or just tell me what you think) When to hold the door, when to let it shut. Do you put your hand in to re-open it if you are too late to get in? Do you hit the "open" button if you see someone running to the door? Do you press the numbers for everyone? Where do you look as you are going to your floor when you are in there with someone you don't know?...
A lot of "elevator etiquette" is just common sense. If you're standing by the panel with the buttons on it, and there's a crowd of people, then you should ask what floor they want, just to be nice.
3. Some of the meetings at the conference were just plain dull, I almost fell asleep a few times. How do you make it through a boring conversation or meeting when you are feeling drowsy?
Look around discreetly, doodle on your notepad, look at your watch, and try not to think about how sleepy you are. Oh, and don't rub your eyes.
4. Do you enjoy flying on commercial airlines? Ever flown First Class?
I don't enjoy flying, but will do it if I have to be somewhere in a hurry. I've sat in first class once, when I got upgraded from coach. I was on my way to my father's funeral in California at the time.
5. When I book my airfare, I always try to book an aisle seat on the left by the exit doors. That way you have more legroom, and being a "righty" I am able to move my arm and elbow without jabbing someone's belly. When you fly, where do you like to sit?
A close to the bathroom as possible. Flying makes me nervous and being nervous makes me want to go to the bathroom alot.
6. Have you ever jumped to conclusions and griped someone out, then later learned you didn't have all the facts? Or had it happen to you? What was the real story?
I've done both, so before I confront someone, I make sure to know the whole story first. Usually when it happens to me, it's because the person making the accusations doesn't have all the facts and is not interested in getting them.
7. At the conference, I saw several "Tablet PCs" and now I really want one. And Digital MP3 player. I don't ask for much. Do you have any techno-lust going on?
I want a new laptop, so when i travel, I can still write.
BONUS: Where do you go, my lovely? Anywhere but where I'm at now.
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