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There are a lot of things that can go wrong when you're a presenter (or when you are supporting someone else's presentation). This site is going to try to help you break Murphy's Law so Murphy's Law can't break you. (more...)

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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Even fictional characters know the importance of the first principle — If you can’t do without it, make sure you won’t have to. Acting on this knowledge is what marks them as professionals in the eyes of the other character in this passage from my favorite early work by one of my favorite writers: “Now,” [...]

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“The diagram is not the room.”

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“When you have plans, roles, and responsibilities in place, you will reap the rewards many times over if a disaster actually occurs. Rather than scrambling about to figure out who should do what, you can calmly and effectively monitor what is happening. If key personnel are away, you can adjust the roles and responsibilities as needed. You can decide what should be communicated, and when, to the organization.”

~ Darlene Fichter ”Intranet Librarian,” March/April 2005, p. 51-53.

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