| Tuesday, August 08, 2006 |
| From Stress, comes Relaxation |
Blogging was noticeably light last week since I had another killer week at work. On Friday, I had to spend the afternoon giving a dog and pony presentation to eight members of our Board of Trustees. So, not only did the entire 40,000 square feet of building have to be clean, and everyone on their best behavior, I had to put together a slide show, gather marketing materials, orchestrate tours and meetings, herd doctors and prep them for conversation, and make sure the caterer showed up on time among other things.
As always with these type of presentations anymore, the most stressful part of the day is the multimedia presentation: making sure the slides are synched, that the internet connection to the projector is working, that the Flash video clips load quickly, that the sound is good, etc....
I can never understand how a program can run so flawlessly on the laptop in rehearsal, and yet when the laptop then gets connected to an overhead LCD projector - all hell breaks loose. Not to mention the last minute changes that people want to give me on USB jump sticks ("Here! Stick in these slides!"). Thanks - I could have used these FOUR DAYS AGO when I asked for them!
Anyway, the tour went well. I hope they were impressed. I hope they go forth and either give, or raise, a lot of money for us, and such is the cost of doing business.
All is not lost, as our CEO has hired a boat to take the Sr. Exec staff on a dinner sail on the Chesapeake this evening as a thank you. Not for Friday, but to celebrate the successful end of our fiscal year in June. It's supposed to be a beautiful, cool (for Bawlmore), summer evening, and I can't think of a better way to relax with colleagues. So if you see a large, tall masted schooner with overdressed, middle aged exec types sipping white wine on deck, sailing around the harbor this evening - that would be us. |
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