Sunday, July 4, 2010

6/21/2010 - Speaker line up (cont.)

LESSON:  The value of good communication is worth noting here. 

Long story short...I had a very detailed email for Mark on Sat. in class thanking him for our meeting and requesting his consideration to speak. Unfortunately, the wireless network at UTA does not allow me to send email therefore, I drafted a quick (less detailed) email on my cell phone so as to get it out ASAP.  It was interpreted as thank you for meeting and we were not interested in pursuing his services rather we just wanted a "free" speaking engagement from him.  Fair enough and understood.  A follow up email with the original email I drafted in class on my computer was forwarded to him apologizing for the poor communication on my part and to confirm we are not just looking for free services.  I gave him the details requested about the speaking engagement and we would follow up with him after our further discussions with James.

More to come.

BTW, another call to James to no avail.

J2M

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