Comments for KC Ramsay Consulting

Comment on “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Pogo by Chris Grams

Chris Grams — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:20:06 +0000

KC– thanks for writing such a thorough review! I’m eager to take a look at David’s book, especially after hearing good things about him from friends, and you’ve provided some good perspective for diving in…awesome!

best,

chris

Comment on It’s still not about you…* by KC

KC — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:15:04 +0000

My pleasure. Anyone on the side of the angels deserves to be recognized.

Comment on It’s still not about you…* by Kim Weiss

Kim Weiss — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:34:30 +0000

Thanks so much for the shout-out, KC. So kind.
I had no idea my post about the lack of architect credit would get this entire ball/thread rolling. And you and John are both right: Architects shoot themselves in the foot all the time by thinking their websites have to be all “designer-y” and high-brow that they forget simple things like an email contact and user-friendliness. Your final paragraph is hilarious! Glad to discover your blog, by the way!

Comment on Counting the seconds… by michael

michael — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:36:12 +0000

Brilliant. Took the tests myself and will load the calculator. Good advice.

Comment on Dancing with your clients by Mary Ruffin

Mary Ruffin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:10:41 +0000

VERY nice

Comment on Today the message is Power Point by KC

KC — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:01:26 +0000

I had seen Tufte’s article and agree. Hardly the “exact opposite” from my point of view. Both note the futility of bullet points ad-nauseum, and hundreds if not thousands of words. You and I have both seen good and bad PP presentations. My observation: great presenters produce great presentations. The converse seems to be true as well. (grin).

Comment on Today the message is Power Point by Ryan Suydam

Ryan Suydam — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:50:18 +0000

KC, check out Edward Tufte’s take on Powerpoint slides – he makes almost the exact opposite conclusion.

While he agrees that putting prose on a slide is generally not good, research has shown human perception goes up dramatically when information is presented in context. Most people don’t retain facts and figures, but do retain relative comparisons.

His approach was interesting: Create a very dense but clean printed handout with information, and deliver it in advance or at the beginning of the meeting. Start the slideshow a few minutes late, so people have time to review the handout, then use the slides to reinforce your points.

Seems like an interesting approach.

Comment on When all else fails, confuse your clients? by Emily Barefoot

Emily Barefoot — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:26:01 +0000

Oh, this is so relevant in so many fields…
I read yesterday if the slogan for real estate is location, location, location then for business it’s differentiate, differentiate differentiate!

Comment on Getting the “ticket” by Michael Haggans

Michael Haggans — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:47:36 +0000

Congratulations…and what a wonderful expression of respect and appreciation for two mentors … and your father.

Comment on Getting the “ticket” by KC

KC — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:52:34 +0000

Seems our kitchen needs some work. Not sure I can deal with the client, however.