If you knew you were going to attend a seminar yesterday or listen to a lecture where some character got up and talked to you based on the definitions taken out of Webster's Dictionary, many of you would have found, suddenly, that you had an important phone call to make or that you needed to take a little longer break. For those of you who did not know what was coming, and you had the pleasure to listen to Dr. Bennett, give a very entertaining, humorous presentation, I would wager that may of you are going to remember that long past the end of this conference. So humor can be a very, valuable tool in making your point. Tip number one. There are a variety of things that you might want to consider.
Food certainly is high on the list.
One of the institutions mentioned that they actually give personal time off on a ratio of one for four hours of training, meaning you get an hour of personal time off. There was some discussion about the importance and the value of giving certificates. Some people consider certificates to be important. They feel good about them. They put them up on their walls.