Weigh the pros and cons of your new initiatives in the light of your target beneficiaries. Without them, implementing your plans will not be possible. They deserve the best.
– dhepro –
Trying out something new can be demanding especially, if the process and outcome requires public attention. Can you relate with this? I was contacted about the possibility of delivering a talk 24 hours to a programme. I have the opportunity of choosing a topic which I communicated to the lead of the team for approval. My suggestion was approved but I wanted to try something new. Unlike other talks I have had when I prepared presentation slides, I decided not to do so this time.
Added to this, I do not want to make any written preparation. My concepts are in my head except for checking up some facts in relevant sources. I was serious about this. I planned to tell the audience that I want to be as disorganized as possible. The aim of this is to ensure full concentration of participants. I believe if I don’t tell them the title at the introduction, nor organize my points, they will be forced to follow closely. To crown it up, I intend asking one or two persons to write a report thereafter. The initiatives were products of my mental processes. I never read or heard from it from anybody.
Does it end well? I can’t really say, my audience should be in the best position to evaluate the delivery, but I didn’t tell them my intention. From personal evaluation, I didn’t do well. Hours and a week after, I have not recovered from the ‘you never do well’ feeling. Come and see me fighting with myself and even talking out loud when I am alone. I recorded the session but I am afraid of replaying to avoid self-crucifixion. It isn’t a bad idea though. I might still checkup when I am in the right frame of mind.
Let’s me highlight seven factors I didn’t consider before talking that step.
1. Duration consideration
I should have remember that I have just few minutes for delivery. It’s like I was at the heart of my talk when the moderator brought a note to notify that I have just 2 minutes to conclude. I should have highlighted some important point that will leave the participant with some indelible marks. Hence, the downside of not having written preparations.
2. Continuous improvement
Many things to implement. I included too many new details in my plan. I felt I should have one or two ideas in my outing and prepare others for the future. Focusing on continuous improvement is not a bad idea. It will prevent being overwhelmed with pressure to achieve everything.
3. One thing
My audience and I were new to the initiatives. I should have focused on them rather than including myself or focus on myself rather than including them. I was overwhelmed by many details. It doesn’t mean the two objectives cannot be implemented. Other factors like duration, experience in doing similar things, type of audience among others might be relevant in taking such decision.
4. Engaging senses
Having a paper work would have made a difference. I would have engaged most of my senses by penning down my ideas during the planning, then disengage them during implementation. That would have improved the situations. We need our senses at the conception stage to have better delivery using limited senses.
5. Observing milestones
These is very important. I had a good starting point intention but the delivery plan was not properly managed. I had good ingredients for closing but delivery not organized having been served time warning card. This is awkward, I think.
6. Righting priorities
There are several options for achieving my ideas. It was good trying out new initiatives but it is also relevant to consider the above factors and other important details next time.
7. Preferential advice
Weigh the pros and cons of your plans in the light of your target benficiaries. Without them, implementing your plans will not be possible. They deserve the best. If you’re fortunate to serve them another meal, you may be able to redeem your image after the first flaw. What if this is not possible? Will they recommend you? If you even have the opportunity for another delivery, will they be available body, soul and spirit to take in what you bring newly no matter how well you have improved. They deserve the best. ‘Customers are kings’. Put yourself in their shoes. See you again but before then, please evaluate this delivery.
I didn’t prepare well for this, I just noted down my experience and wanted to share with you. I believe that our ORDINARY daily experiences can be ‘big D’s’ while trying out something bigger to achieve the EXTRAORDINARY. You think so?
ThePro 