tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post5152515805038399212..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: Pity For The Trapped ManTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-47484338007414013372012-10-27T09:16:28.499-04:002012-10-27T09:16:28.499-04:00Oh this is brilliant. I am just about to be forced...Oh this is brilliant. I am just about to be forced into THREE days of mandatory training and I know what I'm like in such situations. I WILL be the one falling asleep with a snore. You capture it wonderfully.Virginia Moffatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071059148315715405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-10747106572817391182012-10-22T21:40:02.637-04:002012-10-22T21:40:02.637-04:00That's not a training session -- that's ba...That's not a training session -- that's barfing out information. The purpose of training is to get someone to learn something, not to be able to say with a straight face that the information was presented to everyone.<br /><br />Unfortunately, it's also the norm. Painfully well-captured!Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-47005568542855597532012-10-22T21:38:08.453-04:002012-10-22T21:38:08.453-04:00That is *genius*. Okay, sometimes they say cell ph...That is *genius*. Okay, sometimes they say cell phones must be switched off, but you can always frown and mutter, "family emergency" on your way out.Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-8556872670181595382012-10-21T10:59:40.545-04:002012-10-21T10:59:40.545-04:00Yeah, we counsel against Death by Powerpoint at wo...Yeah, we counsel against Death by Powerpoint at work. I used to design presentations in a previous job and I was frequently told by the client that they were "too succinct". Pah. <br /><br />I've been in training sessions like that, and you've captured the sense that it's some weird version of torture very well!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-57961770152161289052012-10-20T15:36:59.219-04:002012-10-20T15:36:59.219-04:00Dear God, I have been that man. Brilliant work, To...Dear God, I have been that man. Brilliant work, Tony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-4940399989378021722012-10-20T07:08:44.212-04:002012-10-20T07:08:44.212-04:00This happened to you? It's a wonder your mind ...This happened to you? It's a wonder your mind isn't still numb, still too traumatized to write about it, based on this description.<br /><br />Some people just shouldn't be allowed near slides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-79132837831588232182012-10-19T21:03:40.906-04:002012-10-19T21:03:40.906-04:00LOL Sounds familiar. This happen last week? Really...LOL Sounds familiar. This happen last week? Really liked surreallness of the middle part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-49372896321730653272012-10-19T17:34:40.147-04:002012-10-19T17:34:40.147-04:00It never fails. Sometimes you just have to suffer ...It never fails. Sometimes you just have to suffer through something, or risk making it even worse! Poor guy!Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-52053515212630837542012-10-19T13:32:11.175-04:002012-10-19T13:32:11.175-04:00Unless the edict has gone out that a) cell phones ...Unless the edict has gone out that a) cell phones are to be switched off, and b) attendance will be taken at the beginning and at the end, and anyone leaving the mandatory HR training for any reason will have to retake it.<br /><br />Hell is all around us...Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-83609565357889758182012-10-19T13:30:37.988-04:002012-10-19T13:30:37.988-04:00It's a toss-up. The flip chart sessions at lea...It's a toss-up. The flip chart sessions at least will keep you awake, and can be played for laughs.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-54881586298510801362012-10-19T13:30:02.418-04:002012-10-19T13:30:02.418-04:00Pretty accurate, actually. 8-)Pretty accurate, actually. 8-)Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-67369291430065936062012-10-19T13:29:42.276-04:002012-10-19T13:29:42.276-04:00Yes. Yes, we have.Yes. Yes, we have.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-38122866329814112472012-10-19T13:29:23.731-04:002012-10-19T13:29:23.731-04:00The numbing cadences I wove into this are only a w...The numbing cadences I wove into this are only a whisper compared to the real thing.<br /><br />But I'm glad you liked it!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-13515086603442644442012-10-19T11:03:35.911-04:002012-10-19T11:03:35.911-04:00Been there! I laughed all through it, because it&#...Been there! I laughed all through it, because it's soooooo true.<br /><br />Cellphones are a very useful tool for such presentations. Before it starts, set an alarm about 25 minutes in, with a chime that sounds like a ringtone. When it goes off, excuse yourself and murmur to the phone as you leave… never to return.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-18943851453387636222012-10-19T08:59:46.687-04:002012-10-19T08:59:46.687-04:00Even so, I'd always prefer this type of traini...Even so, I'd always prefer this type of training session rather than the dreaded group activity (blank flip chart and a marker pen anyone?). At least you can dream a while and live a mini fantasy in relative obscurity during a slide presentation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-61465185149868397332012-10-19T08:19:24.109-04:002012-10-19T08:19:24.109-04:00I replaced every "trapped man" with &quo...I replaced every "trapped man" with "Tony Noland" to make this already fun piece even funnier. Great stuff, Tony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-52528243211185001462012-10-19T03:20:15.144-04:002012-10-19T03:20:15.144-04:00Arggghhhh! Rips head off with own hands. We've...Arggghhhh! Rips head off with own hands. We've all been here. Haven't we? HAVEN'T WE?<br /><br />Perfectly observed Tony<br /><br />marc nashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-58986715944681588412012-10-19T00:26:54.241-04:002012-10-19T00:26:54.241-04:00This gets a little surreal very quickly. I had to ...This gets a little surreal very quickly. I had to fight not to skim the litany of protocol details about protocol details, which had themselves driven the narrator into this melancholy madness. Cool doubling-back effect, Tony. That's a great experiment.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com