On Behalf Of Jones, Donna said: > Face time is good, but you can achieve "presence" over the phone and via > e-mail as well. Respond to e-mail quickly, and be prepared to speak up > if you're participating in a meeting by phone. That makes people realize > that you're out there.
But this misses the point about serendipity and unplanned encounters. Craig (I think) mentioned being seen and greeted by honchos whom you wouldn't normally encounter if the encounters were not accidental. Ok, so it's not an accident that you are in the hall to greet the boss before sunup, but I'm contrasting that with deliberately arranged meetings where it's deliberate on both sides. Invariably, individual phone calls are between individuals (duh :-) ) thus kinda precluding the people walking by in the hall from hearing your voice or knowing that it's you (who?) on the other end of the line. They don't see much of your face, either. Perhaps if you remotely hacked all their computers and substituted your passport photo for their desktop wallpaper? Conference calls will involve more people, and often involve a group congregating around a speakerphone, but you are still talking to only the select group who were gathered for that meeting/call. You remain invisible and unheard by anyone who's not in the room with the speakerphone... like the owner of the company. Or, like the guy who took over your parking spot because, well, it was always empty anyway. You could raise your profile by, say, parachuting into the company picnic ... unless it was our company, where the picnic area is directly under the 750,000-volt regional power lines... that would _really_ raise your profile, but only once... but I digress. :-) Perhaps you should arrive early for your infrequent physical visits, so you have time to pass out the premium Belgian chocolate that you brought, or the ingratiating goodies that you stayed up baking past midnight. I'll shut up now. I'm getting hungry. Kevin The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com