Comments on: Rudeness Cuts off Communication http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146 Speaking for Leaders and Aspiring Leaders Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:50:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Thomas Huynh http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146#comment-527 Thomas Huynh Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:36:29 +0000 http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146#comment-527 Hi Chris, obviously I would never advise anyone to be rude to his or her family or close friends; it's just that they would be a lot more understanding and would probably continue to listen whereas mere acquaintances wouldn't bother listening beyond the first rude comment. I'm glad you like the presentation, not perfect of course but I hope it achieved its purpose. Thomas Hi Chris, obviously I would never advise anyone to be rude to his or her family or close friends; it’s just that they would be a lot more understanding and would probably continue to listen whereas mere acquaintances wouldn’t bother listening beyond the first rude comment.

I’m glad you like the presentation, not perfect of course but I hope it achieved its purpose.

Thomas

]]> By: Chris http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146#comment-525 Chris Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:53:24 +0000 http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146#comment-525 Thomas, I think rudeness with family or friends is doubly harmful. It stops communicaton and it eats away bit by bit at the trust you mention. PS I'm listening to your talk on your book at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQ2bLUd0UA and highly recommend it. Chris Thomas,

I think rudeness with family or friends is doubly harmful. It stops communicaton and it eats away bit by bit at the trust you mention.

PS I’m listening to your talk on your book at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQ2bLUd0UA and highly recommend it.

Chris

]]> By: Thomas Huynh http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146#comment-523 Thomas Huynh Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:06:12 +0000 http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146#comment-523 Chris, what a timely topic. Rudeness certainly does prevent ideas on getting across. Sort of like a shortcut that somehow takes you to a different destination you want to go. Might still be OK with your family or the closest friends (might) but you'd have to have built up trusting relationships by that time. Thomas Huynh, founder, Sonshi.com Chris, what a timely topic. Rudeness certainly does prevent ideas on getting across. Sort of like a shortcut that somehow takes you to a different destination you want to go. Might still be OK with your family or the closest friends (might) but you’d have to have built up trusting relationships by that time. Thomas Huynh, founder, Sonshi.com

]]> By: Chris Witt http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146#comment-521 Chris Witt Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:53:33 +0000 http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146#comment-521 Sean, I didn't see Kanye's appearance on Leno. Thanks for alerting me to it. I'm only surprised that it took him 20 seconds of silence to admit that he was rude. Like you I hope there's a backalsh against all this rudeness. It seems our public life is getting less and less civil. This is probably something for another post, but when people do apologize I want them to take responsibility for what they did, not for how I or someone else responded to it. I hate the false apology that sounds something like, "I'm sorry that you were offended." No, I want someone to have the basic honesty to say, "I'm sorry for what I did. It was wrong. And I apologize." Best, Chris Sean,
I didn’t see Kanye’s appearance on Leno. Thanks for alerting me to it. I’m only surprised that it took him 20 seconds of silence to admit that he was rude. Like you I hope there’s a backalsh against all this rudeness. It seems our public life is getting less and less civil.

This is probably something for another post, but when people do apologize I want them to take responsibility for what they did, not for how I or someone else responded to it. I hate the false apology that sounds something like, “I’m sorry that you were offended.” No, I want someone to have the basic honesty to say, “I’m sorry for what I did. It was wrong. And I apologize.”

Best, Chris

]]> By: Sean Corwynn http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146#comment-515 Sean Corwynn Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:27:42 +0000 http://www.lifeafterpowerpoint.com/?p=1146#comment-515 It seems bad things come in threes, again. Perhaps as a result there will be a public backlash against rudeness and bad manners. Kanye West honored his commitment to appear on the Jay Leno show, depite the contretemps that occured on the VMA program. When asked if his behaviour had been wrong, after more than 20 seconds of holding his head in silence, he admitted he had been rude. He further stated that he needed to take some time and reflect how he could do better in the future. It seems bad things come in threes, again. Perhaps as a result there will be a public backlash against rudeness and bad manners. Kanye West honored his commitment to appear on the Jay Leno show, depite the contretemps that occured on the VMA program. When asked if his behaviour had been wrong, after more than 20 seconds of holding his head in silence, he admitted he had been rude. He further stated that he needed to take some time and reflect how he could do better in the future.

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