Crazy Thoughts - Part One

Hello to Anyone, No One or Everyone,

I have no idea, well, yes I do, of how many read this Blog, so it is pretty apparent that I can say just about anything on any subject and no one will care. I started this Blog because I felt people needed a forum to express their frustrations with communications. Pretty broad topic, huh? Well, I can whittle it down quite a bit for you. What I was really going after were those people who are 'socially inept', people who cannot start a conversation in a crowded room of strangers to save their lives. Those are the people I wanted to reach out to, because there is hope. You see, conversation used to scare the hell out of me, and still does sometimes, because I never knew how to start a conversation, or even more importantly, how to end one. I struggled, oftentimes in very awkward settings, trying to be 'nice' to a bunch of people I would rather pull my toenails out than speak to. I know there are may of you out there who do the 'politically correct' thing and talk to everyone, work the room if you will. But, if you had the choice, is the person you are talking to right now someone who you really care about? Or are they a means to an end for you. Ask yourself that question candidly.

Anyone who answers 'yes' to the question above is lying, period. Yes, we are social creatures, but we all will migrate to those who think like us, speak like us, share our ideas and have similar mannerisms to us. Speaking to anyone else is a challenge, even if you have the 'gift of gab', because you may end up talking to someone like me, who doesn't really want to hear what you have to say.

That's why I started Tech Bridge West, to give those people the tools and 'cheat sheets' to start a conversation with anyone, get out of it what you need, then get the hell out of there. It's really a simple process, and doesn't require a while lot of practice. There are certain skills that can be easily learned that will help you be the 'life of the party', get all the chicks (or studs) and generally have a better time in networking functions because it almost works like a game.

How do you do it? Well, for starters, head over to www.TechBridgeWest.com and check out the seminars. We focus on technical to business speak, but the principles can be applied anywhere. Check it out, and, if there is ANYONE out there reading this, shoot me a reply. I'd love to hear your stories!

Cheers,

Kurt C Schneider
Lead Product Accelerator
Tech Bridge West