Loud Thinking

What Went Wrong in Your Last Presentation?

Have you given a presentation recently? If so, try this exercise to strengthen your next one. Reflect back on your performance and assess your talking points. No matter how well you planned your presentation in advance, the actual delivery will often expose flaws, gaps, or other shortcomings (even for polished presenters). You may discover glitches, such as a missing step in a process you outlined. Make a list of these flaws as soon as possible, while your memory is fresh, and promptly incorporate the changes into your slides. Watching a video recording will also help you identify minor problems with delivery, like weak opening remarks or awkward attempts at humor. You may also see trouble spots regarding the audience’s reaction: Are people nodding, or nodding off? Taking notes, or engrossed in their phones? Note weak moments, and develop specific fixes to sharpen your skills.

Adapted by HBR from Presentations (20-Minute Manager Series).

“Your time is valuable. Make the most of it by streamlining your life to include only the people who really matter to you, and those who show you really matter to them.”

— Gabbie Chase

“The Children of Adam are limbs of each other, having been created of one essence.
When the calamity of time afflicts one limb, the other limbs cannot remain at rest.
If thou hast no sympathy for the troubles of others, thou art unworthy to be called by the name of a man”.

—Persian poet Saadi.

— There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and
after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

Character is one’s moral or ethical quality.

“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.”

Marcus Aurelius (121-180);
Roman emperor, Stoic philosopher

Qadam Baraho Shahbaz Sharif Qaum Tumharay Sath Hay..!

Mian Shahbaz Sharif there is severe scarcity of ATTA in Lahore due to the strike of the flour mill owners to press for their unjustified demands.

It suggested that don’t be black mailed by the coercive tactics of the flour mill owners in Lahore.

Kindly order take over of these mills by the Punjab Government, in the larger public interest.

Qadam Baraho Shahbaz Sharif Qaum Tumharay Sath Hay..!

Qadam Baraho Shahbaz Sharif Qaum Tumharay Sath Hay..!

Mian Shahbaz Sharif there is severe scarcity of ATTA in Lahore due to their strike.

It suggested that don’t be black mailed by the coercive tactics of the flour mill owners in Lahore.

Kindly order take over of these mills by the Punjab Government, in the larger public interest.

Qadam Baraho Shahbaz Sharif Qaum Tumharay Sath Hay..!

Don’t Take a Break, Take a Walk

We’re taught to believe that “serious” work happens at our desks — but getting out of the office can spur productivity. Research shows that walking isn’t just a way to exercise or relax; it boosts creativity, lifts your mood, and helps spark new ideas. If you’re constantly getting distracted at your desk, by email or coworkers, a walk can help you focus. When walking alone, rehearse a presentation, mentally prep for a difficult conversation, or mull over a tough problem. Walking is also great for professional heart-to-heart talks, since moving together makes conversation less stiff and more authentic. You may also find the change of scenery to be far more effective than a whiteboard for collaboration. So when you really need to get something done, try stepping out for a stroll.

Adapted by HBR from “Take a Walk, Sure, but Don’t Call It a Break” by Dan Pallotta.

Sack the MD SNGPL

1199 of SNGPL informs that gas shut down for entire Lahore from 12 Noon today till 12 Noon tomorrow.

Why the SNGPL customers were not informed beforehand to mange the contingency?

MD SNGPL must be sacked for this serious dereliction of duty.

Also no news on TV channels about this worst in the history closure of gas for Lahore.