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Post by meganbahm91 on Jul 25, 2013 9:40:44 GMT -6
Audiences clearly want to know just about the product. They could care less about all the numbers. Consumers only want to know what your product offers and how it will help them. All the data causes jumble and looses the attention of the consumers and they will go try a different product, rather than yours.
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Post by cmbrogan on Jul 25, 2013 12:02:59 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Giving Out Homework Before Interviews Weeds Out The Bad Candidates
I actually could not agree with this article more. I run into people daily who are too lazy to find the answer for themselves. They rely on others to give them the answer. I work differently than this. If I do not know an answer, I am going to look until I find it. I find that doing it that way actually teaches me other things along the way. The idea about giving the homework ahead of time just to see who will do it is brilliant in my mind. It doesn't surprice me that more than fifty percent drop out. The mindset of the majority of the world is to have things given to them or to beable to obtain them easily without really trying.
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Post by mparrish on Jul 25, 2013 22:30:33 GMT -6
the data dump is a chronic problem in the law enforcement community. Volumes of information is dumped onto prospective buyers and government purchasers, and it becomes very difficult to sort out what is really important and what isn't. This is partially the fault of the buyers themselves: when they do not have clear and specific spec sheets the data overload can be insurmountable. the seller should focus on how a new product can accomplish the mission without overloading the buyer with manuals full of data.
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Post by brianbrewer on Jul 26, 2013 16:40:02 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
I totally agree with what this article's overall theme is. I work for FedEx and know that in most of the meetings that we have, there is a ton of information being tossed on us and typically it is too much to take in. It almost feels like a lecture that we need to take notes on to get the full idea behind it. I have found that when meetings are shorter, we are more confident and gain a much better understanding of what we needed to take away from the meeting.
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Post by grober86 on Jul 28, 2013 14:54:51 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
This quote pretty much sums up the entire article. "If you dump loads of data, not only will it be information overload, but people won't know what they should do with all of this data. Instead they feel overwhelmed and often don't take any action." That is the problem with a lot of things today. I know from working as personal trainer in the past that the problem with people losing weight is that there is to much information out there, and most of it is misinformation.
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Post by tylerstroble on Jul 29, 2013 6:24:08 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
You definitely would rather make one good point during a meeting that everyone will remember as opposed to touching on several different subjects that everyone forgets as soon as they walk out. People get confused when they receive too much information at one time. It's better to justo focus on one important matter and make sure that everyone remembers it.
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Post by ahrield on Jul 29, 2013 9:07:40 GMT -6
21. Decker has a great way to explain the compunction system! It is great for them to have a clear point and have good reasoning. But data dumping can be awful bc humans and a whole do not like to just have a bunch of info dumped upon them they would be better if you are able to at least give feedback and respond to certain accusations.
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Post by robertnicholson on Jul 29, 2013 11:33:49 GMT -6
Yeah it’s pretty overwhelming and worthless to have a bunch of raw data dumped on you that you don’t understand. Whenever someone does that to me most of the time they don’t know how to have a conversation with a person or there trying to impress me by making me look stupid in comparison. The worst is when there trying to do the second and I do understand what they’re saying and that’s its fake. I someone like that is trying to get your business it seems it would be safer just to go with a different business who can relate to you.
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Post by amberw on Jul 30, 2013 9:29:30 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
I agree with this article. You can't overload people with data. They are more likely to keep up with you if you stick to the basic points of information. Use pictures and visuals to keep them entertained and focused on what you are talking about. In dept data will make them lose focus and most likely not remember what was said anyways.
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Post by tdodge21 on Jul 30, 2013 10:51:04 GMT -6
This article definitely makes a lot of sense in that in a meeting you do not want to dump too much information onto a prospect or client. The purpose of a meeting is to cause them to take action and not have that forced on them by giving them an overwhelming amount of data. If anything giving them a little amount of data or none will better suit one than giving them too much information which may put stress on the person. The take away from this article is that no one wants to be forced to read some information to any capacity especially when it comes down to business.
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Post by chrmichall on Sept 8, 2013 11:11:36 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
This reading talks about data dumping and how it is bad for the audience. It talks about how it is important for your audience should leave knowing exactly where you were getting at. I have been in an audience and after the speaker finished I was totally confused. It is not a good experience for the listener or the speaker. The speaker should do things that make him or her impressionable and unforgettable. That should look to stand out from all other speaker that they think the audience have encountered in the past. In doing this the listener will leave with more knowledge about the subject and the speaker will have done their job.
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Post by katiebourgeois on Sept 9, 2013 10:10:53 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Don’t Overload Your Audience with a Bunch of Data
Personally, when I am listening to a presentation or lecture and the speaker is giving so much data to support their point, I get really distracted and bored. I end up not even listening to the rest of the presentation. If they eventually get to their point, I probably miss it because I wasn't listening. I like to believe I am normal and am not the only person that does this. I feel like most people probably do the same. Giving too much data will make people uninterested in listening to you because they can't keep up with all the data you are giving them. For presentations I try to make a point and support it with no more than three things whether it is previous data or reviews. I believe that is enough. Listeners can make their decisions with a few supporting points, they don't need all the details you can find on it.
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Post by katiesnyder on Sept 10, 2013 8:11:08 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Don’t Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data I agree with this in article because people do presentations that drag on and consistent of just tons of information. They tend to just throw words on slides and started rambling. Many of times we start to lose focus and our minds drift to other things. Presentations should be concise but informative and should have points to where it draws the attention of its listeners. It should have visuals so that the listeners have something to look at while the speaker talks.
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Post by jameciadavis on Sept 10, 2013 10:34:19 GMT -6
I have a lot of mixed feelings about this article, but it does make some very good points. I agree that looking at past methods that may be outdated can influence new ideas for future methods. Many methods that we may have used before my be inefficient, so trying something new is always well worth it. I believe we should at least try new things to see if they are better, worse, or about the same.
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Post by trey on Sept 10, 2013 11:26:20 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
In this case quality information beats quantity information. Most people will not be able to remember a ton of statistics thrown at them in a meeting but they will remember critical building blocks. If you give someone clear cut instructions on how to act on something they are more likely to do it than if you give them tons of variables on how to act. Meetings and speeches will be much more effective if they curve more toward this approach.
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