Re: Happy holidays everyone!
Greetings all!
Hopefully, things are ending for the year on a contented,
tranquil note!
Cynthia: Congratulations! Do I sense another one-person
show in your future?? Very exciting!
For the holidays, I'll be:
- Spending time with family including the NYC branch.
- Playing lots of backgammon.
- Starting a new knitting project.
- Trying to get ahead on a few projects.
- Clearing out my office clutter. (Ridding myself of my
"geologic filing system" e.g., three months old, five inches
down.
It would be great to "jump start" the new year with a
get-together...? I've missed seeing everyone.
Enjoy everyone!
Laura
Laura Lazar Holbrook, CVF, MMP | Principal
Lazar Holbrook and Associates
10321 Wild Goose Way, Dunkirk, MD 20754
mobile: (301) 775-3879
On 12/22/2022 4:29 PM, Becky Roberts
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Cynthia, congratulations!? 5
paintings at one event is amazing!
Linda, I love your holiday list.?
Mine is similar – spend time with family; bake more
cookies; eat too much; exercise/do my PT and maybe, if it
is warm enough, do some kayaking; and do some weaving.
Let’s plan on getting together in
January! Cynthia, do you have any shows coming up?
Here’s wishing everyone a safe
and joyful end to the year.?
Becky
?
Becky Roberts, CPF Master, PMP,
CMC
Catoctin
Consulting, LLC
(703) 472-3313
Devoted
to improving organizational performance
?
?
Same
to you Linda and all as well!? May 2023 bring good
health, lots of fun and great clients...On that note, I
was invited to an Open House early December and was one
of 4 artist women asked to "show" that night.? ?Person
throwing the party was a realtor and she was thanking
her clients, who in turn, loved seeing various types of
art.? I sold 5 paintings during the event!.? Needless?to
say it was a hell of a way to close out my year!? ta
ta......Cynthia
?
On
Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM Linda Howard <lhoward@...>
wrote:
Hi
everyone!
??? I hope you all have a restful and wonderful
holiday season!
??? I just finished my last meeting for the year
and am working on my last few deliverables and
proposals, then looking forward to doing what I
want to do for the rest of the year.?
- A
little rest/relaxation
- Read
a couple of novels
- Catch
up on some housecleaning while listening to
holiday music
- Hang
out with Kep
- Exercise
and hike (once this frigid weather passes)
- Cook/Bake
a little
- Plan
for some new offerings for 2023
I
hope we can find time in the new year to see each
other - on Zoom or in-person!
In
the meantime, have a wonderful holiday and I look
forward to catching up in 2023!
Best,
Linda
--
Linda
Howard, CVF, PMP, CMC*
Howard
Consulting, LLC
LHoward@...
Phone:
703-307-4497
(Eastern
timezone)
?
Click
here to
?
*
CVF? ? ? (Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified Management?Consultant)
??
PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
--
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lhoward@...
office: 703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
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Re: Happy holidays everyone!
Cynthia, congratulations!? 5 paintings at one event is amazing! Linda, I love your holiday list.? Mine is similar – spend time with family; bake more cookies; eat too much; exercise/do my PT and maybe, if it is warm enough, do some kayaking; and do some weaving. Let’s plan on getting together in January! Cynthia, do you have any shows coming up? Here’s wishing everyone a safe and joyful end to the year.? Becky ? Becky Roberts, CPF Master, PMP, CMC Catoctin Consulting, LLC (703) 472-3313 Devoted to improving organizational performance ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Cynthia Miller Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 3:03 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [FacilitatorLadies] Happy holidays everyone! ? Same to you Linda and all as well!? May 2023 bring good health, lots of fun and great clients...On that note, I was invited to an Open House early December and was one of 4 artist women asked to "show" that night.? ?Person throwing the party was a realtor and she was thanking her clients, who in turn, loved seeing various types of art.? I sold 5 paintings during the event!.? Needless?to say it was a hell of a way to close out my year!? ta ta......Cynthia ? On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM Linda Howard <lhoward@...> wrote: Hi everyone!
??? I hope you all have a restful and wonderful holiday season!
??? I just finished my last meeting for the year and am working on my last few deliverables and proposals, then looking forward to doing what I want to do for the rest of the year.? - A little rest/relaxation
- Read a couple of novels
- Catch up on some housecleaning while listening to holiday music
- Hang out with Kep
- Exercise and hike (once this frigid weather passes)
- Cook/Bake a little
- Plan for some new offerings for 2023
I hope we can find time in the new year to see each other - on Zoom or in-person! In the meantime, have a wonderful holiday and I look forward to catching up in 2023! Best,
Linda -- Linda Howard, CVF, PMP, CMC* Howard Consulting, LLC LHoward@... Phone: 703-307-4497 (Eastern timezone)
? Click here to
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mobile: 703-307-4497
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Re: Happy holidays everyone!
Actually the best part was talking all evening with people who were genuinely interested in my work processes etc.
On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 3:15 PM Liz Wainger < liz@...> wrote: Cynthia,? What a way to end the year!? So glad to hear your net act is going so well.? Liz Wainger President, Wainger Group liz@...
O: 301-340-6831 C: 301-461-3780
On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 3:03 PM Cynthia Miller < ckmregency@...> wrote: Same to you Linda and all as well!? May 2023 bring good health, lots of fun and great clients...On that note, I was invited to an Open House early December and was one of 4 artist women asked to "show" that night.? ?Person throwing the party was a realtor and she was thanking her clients, who in turn, loved seeing various types of art.? I sold 5 paintings during the event!.? Needless?to say it was a hell of a way to close out my year!? ta ta......Cynthia
On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM Linda Howard < lhoward@...> wrote:
Hi
everyone! ??? I hope you all have a restful and wonderful holiday
season! ??? I just finished my last meeting for the year and am
working on my last few deliverables and proposals, then looking forward
to doing what I want to do for the rest of the year.? - A
little rest/relaxation
- Read a couple of novels
- Catch up
on some housecleaning while listening to holiday music
- Hang out
with Kep
- Exercise and hike (once this frigid weather passes)
- Cook/Bake
a little
- Plan for some new offerings for 2023
I
hope we can find time in the new year to see each other - on Zoom or
in-person!
In the meantime, have a wonderful holiday and I
look forward to catching up in 2023!
Best,
Linda
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ?
(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office: 703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
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Re: Happy holidays everyone!
Cynthia,? What a way to end the year!? So glad to hear your net act is going so well.? Liz Wainger President, Wainger Group liz@...
O: 301-340-6831 C: 301-461-3780
On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 3:03 PM Cynthia Miller < ckmregency@...> wrote: Same to you Linda and all as well!? May 2023 bring good health, lots of fun and great clients...On that note, I was invited to an Open House early December and was one of 4 artist women asked to "show" that night.? ?Person throwing the party was a realtor and she was thanking her clients, who in turn, loved seeing various types of art.? I sold 5 paintings during the event!.? Needless?to say it was a hell of a way to close out my year!? ta ta......Cynthia
On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM Linda Howard < lhoward@...> wrote:
Hi
everyone! ??? I hope you all have a restful and wonderful holiday
season! ??? I just finished my last meeting for the year and am
working on my last few deliverables and proposals, then looking forward
to doing what I want to do for the rest of the year.? - A
little rest/relaxation
- Read a couple of novels
- Catch up
on some housecleaning while listening to holiday music
- Hang out
with Kep
- Exercise and hike (once this frigid weather passes)
- Cook/Bake
a little
- Plan for some new offerings for 2023
I
hope we can find time in the new year to see each other - on Zoom or
in-person!
In the meantime, have a wonderful holiday and I
look forward to catching up in 2023!
Best,
Linda
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ?
(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office: 703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
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Re: Happy holidays everyone!
Cynthia - that's really awesome! What a
great end of year present!
Cynthia Miller wrote on 12/22/22
3:02 PM:
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Same to you Linda and all as well!? May 2023 bring good
health, lots of fun and great clients...On that note, I was invited to
an Open House early December and was one of 4 artist women asked to
"show" that night.? ?Person throwing the party was a realtor and she was
thanking her clients, who in turn, loved seeing various types of art.? I
sold 5 paintings during the event!.? Needless?to say it was a hell of a
way to close out my year!? ta ta......Cynthia
On Thu, Dec 22,
2022 at 2:38 PM Linda Howard < lhoward@...>
wrote:
Hi
everyone! ??? I hope you all have a restful and wonderful holiday
season! ??? I just finished my last meeting for the year and am
working on my last few deliverables and proposals, then looking forward
to doing what I want to do for the rest of the year.? - A
little rest/relaxation
- Read a couple of novels
- Catch up
on some housecleaning while listening to holiday music
- Hang out
with Kep
- Exercise and hike (once this frigid weather passes)
- Cook/Bake
a little
- Plan for some new offerings for 2023
I
hope we can find time in the new year to see each other - on Zoom or
in-person!
In the meantime, have a wonderful holiday and I
look forward to catching up in 2023!
Best,
Linda
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ?
(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office:
703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ?
(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
-- ~~~~~~~~~ Linda Howard lhoward@...office: 703-307-6048 mobile: 703-307-4497
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Re: Happy holidays everyone!
Same to you Linda and all as well!? May 2023 bring good health, lots of fun and great clients...On that note, I was invited to an Open House early December and was one of 4 artist women asked to "show" that night.? ?Person throwing the party was a realtor and she was thanking her clients, who in turn, loved seeing various types of art.? I sold 5 paintings during the event!.? Needless?to say it was a hell of a way to close out my year!? ta ta......Cynthia
On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM Linda Howard < lhoward@...> wrote:
Hi
everyone! ??? I hope you all have a restful and wonderful holiday
season! ??? I just finished my last meeting for the year and am
working on my last few deliverables and proposals, then looking forward
to doing what I want to do for the rest of the year.? - A
little rest/relaxation
- Read a couple of novels
- Catch up
on some housecleaning while listening to holiday music
- Hang out
with Kep
- Exercise and hike (once this frigid weather passes)
- Cook/Bake
a little
- Plan for some new offerings for 2023
I
hope we can find time in the new year to see each other - on Zoom or
in-person!
In the meantime, have a wonderful holiday and I
look forward to catching up in 2023!
Best,
Linda
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ?
(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office: 703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
|
Hi
everyone! ??? I hope you all have a restful and wonderful holiday
season! ??? I just finished my last meeting for the year and am
working on my last few deliverables and proposals, then looking forward
to doing what I want to do for the rest of the year.? - A
little rest/relaxation
- Read a couple of novels
- Catch up
on some housecleaning while listening to holiday music
- Hang out
with Kep
- Exercise and hike (once this frigid weather passes)
- Cook/Bake
a little
- Plan for some new offerings for 2023
I
hope we can find time in the new year to see each other - on Zoom or
in-person!
In the meantime, have a wonderful holiday and I
look forward to catching up in 2023!
Best,
Linda
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ?
(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
-- ~~~~~~~~~ Linda Howard lhoward@...office: 703-307-6048 mobile: 703-307-4497
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Thank you Linda and Dorothy!? I knew someone in the group had looked at the issue. ? Becky Roberts, CPF Master, PMP, CMC Catoctin Consulting, LLC (703) 472-3313 Devoted to improving organizational performance ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Dorothy Firsching Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 1:44 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected]Subject: Re: [FacilitatorLadies] Survey tool ? FYI, in Sept. 2021 I did a look at what was out there and selected and used the free version of QuestionPro, which is a very high end and well designed tool for the statistical community. It worked well.
Have not tried SurveySparrow.
But definitely, there are alternatives to SurveyMonkey.
Dorothy
At 01:05 PM 12/22/2022, Linda Howard wrote:
Also - here's a list of top 15 surveymonkey alternatives.?? SurveySparrow ($19 per month) looks like a good alternative if you decide you have time and interest in trying a different tool.
Becky Roberts wrote on 12/22/22 12:15 PM:
Hi ladies,
My recollection is that we had some discussion in the last year about survey tools.?? Survey Monkey is now $99/month for individual monthly plans. If I?�?m getting ready to do a one-time survey of about 200 people, and if money is tight, is there a better tool to consider or should I just bite the bullet and go with Survey Monkey?
Thanks for your sage advice!
Happy holidays,
Becky
Becky Roberts, CPF Master, PMP, CMC
Catoctin Consulting, LLC
(703) 472-3313
Devoted to improving organizational performance
?
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP, CMC*
Howard Consulting, LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF?? ?? ?? (Certified Virtual Facilitator)
? ?? CMC?? (Certified Management? Consultant)
? ?? PMP? ? ?? (Project Management Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office: 703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
Dorothy Firsching
Dorothy Firsching, PMP
Ursa Major Consulting, LLC
9536 Stevebrook Road
Fairfax, VA? 22032
phone (703) 425-6236
fax (703) 345-9354
Twitter: @dbfirsching
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FYI, in Sept. 2021 I did a look at what was out there and selected and
used the free version of QuestionPro, which is a very high end and well
designed tool for the statistical community. It worked well.
Have not tried SurveySparrow.
But definitely, there are alternatives to SurveyMonkey.
Dorothy
At 01:05 PM 12/22/2022, Linda Howard wrote:
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Also - here's a list of top 15
surveymonkey alternatives.?? SurveySparrow ($19 per month) looks
like a good alternative if you decide you have time and interest in
trying a different tool.
Becky Roberts wrote on 12/22/22 12:15 PM:
Hi ladies,
My recollection is that we had some
discussion in the last year about survey tools.?? Survey Monkey is
now $99/month for individual monthly plans. If I?�?m getting ready to do
a one-time survey of about 200 people, and if money is tight, is there a
better tool to consider or should I just bite the bullet and go with
Survey Monkey?
Thanks for your sage advice!
Happy holidays,
Becky
Becky Roberts, CPF Master, PMP, CMC
Catoctin Consulting,
LLC
(703) 472-3313
Devoted to improving
organizational performance
?
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP, CMC*
Howard Consulting, LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF?? ?? ?? (Certified Virtual Facilitator)
? ?? CMC?? (Certified Management? Consultant)
? ?? PMP? ? ?? (Project Management Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office: 703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
Dorothy Firsching
Dorothy Firsching, PMP
Ursa Major Consulting, LLC
9536 Stevebrook Road
Fairfax, VA? 22032
phone (703) 425-6236
fax (703) 345-9354
Twitter: @dbfirsching
|
Also - here's a list of top 15 surveymonkey
alternatives.? SurveySparrow ($19 per month) looks like a good
alternative if you decide you have time and interest in trying a
different tool.
Becky
Roberts wrote on 12/22/22 12:15 PM:
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Hi ladies, My recollection is that we had some discussion
in the last year about survey tools.? Survey Monkey is now $99/month for
individual monthly plans. If I’m getting ready to do a one-time survey
of about 200 people, and if money is tight, is there a better tool to
consider or should I just bite the bullet and go with Survey Monkey? Thanks for your sage advice! Happy holidays, Becky Becky Roberts, CPF Master, PMP,
CMC Catoctin
Consulting, LLC (703) 472-3313 Devoted
to improving organizational performance ?
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ?
(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
-- ~~~~~~~~~ Linda Howard lhoward@...office: 703-307-6048 mobile: 703-307-4497
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Oh my! I haven't looked at surveymonkey
pricing in a long time, apparently!
I have no idea but am very
interested in what you learn.
I would just drop the bucks on
surveymonkey because you already know how to use it and its
capabilities.? The difference in price will be a LOT less than spending
time to learn a new tool (considering both design and analysis aspects
of the tool) and the risks involved in using a tool you aren't as
familiar with.
And after this, if you think you'll be doing
similar surveys, you can experiment with other tools before you are in a
position to need one quickly again.
Happy holidays, everyone!
I
want to get together again in the new year! I miss you all!
Linda
Becky
Roberts wrote on 12/22/22 12:15 PM:
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Hi ladies, My recollection is that we had some discussion
in the last year about survey tools.? Survey Monkey is now $99/month for
individual monthly plans. If I’m getting ready to do a one-time survey
of about 200 people, and if money is tight, is there a better tool to
consider or should I just bite the bullet and go with Survey Monkey? Thanks for your sage advice! Happy holidays, Becky Becky Roberts, CPF Master, PMP,
CMC Catoctin
Consulting, LLC (703) 472-3313 Devoted
to improving organizational performance ?
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ?
(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
-- ~~~~~~~~~ Linda Howard lhoward@...office: 703-307-6048 mobile: 703-307-4497
|
Hi ladies, My recollection is that we had some discussion in the last year about survey tools.? Survey Monkey is now $99/month for individual monthly plans. If I’m getting ready to do a one-time survey of about 200 people, and if money is tight, is there a better tool to consider or should I just bite the bullet and go with Survey Monkey? Thanks for your sage advice! Happy holidays, Becky Becky Roberts, CPF Master, PMP, CMC Catoctin Consulting, LLC (703) 472-3313 Devoted to improving organizational performance ?
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Re: Steering clear of spam folders!?
Thanks so much Linda!? The baffling thing is that these are both
individuals I've emailed with for years!? I look forward to
reviewing the resources you've sent along.
Laura Lazar Holbrook, CVF, MMP | Principal
Lazar Holbrook and Associates
10321 Wild Goose Way, Dunkirk, MD 20754
mobile: (301) 775-3879
On 12/9/2022 4:45 PM, Linda Howard
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My suggestions:
1) Make sure she has your email address in her contacts folder,
and/or whitelisted - however she does that.
2) Check with your own email service provider and ask if there
is something that can be done from your end.
I periodically have this issue when Megan Collie from MAFN sends
me email. Sometimes, it ends up in my SPAM folder for no good
reason, but most of the time it doesn't.
Here is an article that is recent that might help. I just
googled "why are my emails going into people's spam". You may
find other resources.
This was interesting - I didn't know about this tool (from that
article):
Use Mail Tester to
spot issues
Mail Tester is an awesome free tool to spot
technical issues with email deliverability. All you need to do
is:
- Send an email to the address that it gives
(from the email account where you’re having spam issues). If
you’re having issues with a specific email, make sure to use
the same text/images/links in your email.
- Click the?Then check your score?button.
- View the analysis.
Mail Tester will give you an overall score along
with some suggestions to improve. You can expand each section
for more details:
Laura Holbrook wrote on 12/9/22 11:12 AM:
Hi All!
The time has come to tap your collective wisdom and
experience. My emails have been landing in spam folders
increasingly of late and I'm not able to detect any
pattern.? Here are two very different examples that occurred
this week:
- An Outlook evite containing a Zoom link ended up in an
association client's folder.? (She requested the meeting.)
This happened twice. I used a different email address to
suggest that she check her spam folder where she located
both of them.
- A regular Comcast email containing three .pdf proposal
attachments (not large ones). Client had originally said
she'd send a confirmation and she didn't.? I phoned her
and she reported that the email was in her spam folder.
Has anyone else detected this trend? Is there something I
could be doing differently? I know I could ask for "return
receipt." However, many find that annoying!
Thanks!
Laura
--
Laura Lazar Holbrook, CVF, MMP |
Principal
Lazar Holbrook and Associates
10321 Wild Goose Way, Dunkirk, MD 20754
mobile: (301) 775-3879
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone:
703-307-4497
(Eastern
timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ? (Certified Virtual
Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management
Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office: 703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
|
Re: Steering clear of spam folders!?
My suggestions: 1) Make sure she has
your email address in her contacts folder, and/or whitelisted - however
she does that. 2) Check with your own email service provider and ask
if there is something that can be done from your end. I
periodically have this issue when Megan Collie from MAFN sends me email.
Sometimes, it ends up in my SPAM folder for no good reason, but most of
the time it doesn't. Here is an article that is recent that
might help. I just googled "why are my emails going into people's spam".
You may find other resources. This
was interesting - I didn't know about this tool (from that article): Use Mail Tester to spot issuesMail Tester is an awesome free tool to spot technical issues
with email deliverability. All you need to do is: - Send an email to
the address that it gives (from the email account where you’re having
spam issues). If you’re having issues with a specific email, make sure
to use the same text/images/links in your email.
- Click
the?Then check
your score?button.
- View the analysis.
Mail Tester will give you an overall
score along with some suggestions to improve. You can expand each
section for more details: Laura Holbrook wrote on
12/9/22 11:12 AM:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Hi All!
The time has come to tap your collective wisdom and experience.
My emails have been landing in spam folders increasingly of late
and I'm not able to detect any pattern.? Here are two very
different examples that occurred this week:
- An Outlook evite containing a Zoom link ended up in an
association client's folder.? (She requested the meeting.) This
happened twice. I used a different email address to suggest that
she check her spam folder where she located both of them.
- A regular Comcast email containing three .pdf proposal
attachments (not large ones). Client had originally said she'd
send a confirmation and she didn't.? I phoned her and she
reported that the email was in her spam folder.
Has anyone else detected this trend? Is there something I could
be doing differently? I know I could ask for "return receipt."
However, many find that annoying!
Thanks!
Laura
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Lazar Holbrook and Associates
10321 Wild Goose Way, Dunkirk, MD 20754
mobile: (301) 775-3879
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
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(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
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Steering clear of spam folders!?
Hi All!
The time has come to tap your collective wisdom and experience.
My emails have been landing in spam folders increasingly of late
and I'm not able to detect any pattern.? Here are two very
different examples that occurred this week:
- An Outlook evite containing a Zoom link ended up in an
association client's folder.? (She requested the meeting.) This
happened twice. I used a different email address to suggest that
she check her spam folder where she located both of them.
- A regular Comcast email containing three .pdf proposal
attachments (not large ones). Client had originally said she'd
send a confirmation and she didn't.? I phoned her and she
reported that the email was in her spam folder.
Has anyone else detected this trend? Is there something I could
be doing differently? I know I could ask for "return receipt."
However, many find that annoying!
Thanks!
Laura
--
Laura Lazar Holbrook, CVF, MMP | Principal
Lazar Holbrook and Associates
10321 Wild Goose Way, Dunkirk, MD 20754
mobile: (301) 775-3879
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Re: Need honest feedback - does this video feel and sound like me?
Thanks everyone! Becky - so sorry
you had a hard time - yes - my target audience has bandwidth - good
point. Thanks to all of you for your feedback.? Here are my own
thoughts: - It doesn't feel as much like me as I want it to.?
Not as real or authentic.
- Feels rushed - maybe it was teh
speed of the teleprompter or maybe I was nervous or maybe they sped it
up for the final video. In any event, it sounds more rushed and louder
than I feel I am normally.
- It doesn't feel conversational - and
while I know I followed their framework for what to say as I developed
my script, I was really trying to make it sound like I wasn't reading it
- but I didn't get there.
- I was doing something weird with my
shoulder and have some strange shrugging movement that I don't like.
- I
agree with all the other points that you all made.
??? I
did like the color of the shirt I wore.? : )
??? While I will
let it stay on the neXco member directory, it is not something I would
use in my own marketing.
??? However, it was an interesting
experience and makes me want to create something similar - but
different. I have a colleague who does video and could help me create
something better. And now, I know what to expect and could practice it a
little differently. Plus, she could add a different background.? So
this has motivated me to actually hire someone to create a video for
me.? So from that perspective, this was worthwhile and I'm very glad I
did not pay for it.
??? I think the company that did this was
good - from my experience since this is the only time I've ever done
anything like this. So part if my reaction is probably just that I don't
like seeing myself on camera, or promoting myself, or both. But I've
done so much on Zoom cameras over the last several years that I wasn't
as petrified as I might have been before - although I wouldn't even have
DONE this a few years ago!
Anyway - thanks for your feedback.
This is all helpful!
Linda
Becky Roberts wrote on
11/4/22 1:57 PM:
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I finally got it to load in pieces.? I agree
with everything that’s has been said.? Definitely usable, with ideas for
how to make it even better next time! ? Becky Roberts, CPF Master, PMP, CMC Catoctin
Consulting, LLC (703) 472-3313 Devoted to improving
organizational performance ? ? I agree with Liz
& Dorothy.? With practice, you'll be able to do it without the
teleprompter.? I love the enthusiasm and joy for your work that you very
effectively get across.
Laura Lazar Holbrook, CVF, MMP |
Principal
Lazar Holbrook and Associates
10321 Wild Goose Way, Dunkirk,
MD 20754
mobile:
(301) 775-3879
On 11/3/2022 8:51 PM, Liz Wainger wrote: I agree with Dorothy that the video is usable
but it is a little stiff in part because you are reading off a
teleprompter.? It does convey who you are.? Video is
unnatural?especially if you haven't done a lot of it.? Each time you do
this you will feel more comfortable. It's professionally done. Liz Wainger President, Wainger Group liz@... O: 301-340-6831 C: 301-461-3780 ? ? On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 4:14 PM Linda Howard
<lhoward@...> wrote: Hi,
??? A networking group I'm
in, neXco, offered a free video shoot, so I took them up on it. I had to
write a script and then they shot it while I used the teleprompter. I
had never done that before.
??? Here's the link. It's only about
a minute long.
???
Please give me an honest opinion. Does it look/sound like me? Does it
feel authentic? Really? Honestly? Is it something you would recommend
that I use in my marketing?
I ask you because I think you will
give me an honest opinion.
Thanks.
Linda --
Linda Howard, CVF,
PMP, CMC* Howard
Consulting, LLC LHoward@... Phone: 703-307-4497 (Eastern timezone)
? Click here to
? * CVF? ? ? (Certified Virtual
Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified Management?Consultant) ?? PMP??? (Project Management
Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office:
703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ?
(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
-- ~~~~~~~~~ Linda Howard lhoward@...office: 703-307-6048 mobile: 703-307-4497
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Re: Need honest feedback - does this video feel and sound like me?
I finally got it to load in pieces.? I agree with everything that’s has been said.? Definitely usable, with ideas for how to make it even better next time! ? Becky Roberts, CPF Master, PMP, CMC Catoctin Consulting, LLC (703) 472-3313 Devoted to improving organizational performance ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Laura Holbrook Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2022 9:42 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [FacilitatorLadies] Need honest feedback - does this video feel and sound like me? ? I agree with Liz & Dorothy.? With practice, you'll be able to do it without the teleprompter.? I love the enthusiasm and joy for your work that you very effectively get across.
Laura Lazar Holbrook, CVF, MMP | Principal
Lazar Holbrook and Associates
10321 Wild Goose Way, Dunkirk, MD 20754
mobile: (301) 775-3879
On 11/3/2022 8:51 PM, Liz Wainger wrote: I agree with Dorothy that the video is usable but it is a little stiff in part because you are reading off a teleprompter.? It does convey who you are.? Video is unnatural?especially if you haven't done a lot of it.? Each time you do this you will feel more comfortable. It's professionally done. Liz Wainger President, Wainger Group liz@... O: 301-340-6831 C: 301-461-3780 ? ? On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 4:14 PM Linda Howard <lhoward@...> wrote: Hi,
??? A networking group I'm in, neXco, offered a free video shoot, so I took them up on it. I had to write a script and then they shot it while I used the teleprompter. I had never done that before.
??? Here's the link. It's only about a minute long.
??? Please give me an honest opinion. Does it look/sound like me? Does it feel authentic? Really? Honestly? Is it something you would recommend that I use in my marketing?
I ask you because I think you will give me an honest opinion.
Thanks.
Linda --
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP, CMC* Howard Consulting, LLC LHoward@... Phone: 703-307-4497 (Eastern timezone)
? Click here to
? * CVF? ? ? (Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified Management?Consultant) ?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office: 703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
|
Re: Need honest feedback - does this video feel and sound like me?
I have very different feedback. As I have encountered other times, Vimeo is very unfriendly to low bandwidth.? I've tried several times at different times of the day to load the video, and I get "unable to load. Tap to reload." I guess it isn't really an issue since your target customers have decent internet.?
Becky Roberts, from my not-so-smart phone?
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Re: Need honest feedback - does this video feel and sound like me?
Hi Linda,
Loved your voice tone, and pitch.? Your final words felt sincere and inviting.? I feel the initial camera shot was way too close making me feel you were invading my space and I didn't know if I wanted you there yet or not.? I feel over all this was good stuff and like the rest of the troops, practice will make perfect:>)
C??
On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 4:14 PM Linda Howard < lhoward@...> wrote:
Hi,
??? A networking group I'm in, neXco, offered a free video shoot, so I
took them up on it. I had to write a script and then they shot it while I
used the teleprompter. I had never done that before.
??? Here's the link. It's only about a minute long.
??? Please give me an honest opinion. Does it look/sound like me? Does
it feel authentic? Really? Honestly? Is it something you would recommend
that I use in my marketing?
I ask you because I think you will give me an honest opinion.
Thanks.
Linda
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ?
(Certified Virtual Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project Management Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office: 703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
|
Re: Need honest feedback - does this video feel and sound like me?
I agree with Liz & Dorothy.? With practice, you'll be able to
do it without the teleprompter.? I love the enthusiasm and joy for
your work that you very effectively get across.
Laura Lazar Holbrook, CVF, MMP | Principal
Lazar Holbrook and Associates
10321 Wild Goose Way, Dunkirk, MD 20754
mobile: (301) 775-3879
On 11/3/2022 8:51 PM, Liz Wainger
wrote:
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Show quoted text
I agree with
Dorothy that the video is usable but it is a little stiff in
part because you are reading off a teleprompter.? It does
convey who you are.? Video is unnatural?especially if you
haven't done a lot of it.? Each time you do this you will feel
more comfortable. It's professionally done.
Liz
Wainger
President,
Wainger Group
liz@...
O:
301-340-6831 C: 301-461-3780
On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 4:14 PM
Linda Howard < lhoward@...>
wrote:
Hi,
??? A networking group I'm in, neXco, offered a free video
shoot, so I took them up on it. I had to write a script and
then they shot it while I used the teleprompter. I had never
done that before.
??? Here's the link. It's only about a minute long.
??? Please give me an honest opinion. Does it look/sound
like me? Does it feel authentic? Really? Honestly? Is it
something you would recommend that I use in my marketing?
I ask you because I think you will give me an honest
opinion.
Thanks.
Linda
--
Linda Howard, CVF, PMP,
CMC*
Howard
Consulting,
LLC
LHoward@...
Phone: 703-307-4497
(Eastern timezone)
?
Click here to
* CVF? ? ? (Certified Virtual
Facilitator)
?? CMC? (Certified
Management?Consultant)
?? PMP??? (Project
Management Professional)
--
~~~~~~~~~
Linda Howard
lhoward@...
office: 703-307-6048
mobile: 703-307-4497
|
Cynthia Miller
Linda Howard
Dorothy Firsching