tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post115884609175044361..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Savvy, Demonstrating your technicalJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1162065435164267102006-10-28T14:57:00.000-05:002006-10-28T14:57:00.000-05:00When giving a one-on-one presentation to your boss...When giving a one-on-one presentation to your boss of your new Myspace pictures, be sure that the mouse doesn't go off of the pad. If the mouse is at the pad's edge, be sure to pick up the mouse and move it to the opposite end of the pad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1160569331162513092006-10-11T07:22:00.000-05:002006-10-11T07:22:00.000-05:00Don't forget to turn your mouse pointer into the s...Don't forget to turn your mouse pointer into the shape of a dragon because that is more 'fun' and then complain to your staff when you can no longer click accurately on anything- obviously the computer is not working.<BR/><BR/>Also remember to phone a friend in another office when you cannot get Excel to work for you, instead of asking any member of your highly skilled staff sitting in the same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1159279256304614142006-09-26T09:00:00.000-05:002006-09-26T09:00:00.000-05:00I worked with a guy who lifted the mouse when he w...I worked with a guy who lifted the mouse when he wanted to click something, then he'd click twice with his very stiff index finger. He'd usually get a frustrated look on his face when nothing happened. Then he'd try again, this time lifting the mouse, then putting it back on the pad, then clicking with his stiff index finger. Graceful.<BR/><BR/>I guess when you get a PhD they don't really check tiny robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398934790289557898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1159215707020532912006-09-25T15:21:00.000-05:002006-09-25T15:21:00.000-05:00I assume that "Double click on web links during pr...I assume that "Double click on web links during presentations" means physically tap the mouse on the monitor -- twice.Ryan Deschampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604964818059193270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1159150857144412902006-09-24T21:20:00.000-05:002006-09-24T21:20:00.000-05:00Remember, powerpoint printouts are essentially han...Remember, powerpoint printouts are essentially handy for your colleagues to follow along, since they are 3 or 4 to a page and very visual (and so much easier to read!). <BR/>One should make sure to send interoffice envelopes with copies of powerpoint visuals after emailing an important document containing said visuals. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps if your collegues read them they will remember you and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1158965648764828092006-09-22T17:54:00.000-05:002006-09-22T17:54:00.000-05:00Print handouts for PowerPoint presentations... one...<I>Print handouts for PowerPoint presentations... one-slide per page</I> <BR/><BR/>Gosh, somebody didn't read your guide this morning... in the 4 workshops I sat in today, 2 had printed out the PowerPoint slides (3 to a page) with... an oh so handy equally sized "writing area" to the right of each slide.<BR/><BR/>Just in case we missed anything that they were reading off the slide? For expanding dudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994862368122938757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1158955657833653722006-09-22T15:07:00.000-05:002006-09-22T15:07:00.000-05:00I believe it's also good practice to phone or stop...I believe it's also good practice to phone or stop by someone else's office/cubicle right after you send an email in order to ask them if they got it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1158938593207167872006-09-22T10:23:00.000-05:002006-09-22T10:23:00.000-05:00Also be sure to respond to any email with "Reply t...Also be sure to respond to any email with "Reply to All." It doesn't matter that you only needed to send a reply to your boss. Better that everyone else knows what you're thinking, too.Julie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11557928562104861348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1158936472747115032006-09-22T09:47:00.000-05:002006-09-22T09:47:00.000-05:00Never foward an email. Print and hand it to the p...Never foward an email. Print and hand it to the person who really needed the info.<BR/>And be sure to print the full header detail so that the actual one-line email appears somewhere on page 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1158873119726663692006-09-21T16:11:00.000-05:002006-09-21T16:11:00.000-05:00Make your secretary enter your office and attach a...Make your secretary enter your office and attach any documents you send out because you don't know how to do it yourself and don't want to learn.AnonymousXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779959564968695166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1158851636942113342006-09-21T10:13:00.000-05:002006-09-21T10:13:00.000-05:00Shouldn't *all* emails be printed as a matter of c...Shouldn't *all* emails be printed as a matter of course?<BR/><BR/>AND DON'T FORGET TO KEEP YOUR CAPS LOCK TURNED ON SO THAT YOU DON'T MAKE ANY CAPITALIZATION ERRORS.Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1158849387170773302006-09-21T09:36:00.000-05:002006-09-21T09:36:00.000-05:00#6) Make your subordinate print out your email mes...#6) Make your subordinate print out your email messages and deliver them to your office by hand (stooping and groveling optional, except for work-study students).f is for Fer; he failed to flosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080890396175517923noreply@blogger.com