| The techies could do a lot more to make our life at | | | | MeetingsThe techies could do a lot to improve |
| work easier and more pleasant.Take the telephone, for | | | | meetings.To begin with, I would suggest that something |
| example. I don't know about you, but there are several | | | | like a vaporizer be placed in all |
| | | | conference rooms. The machine would be activated |
| things that bug me about talking on one of these | | | | by specific occurrences to emit |
| confounded instruments.First of all, there are those | | | | an invisible fog of an odorless chemical appropriate |
| long-winded conversations. Personally, I would like to | | | | for the need.One such chemical would be silently |
| see a device installed on all telephones whereby any | | | | spread about the room when any presentation |
| business call that lasts over 10 | | | | lasts longer than 12 minutes, without interruption. It |
| minutes is cut off unless the person on the receiving | | | | would cause the brains of the |
| end punches a default button. | | | | listeners to switch off the rambling of the presenter |
| The person who had placed the call originally would | | | | and automatically tune over to |
| have to pay triple rates for | | | | contemplate a day in spring, a favorite fishing hole or |
| replacing the call.Another thing, any time there is a | | | | some other pleasantry. Of |
| dead silence on the line for more than 45 | | | | course, it would have to work so that the eyes of the |
| seconds, the machine would automatically hang up | | | | audience would appear to be |
| and the same rule for a recall | | | | bright and focused as if they were intently |
| stated above would go into effect.It would be helpful | | | | interested.The same effect would result when anyone |
| to have a pocket-sized instrument that deactivates the | | | | declares they want to ask a question and |
| telephone | | | | then make a self-serving statement lasting more than |
| in the office of a prospect when one is poised to | | | | three minutes. |
| make the final sales pitch.Techies Could Improve | | | | |