I've mentioned before numerous times how your use of your time as a producer is an investment and I was thinking the other day about how much time we spend in responding and emails etc. A perfect example would be some of the comments to my posts. Some people responded with one sentence comments while others wrote a significant amount. This reminds me of the short answer vs. the essay test.
If I want to do a quick check to make sure my students remember key points in the material, I give them a short answer test and if I want to get them thinking about the material, I have them write an essay. As producers we have the same task ahead of us.
I can't tell you the number of emails I've read over the years that were an essay when they could have been two sentences. Conversely, I have also been on the receiving end of many emails that would have warranted an essay-sized answer. I think that as producers it's important for us to balance this, because it's ultimately our time that we're spending composing that essay email.
The same goes for blog posts, so since I plan on running out as soon as this one is done. I'll leave you with that brief thought for the day.
Feel free to comment as long or as short as you like.
Excelsior!
I think it's fair to say that I'm aware of the fact that I have this ability to write as if it is going out of fashion.
Since a young age I was told that I write far too much and it has stuck since then I guess. I write so much because I WANT to write that much, but I really should learn to be short and sweet sometimes...
Posted by: Jake | July 05, 2009 at 04:55 PM