An old Japanese proverb says "Even monkeys fall from trees." (Saru mo ki kara ochiru — 猿も木から落ちる.) It's OK to make mistakes — learn from them.
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On Reddit today a person submitted this photo of a slide that was used apparently by the United States Defense Finance and Accounting Service during a recruiting presentation. In the year 2011 this kind of "communication" still occurs? I would love to ask the person who "designed" this "visual" what their intention was. And I love "Strong Communicators" in the center. Well, yes indeed, I guess they really *are* in need of strong communicators at this organization. Strong communication is not determined by how many different ways you can abuse type by using WordArt. Unless your presentation is on WordArt — and why it sucks — this PowerPoint feature must be avoided at all costs.

The thread and original submission on Reddit: http://tinyurl.com/6zn2cb8

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After my presentation at the NTT Research Labs in Kyoto yesterday, I had a tour of some of their presentation-related work. In this room you can collaborate in real time with people from several different locations around the world. Except rather than being on a small screen, you step into a space with massive displays where all the participants are life size. You can move around the space just like in a real room (and the sound even changes to reflect where the person is in the "room.") Here I am in Kyoto and the researcher is in Atsugi, but we both are looking at the screen and pointing -- he sees me just as I see him. It actually felt pretty close to actually being in the same room.

Examining Google Earth from different locations in Japan.

Musicians (NTT researchers) play LIVE together but from four different locations. Each musician can see the other three (but not himself, just like in real life).

While waiting for the train today, this scene caught my eye. Jr. high students waiting for the subway home. You could probably think of a lot of different captions. I am not exactly sure what this picture says, but it surely says a lot. I took the pic on my iPhone.
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From the bullet train. Sent from my iPhone

With Oda-san from Nikkei. This was for an article coming out soon. Also a DVD and book will be coming out later this year on presentation for the Japanese market - still working on a title. Nikkei has been a very great supporter starting from early last year. Great people! Sent from my iPhone

Nice morning view looking across Tokyo Bay. At the Conrad they get a lot of the little things right which makes all the difference....

Such as a little stuffed bear which is on your bed every night after they turn your bed down (when you are not there). My daughter appreciates these...

And you can take a bath with your own rubber ducky....another little gift to take home :-)

Heading toward Tokyo/Yokohama...

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Here's a moment in time somewhere outside of Kyoto. Heading to Tokyo for a preso at Keio University and then a meeting tomorrow with Nikkei.

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