Great advice on all points. I laughed at your title because it reminded me of a district Toastmasters meeting I went to years ago. At that time, they had the category Distinguished Toastmaster, or DTM for short, to recognize those speakers who had achieved a high level of proficiency. But many also apparently learned to love the podium and the running joke was DTM stood for "Don't Time Me." Some of those speakers who got carried away were as bad as the one who thinks he doesn't need to prepare because he'll just "wing it" and be okay.
Great advice on all points. I laughed at your title because it reminded me of a district Toastmasters meeting I went to years ago. At that time, they had the category Distinguished Toastmaster, or DTM for short, to recognize those speakers who had achieved a high level of proficiency. But many also apparently learned to love the podium and the running joke was DTM stood for "Don't Time Me." Some of those speakers who got carried away were as bad as the one who thinks he doesn't need to prepare because he'll just "wing it" and be okay.
I think that version of DTM must be universally applicable! It was used in NZ too. 🙂
Shared with my boss who can't resist going on and on...
I sincerely hope you have an excellent relationship with your boss!