(Not quite) Professional Communication March 18, 2008
Posted by Jonty Rhodes in A Current Affair.trackback
I was just down in the basement of building 6. Thought I saw someone I knew and gave them the thumbs up from a distance. Here is an annotated version of the conversation that ensued as I walked towards him. My words are in standard text and my thoughts in italics.
Stranger (from a distance): Hey man. How are you?
Me (approaching stranger): Yeah, good thanks. How you going? Who the hell are you?
Stranger (starting to look puzzled): Not bad. What have you been up to?
Me (still trying to pretend I knew him): Not much. Just working on my honours project. I’ve never seen you in my life. Why do you care about my honours project?
Stranger (he must have realised by now): Oh, cool.
By this stage, I was right next to him at the Technical Services desk. To divert the attention, I leaned in and asked if Lachlan was in today, knowing full well he wasn’t working. Then I just walked off without saying goodbye to my new stranger friend.
Ahh, the ironies of studying Professional Communication.
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