Practice Saying Thank You

As presenters we can often get so busy with the web of details that we do not stop to thank those who help us weave through the web of details. What I am trying to say is we will often run into situations where we need help. It may be how to do something in PowerPoint or how to get our web site finished when the webmaster is unavailable. OUCH!
But whatever it is let us remember to say thanks.
I am posting a short anecdote I got today from a dear friend. It encourages us to say thank you.
Also, remember to use little anecdotes like this when you are making your presentation points.
A dear friend of mine sent the note below to me. I know it may be circulating on the internet but it talks about something simple like saying “Thank you” when you are helped in an emotional or physical web of any kind.


The Whale



If you read the front page story of the SF Chronicle,
you would have read about a female humpback whale
who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps
and lines.

She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth.

A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farralone Islands (outside the Golden Gate ) and radioed an environmental group for help.

Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her ..

a very dangerous proposition. One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer. They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her.

When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed gently around --- she thanked them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.


The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.

If you want to get a great set of thank you and encouragement fine art cards go to www.rayhorner.com today. Buy before Aug 31 and get free shipping.

Rosie