Just getting by…
I rushed out of the house at ‘oh-dark-hundred’ on Monday morning for a three and a half hour drive to run a workshop for the day, followed by a two and a half hour drive in the evening to be in location for Tuesday. About 20 minutes from home I realised that my mobile phone was sitting safely on my bedside table – D’Oh! It was too late to go back and get it so I resigned myself to missing the long drive as an opportunity to make a heap of phone calls.
During the drive I realised that I already had a cool communications solution in the car with me. I pulled over and connected to the internet through my laptop using mobile broadband. By using a hands-free headset and Skype Out I was then able to call people and talk to them while driving. It worked surprisingly well.
About Mark Schenk
Mark works globally with senior leadership teams to improve their ability to communicate clearly and memorably. He has been a Director of Anecdote since 2004 and helped the company grow into one of the world’s leading business storytelling consultancies. Connect with Mark on:
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Hi Mark
On Saturday my mates and I arranged to meet for lunch. On my way there, I realised that I’d left my phone at home. The next few moments were just swooshed by a sense of helplessness. I didn’t know exactly where the lunch venue was, and I hadn’t remembered anybody’s cellular number. Even if I did remember, it would have been difficult to find a public pay phone in Singapore that would accept coins rather than one of those prepaid cards (which you must find somewhere that sells them).
I eventually found my mates, and my phone. But I reckon that the Machines have already invaded our world.