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This may sound like a circus, but we are trained professionals. The lions and tigers remain completely under our control at all time...Simba! Back! Put that box of BetaSP tapes down. Mmm, look what I've got...a nice juicy steak. Yumm (rubbing my tummy)...that's a god boy.
Sorry, I was saying.
Ladies and gents, boys and gurls, welcome to our show.
In the ring to your left we have the Magnificent Mike the juggling sensation. He has at one time the planning for up to 5 video shoots, client communications for many more important projects, all in the air at once. Even on this slow motion replay you cannot even see his hands touch these tasks. It is..as..if..they are alive!
In the center ring, surrounded by vicious wild animals, smelling to them like a juicy cheeseburger, is Boris the Brain. Yes folks, inside this brain, on loan from the Magnificent Mike, we can see swirling around in the grey matter any number of ongoing project management tasks. While helped along by Bertie Blackberry, this cranial conundrum does just fine on its own. Phone calls, webinars, blogs, tweets and the pervasive conference call each has a home in the frontal lobe of this spectacular spongy specimen. Add to this mix a flurry of text messages, voicemails, e-mails and the elusive game of phone tag...YOU'RE IT!
If the human brain is powered by electricity, then this medulla oblongata is a nuclear reactorata. To keep this many things on its plate there must be a constant supply of adenosine tri-phosphate. If this alliteration continues this ring master may just light the wrong fuse.
Folks, let me calm down a moment. The energy is intoxicating, wouldn't you agree?
There. Now, calmly I will draw your attention to the third and final ring of our show. What unbelievable feats do I dare you to decline? Why this ring is the most complex of them all as it is the domain of MAC the Daddy-o of Instructional Design.
Yes ladies and gentlemen, it is in this domain that our fearless hero faces the unknown. Indeed the stress can be downright stress inducing in and of itself. A typical assignment is not for the weak at heart, yet it is all heart once he gets going. You see, to take a box full of seemingly unrelated materials - videos, PDF documents, Powerpoints - make sense of it all, create an instructional design document, a CD-ROM script or website template, then hitting the medical textbooks to fill in the missing information...why it is...just..too..much..to..bear. Yes, MAC the Daddy-o of ID must become one with the material, recite the intricacies of pancreatic resections, parastomal hernias and such dinner table showstoppers as colorectal cancer and, well, you can only imagine (hey, it's science) all the while being able to carry on a conversation about environmental sanitation, review and sign legal location agreement contracts, negotiate pricing with video conferencing vendors and, indeed, keep tabs on Boris the Brain, Bertie Blackberry and his alter ego the Magnificent Mike.
Deep breath...Ahhh. When you turn your head from ring one to ring two to ring three, you see that this is indeed no circus. It is no chaotic jumble of unrelated tasks, to-do lists and conversations.
No ladies and gents this is a well-oiled machine. If the stress seems like it would drive you batty then do not dare look up, because the next act of our show...the high wire act...is about to begin.
But first, please take this opportunity to visit our concession stands. Enjoy a refreshing cup of soda. Buy some cotton candy for the kids and treat yourself to some SxS media for your XDCAM camcorder. Don't forget to pick up a commemorative book so you can always remember the fun and amazement you had today here at the Creative COW.
Thanks for reading.
Ringmaster Mike
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