Comments on: Cluetrain-a-Day 2009: Companies need to realize their markets are often laughing. At them. http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/01/cluetrain-a-day-2009-companies-need-to-realize-their-markets-are-often-laughing-at-them/ Alex Hillman Writes Here Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:50:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex Hillman http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/01/cluetrain-a-day-2009-companies-need-to-realize-their-markets-are-often-laughing-at-them/comment-page-1/#comment-1249 Alex Hillman Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:01:01 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1120#comment-1249 <blockquote> A sense of humor is often mistaken for a lack of professionalism. </blockquote> <p>That's where the business voice and the human voice have a hard time bridging the communication gap.</p> <p>If your professional voice is always serious, then of course a humorous voice would be viewed as the oddball. But in my case (and yours, knowing the professional voice you've chosen for LessEverything), your professional voice <em>has</em> a sense of humor, because it is your own. It's consistent, so humor and professionalism can become synonymous.</p> <p>"Laugh at yourself..." is the core of the next thesis...stay tuned for Monday :)</p> A sense of humor is often mistaken for a lack of professionalism.

That’s where the business voice and the human voice have a hard time bridging the communication gap.

If your professional voice is always serious, then of course a humorous voice would be viewed as the oddball. But in my case (and yours, knowing the professional voice you’ve chosen for LessEverything), your professional voice has a sense of humor, because it is your own. It’s consistent, so humor and professionalism can become synonymous.

“Laugh at yourself…” is the core of the next thesis…stay tuned for Monday :)

]]> By: alexknowshtml http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/01/cluetrain-a-day-2009-companies-need-to-realize-their-markets-are-often-laughing-at-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2384 alexknowshtml Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:01:00 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1120#comment-2384 <blockquote> A sense of humor is often mistaken for a lack of professionalism. </blockquote> <p>That's where the business voice and the human voice have a hard time bridging the communication gap.</p> <p>If your professional voice is always serious, then of course a humorous voice would be viewed as the oddball. But in my case (and yours, knowing the professional voice you've chosen for LessEverything), your professional voice <em>has</em> a sense of humor, because it is your own. It's consistent, so humor and professionalism can become synonymous.</p> <p>"Laugh at yourself..." is the core of the next thesis...stay tuned for Monday :)</p> A sense of humor is often mistaken for a lack of professionalism.

That’s where the business voice and the human voice have a hard time bridging the communication gap.

If your professional voice is always serious, then of course a humorous voice would be viewed as the oddball. But in my case (and yours, knowing the professional voice you’ve chosen for LessEverything), your professional voice has a sense of humor, because it is your own. It’s consistent, so humor and professionalism can become synonymous.

“Laugh at yourself…” is the core of the next thesis…stay tuned for Monday :)

]]> By: allan branch http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/01/cluetrain-a-day-2009-companies-need-to-realize-their-markets-are-often-laughing-at-them/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 allan branch Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:01:31 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1120#comment-1248 <p>A sense of humor is often mistaken for a lack of professionalism. "Laugh at yourself before anyone else can." I've always liked that quote.</p> A sense of humor is often mistaken for a lack of professionalism. “Laugh at yourself before anyone else can.” I’ve always liked that quote.

]]> By: allan branch http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/01/cluetrain-a-day-2009-companies-need-to-realize-their-markets-are-often-laughing-at-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2383 allan branch Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:01:00 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1120#comment-2383 <p>A sense of humor is often mistaken for a lack of professionalism. "Laugh at yourself before anyone else can." I've always liked that quote.</p> A sense of humor is often mistaken for a lack of professionalism. “Laugh at yourself before anyone else can.” I’ve always liked that quote.

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