dream: people sort

catching up on blogging dreams. this was on may 18.

i am in a room full of people gathered for a presentation. the presenter is fiddling with papers and a PowerPoint presentation and computer/projector at the front of the room. he is totally oblivious to the gathering audience.

a woman next to me asks if i think the presentation is going to be any good. i look at the presenter and then ask her if she's done Master Practitioner NLP training or is familiar with metaprogram sorts.

she indicates she is, and i say to her, "there are people who sort for people and those who sort for information. what do you think?"

we left before he started on his presentation, still up front fiddling around.

message: when presenting, connect with the audience as soon as they start arriving. they are the reason for you being there.

FYI, metaprogram sorts come from NLP. metaprograms are programs that guide other programs. they have to do with patterns in the strategies used by individuals, groups, and even cultures. they define our approach to issues.

some metaprogram sorts are moving toward or away from something, perceiving situations in terms of details or generalities, orientation to short-term or long-term, orientation to past, present, or future, internal or external reference, focusing on similarities or dissimilarities, and orientation to task or relationship.

the latter is what this dream was about.