Introduction
Nov 7, 2023 16:36:39 #
I’m an old Ugly Hedgehog member but lost touch via moves, job changes, several new MackBooks. I’m a rank amateur photography enthusiast. Changed from Canon 35 mm to Canon digital abou 25 years ago. The advent of IPhone and IPad made snapping images easier and convenient. Mastery with digital cameras has eluded me. Hedgehog has moved on to creating images and photos in a much more focused manner. I have done a little post production but not much recently.
I’m semi-retired for 5 years from my second career as a business communication facilitator. This involved teaching 1,2, and 3 day classes in style and delivery, content and presentation creation, getting executive and their teams ready for small medium and large presentations and conferences. Orals coaching was my favorite. Companies putting proposals together for $10 million up to $6 billion dollar contracts. When they have to do presentations to the potential clients they need help. I would facilitate presentation creation, visual and video materials. The teams were experienced engineers and IT professional, but they couldn’t talk their way out of a bathroom. They needed to present with confidence, energy, focus, knowledgably and be a well functioning team that the client wants to work with. It was a privilege, challenging and very rewarding. Most of the several dozen projects won their contracts
It took me though North, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East and India. Quite a marvelous journey
My first career was as a psychotherapist, working with a variety of patients in residential treatment, hospital and out patient settings. Most of theses folks suffered from trauma. They need help to ease their pain, and make relationships. I worked with kids, teens, families, and groups with a variety of modalities. Therapy was about healing growth and change. Patients went from suffering, learned about the sources of their pain, about themselves and experienced healing. Business clients went from nervous and anxious (it’s public speaking essentially), went through some uncomfortable and challenging behavioral change activities on video, and ended up
thriving. The journeys were similar in process, producing more well being, growth and development.
I now work with entrepreneurs and start ups as they create and grow their businesses.
I have more time to continue my often interrupted photography journey
Thanks for reading this. I’m looking forward to reacquainting with the Ugly HedgeHog community.
Bill Mackinnon
clanmackinnon@hotmail.com
bill@tacllc.orwww.tacllc.org
I’m semi-retired for 5 years from my second career as a business communication facilitator. This involved teaching 1,2, and 3 day classes in style and delivery, content and presentation creation, getting executive and their teams ready for small medium and large presentations and conferences. Orals coaching was my favorite. Companies putting proposals together for $10 million up to $6 billion dollar contracts. When they have to do presentations to the potential clients they need help. I would facilitate presentation creation, visual and video materials. The teams were experienced engineers and IT professional, but they couldn’t talk their way out of a bathroom. They needed to present with confidence, energy, focus, knowledgably and be a well functioning team that the client wants to work with. It was a privilege, challenging and very rewarding. Most of the several dozen projects won their contracts
It took me though North, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East and India. Quite a marvelous journey
My first career was as a psychotherapist, working with a variety of patients in residential treatment, hospital and out patient settings. Most of theses folks suffered from trauma. They need help to ease their pain, and make relationships. I worked with kids, teens, families, and groups with a variety of modalities. Therapy was about healing growth and change. Patients went from suffering, learned about the sources of their pain, about themselves and experienced healing. Business clients went from nervous and anxious (it’s public speaking essentially), went through some uncomfortable and challenging behavioral change activities on video, and ended up
thriving. The journeys were similar in process, producing more well being, growth and development.
I now work with entrepreneurs and start ups as they create and grow their businesses.
I have more time to continue my often interrupted photography journey
Thanks for reading this. I’m looking forward to reacquainting with the Ugly HedgeHog community.
Bill Mackinnon
clanmackinnon@hotmail.com
bill@tacllc.orwww.tacllc.org
Nov 7, 2023 16:45:13 #
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Welcome back Bill, glad you rejoined us!
Have fun, learn and enjoy the forum.
Don
Have fun, learn and enjoy the forum.
Don
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