the watch of time

Almost any business or professional development event seems to request that attendees complete an evaluation form; here are subjects with customized rating scales…

• The venue was accessible with good acoustics (rate: Imax quality to laundry mat competitor)
• There was enough ‘elbow room’ between seats in the auditorium (rate: very comfortable to squashed)
• The opening session set high expectations with incentives to learn (rate: laudable to pedestrian)
• The middle session provided a lot of valuable tips and information (rate: gold nuggets to pyrite)
• The special group events were enjoyable evenings (rate: lots of fun to wanted to escape)
• The food and beverages served at events were of high calibre variety and quality (rate: cordon bleu to picnic leftovers)
• The speakers’ deliveries were forceful and memorable (rate: mesmerizing to comatose)
• The closing session motivated me to enhancing self-improvement and better assisting clients (rate: inspirational to same old, same old)
• The workbook was well organized with headings and space for notes (rate: excellent guide to shortchanged viewfinder)
• A sufficient number of educational credits were offered (rate: add them up to where’s the beef?)