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Subject:RE: Tips on how to talk to SMEs From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:37:19 -0400
If you have no emotional response to a plate of cookies, check your
pulse.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Swallow
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:21 PM
To: Dan Goldstein
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Tips on how to talk to SMEs
Except for the whole material vs. emotional expectation thing.
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Dan Goldstein
<DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> wrote:
> I apologize for jokingly using the word "bribe," and even "barter" is
> too strong.
>
> Let me put it this way: Walking in with a plate of cookies is no
> different from walking in with a smile and a handshake.
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