Comments on: Overcoming Obstacles”Selling Web 2.0 to Senior Management”

By: robert

robert — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:48:48 +0000

hi all.

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Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:07:06 +0000

[…] I’m headed over to the “Obstacles to Opportunities” wiki to add Terry Freedman’s wonderful resource from the K12 Online Conference 2006. His pdf and podcast of “Overcoming Obstacles: Selling Web 2.0 to Senior Management is a step-by-step process that will be extremely helpful. In his description of his presentation he lists the following knowledge points that delegates will be provided: – The seven general principles of presenting new ideas – Objection analysis – The four main areas of concern usually expressed, and how to deal with them. – Seven proactive things you can do to get the management (or other influential people) on your side. – Four reasons why a supportive management is not always a good thing. – Four tactics to get a supportive administration or leadership team working with you rather than against you. – Three things to do if blogging etc has already been banned. […]

By: Terry Freedman

Terry Freedman — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:53:41 +0000

Thanks very much, Mark — glad you found it useful! 🙂

By: Mark Ahlness

Mark Ahlness — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:24:11 +0000

Terry,
I finally got around to listening to your presentation, and I was just absolutely blown away. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and common sense with us all.

As one of those classroom teacher fanatics attracted to the medium like a bug to light – and incredibly frustrated that others do not “see” it, your presentation was a much needed sobering reminder – about the value of patience and well-laid plans.

I shall indeed fill out your survey, and I intend to blog about your presentation as well. And I also had an out-loud laugh more than once 🙂 Great stuff! Thanks – Mark

By: Terry Freedman

Terry Freedman — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:25:09 +0000

Oh, thanks very much, Anne! I was worried that it wasn’t as “whizzy” as some of the presentations, but we felt that it was plain and simple, and therefore fit for purpose, and you’ve helped very much to confim that feeling. Thanks! 🙂

By: Anne Davis

Anne Davis — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:26:05 +0000

You have provided a wonderful resource for the community. It is a great step-by-step resource for action. Please tell your wife how much I enjoyed her part in the presentation. Great conversations! I’ve blogged about it and added this resource to the “obstacles” wiki.

By: Terry Freedman

Terry Freedman — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:02:01 +0000

Thanks for the feedback Lee. I’m really pleased you found it useful. And great talking to you earlier 🙂

By: Lee Baber

Lee Baber — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 17:03:14 +0000

Perfect! I am doing many “first” web 2.0 activities in my school. I have won grants to fund ideas I have using these tools. I have got a new list of things to do as soon as I get back to school Monday. Updates with a list of things my prinicipal can use to help promote the ideas as well as have the credit he deserves for his open minded acceptance is essential. Also, “sharing” what we are doing on a bulletin board outside the room is an excellent idea. The essential assessment paperwork will also be important to pass on to the technology director at the head of the county so he knows how things are going after taking a security risk by letting me handle these issues on my own.
Thanks Terry. I will get right on it!
Lee Ann Baber