For five years, we hosted a monthly networking breakfast for $100,000K+ executives. The meeting featured a 30-minute talk by a well-respected authority on career management or job hunting, usually a successful client, major employer, or executive recruiter. I gave each speaker a $50 gift certificate from Barnes & Noble and handwritten thank you note. I personalized the notes to make them memorable. The challenge was to write 60 different notes. Several are included in this collection.
In this case, Bob spoke about time management. He was well prepared, providing a 12-page handout, and his talk was exceptionally good.
11/08/—
Bob,
What a superb talk yesterday to our executive clients, one of the best we've ever had. Your casual, friendly style really works. Thanks for tailoring your remarks to our audience. We appreciated it. I consider myself a better-than-average time manager, and still learned a lot. Thanks to you my voicemail message is different.
Your friend,
Bill Frank