Comments on: The E-Factor http://www.sensei-winbeforehand.co.uk/2009/01/14/1436/ Sensei is a training, coaching and writing consultancy. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:13:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Allen Baird, Partner http://www.sensei-winbeforehand.co.uk/2009/01/14/1436/comment-page-1/#comment-65777 Allen Baird, Partner Mon, 31 May 2010 12:33:36 +0000 http://senseilearningandperformance.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/1436/#comment-65777 Hi Student, thanks for your comment. I based my positive review on the content of Gibson's book, although I did acknowledge the need for further editorial work. You are right, I think, to mention that skills in communication involves written media as much as oral, that academics should follow academic conventions of style and reference , and that correct grammatical usage is essential for clarity of meaning. Undoubtedly, professional proofreading was lacking here. Perhaps my review, with its links and page pointers, will itself help you to decipher the book’s message. This was my attempt to impose a little more order. As for Gibson as a self-publicist, I couldn’t possible comment on his motives. However, I will admit to the fact that I am willing to judge lightly the book’s weaknesses given the large volume of academically-correct-but-practically-useless books on business. Gibson, I am convinced, tied to do something new, something innovative with this book. He made a good beginning (IMHO). Hi Student, thanks for your comment. I based my positive review on the content of Gibson’s book, although I did acknowledge the need for further editorial work. You are right, I think, to mention that skills in communication involves written media as much as oral, that academics should follow academic conventions of style and reference , and that correct grammatical usage is essential for clarity of meaning. Undoubtedly, professional proofreading was lacking here.

Perhaps my review, with its links and page pointers, will itself help you to decipher the book’s message. This was my attempt to impose a little more order.

As for Gibson as a self-publicist, I couldn’t possible comment on his motives. However, I will admit to the fact that I am willing to judge lightly the book’s weaknesses given the large volume of academically-correct-but-practically-useless books on business. Gibson, I am convinced, tied to do something new, something innovative with this book. He made a good beginning (IMHO).

]]> By: Student http://www.sensei-winbeforehand.co.uk/2009/01/14/1436/comment-page-1/#comment-65771 Student Sun, 30 May 2010 22:14:25 +0000 http://senseilearningandperformance.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/1436/#comment-65771 I'm terribly sorry - but I can't believe that we were reading the same book. While I do not consider myself to be in a position to critique the entrepreneurship advice given by David Gibson, I do feel that I can make comments on the overall presentation of the book. The author stands in no position to criticise the communication skills of others. This book commences with crimes against the basic laws of grammar, continues to insult readers with an obvious lack of proof reading. The author demonstrates a total disregard for the common decency of correctly quoting other (and the attribution of quotations) which every first year student is well acquainted with, rules on plagiarism being as they are. As a student attempting to learn this book for the exam I am finding it impossible to decipher the main points which Gibson is trying to communicate. I should point out that perhaps Gibson is exactly the right person to have written such a book, the ability to sell it to so many people shows just how good a self publicist he is. You really can make a career selling yourself. I’m terribly sorry – but I can’t believe that we were reading the same book.

While I do not consider myself to be in a position to critique the entrepreneurship advice given by David Gibson, I do feel that I can make comments on the overall presentation of the book.

The author stands in no position to criticise the communication skills of others. This book commences with crimes against the basic laws of grammar, continues to insult readers with an obvious lack of proof reading. The author demonstrates a total disregard for the common decency of correctly quoting other (and the attribution of quotations) which every first year student is well acquainted with, rules on plagiarism being as they are.
As a student attempting to learn this book for the exam I am finding it impossible to decipher the main points which Gibson is trying to communicate.
I should point out that perhaps Gibson is exactly the right person to have written such a book, the ability to sell it to so many people shows just how good a self publicist he is. You really can make a career selling yourself.

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