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Presentation Skills – Tips and Techniques

October 13, 2011 by Bob Borson 21 Comments

Presentation Skills – Tips and Techniques

Unlike most professions, architects are fairly accustomed to standing up in front of a group of people and public speaking ... but that doesn't mean they like it (or even worse)  - that they are any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Architecture and Society, career, Do you want to be an Architect, students

Leave your message at the tone

October 11, 2011 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

Leave your message at the tone

. They all start out the same: "You have reached the desk of [your name here] but but unfortunately I am either on the phone or currently away from my desk. Your call is very important to me so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Do you want to be an Architect, Stupid

Saint Paul’s Cathedral

October 10, 2011 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Saint Paul’s Cathedral

St. Paul’s is the cathedral of the Diocese of London and has been located on the same site since 604 AD. I say that because the version I visited during my trip to London at the end of this last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Blog tour 2011, London, photography

The London Eye

October 3, 2011 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

The London Eye

I had a great time in London and my head and body and finally coming back around from the jet lag. One morning the entire group walked along the Thames from our hotel to our first event of the day and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Blog tour 2011, London

Ownership and Plagiarism

September 29, 2011 by Bob Borson 47 Comments

Ownership and Plagiarism

. So I recently returned from a trip to London (as part of BlogTour 2011) where I was surrounded by some of the most notable design bloggers from the US and the UK. It was an exciting, exhausting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Blog tour 2011, what?, Writing a blog

B Roll from Bob Trending

September 26, 2011 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

B Roll from Bob Trending

Do you know what "B Roll" is? If you guess "what happens when Bob falls backwards out of his chair" you wouldn't be entirely wrong but that's not it. Basically, its secondary footage that is used to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Blog tour 2011, design, light fixtures, London

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