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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

An Architect’s Desk

September 20, 2011 by Bob Borson 61 Comments

An Architect’s Desk

The picture below is of my old office ... and the reason I have this picture is that I was experimenting with a recently acquired wide angle lens and wondered how much of this small room could I get … [Read more...]

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

… You might be an Architect

August 18, 2011 by Bob Borson 124 Comments

… You might be an Architect

Do you want to be an Architect? Maybe you already are an Architect and wondered if you made the right decision? Times are weird and the economy is making a lot of people who thought they knew they … [Read more...]

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

Rorschach test for Architects

July 22, 2011 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Rorschach test for Architects

Bob Borson is an Architect. Well that's what he would have us believe. But is he? Really? Ok, sure, he wears black. He has minimal hair. And I'm pretty sure he has used the word "hierarchy" to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Guest Posts Tagged With: career, Do you want to be an Architect, Guest post

Tattoos and the professional

July 6, 2011 by Bob Borson 46 Comments

Tattoos and the professional

Right up front ... I don't have any tattoos and for the most part, I ignore them on other people. So why am I talking about them?  I received an email from someone who has been a chef for the last 10 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: architects office, Architecture and Society, career, Do you want to be an Architect

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