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47. 1974_08_26_DATA HANDLING SYSTEMS (WLC/MRC's moniker at the time), 1974 August 26

 File — Box: 3
Identifier: Box 2

Scope and Contents

This 14-page document (typed, but including my hand-written notes) covers a manager's presentation I made shortly after returning from a 3-month 'around the World' trip. As I recall, the purpose of the presentation to the WLC/MRC Managerial staff (of which I was a member, as Engineering Manager) was to rehearse a 'toot our horn' approach about our strengths, tools, techniques, and approaches to making a successful SALES PRESENTATION to prospective customers. For example, my first point was: ENGINEERING STRENGTH, followed secondly, by PRODUCTS FAMILY, then PERFORMANCE DEMONSTRATION, and onward to the 12th point, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, and ending with a BAKER's DOZEN labeled "OUR DESTINY" (Believe in the other twelve above!). During the course of my presentation, I used a Kodak Carousel Projector to display 80 film-slides that I had taken from my round-the-world trip, and made an effort to weave these photos humorously into the points of my presentation, concluding my talk with "Thanks for staying with all the CORN during Iowa's open season. You are a good audience!"

Dates

  • Creation: 1974 August 26

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 14.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Iowa Archives Repository

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