One of the biggest canvassing techniques we drill into our trainees head is to KISS up their rap (short for rapport, its what we build with the people we talk to. It’s like a pitch, its my spiel). The natural tendency is to spout out endless amounts of facts to a complete stranger in order to convince the stranger of your legitimacy and knowledge. However this is counter-productive. Our goal is to engage individuals in five minutes or less to sign a petition, donate and write a letter to their local representative. Complicated details associated with every campaign simply cause each individual to feel overwhelmed and like they need to do more research before committing to either side. So every day I tell my trainees to Kiss it up–Keep It Simple Stupid.
It’s brilliant and taught me to be less verbose (correct use of this noun Katy?) in every scope of my life—conversation, job applications, even blogging. So I would like to be brief and let you know whats going on. The last time we talked I was feeling lost and had lost two important posessions: my bright blue sunglasses and my mp3 player.
Tonight at this very moment I am not feeling lost. I just finished another 12-hour day that should have left me exhausted, frustrated and resentful, my typical mood when I walk out of work. Instead I am completely overjoyed–last week my buddy Eric found my sunglasses in my boss’s office, hooray! I could have kissed him but since he is recently married I thought it wise to refrain. Instead I showered him with false promises that I would bake him a cake. And today B-dubs in C-bus texted me to let me know my mp3 player turned up in her room. And I get to see her on Sunday–which means two items I mourned loosing the past few weeks returned home to me.
I’m feeling incredibly excited about this. Not only are the next two weeks going to be fun-tastic-fabulous-filled, but I have the tools I need to be me. And to top it all off, sexy men with good hearts keep applying for jobs and our office is going through another cycle where we have more men than women. Makes me feel like dancing–or like kissing somebody.
So much sunshine this summer I’m ODing on Vitamin D. Wouldn’t have it any other way.
Kisses until I see you lovely ladies next–and I think I can see you all within the next couple of months, so kisses to you too Delta airlines for making it possible!
Alex Marie *on est ensemble*
August 14th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Correct use of the *cough* adjective.
You rock, Alex. Delta airlines to BR?
August 23rd, 2010 at 5:13 pm
I definitely hope so! I’m scheming to come see yawl down there, in a perfect world a week long trip. The only reason I wouldn’t is if I go in the Spring instead…or randomly have a career. lol.