Image is Everything
This was EHRC's first cc and those who listened the first impression is very important. This includes what was said, how is was said, who said it and how is was presented.
What was said has be gone over many times here and certainly there were things of merit although not many. CC's by their very nature usually have no earth shattering news, but usually discuss earth shattering news that was put out in a PR prior to the CC. No prior PR prior to this CC, so nothing earth shattering to discuss. The earth shattering PR about SEO issued several days ago, was skirted around and no new tidbits were gleamed. The speaker was tight lipped on that issue as he was with most issues of any important consequence.
How is was said, who said it and how is was presented, will be discussed together. The speaker Peter Ntephe was obliviously from Africa and spoke with a African accent. I believe he is on the BOD, but did not check. His English was difficult to understand, For an AMERICA company's CC this was/is NOT ACCEPTABLE. Yes, IMAGE IS EVERYTHING, and the image he presented to the listeners was not that good. I am not prejudice against Africans, but I sure would have appreciated a speaker who spoke much clearer and more understandable.
To add to this difficulty of understanding Peter, the audio was not that great either. In fact in today's day and age of communications, it was poor and unacceptable. IMAGE IS EVERYTHING and this quality in the broadcast did not leave a good impression, especially since was a FIRST impression.
I would hope at the next CC, there is a better speaker. Maybe Ledbetter if he is not too busy. In fact, what could have been more important for Ledbetter to be doing to miss the CC? Maybe Ledbetter is not the top official/management of ERHC but I would bet anything that his presentation would have been better. I do not know why our "acting" CEO was not available for the cc. I also do not know how well spoken (as in understandable) ERHR's acting CEO is.
Did I say IMAGE WAS EVERYTHING!
DeGen
Ps: Maybe more thoughts later on the content.
Pss: For Troy and Tap, just a rewrite of some old WGMGY stuff! Or as Melvin Ellis would say, ERR, ERR, ERR, ERR.
Psss: I did get to ask two questions at the CC, but got smoke blown up my butt for an answer. (CEO question, SEO question)
The $64,000 question is: Will there be a Rig of Oportunity or do we have to wait for the AA begin drilling On Oct 1, 2009?
