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ears ago, hetore my time in If you cannot explain the results you of a screen for lengthy training, you
safety, I was placed in charge have, how do you knnw they are may well lose your audience
or various aspects or our curred? And are they ui any value7 . .
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had what was, at the time, state-ot.the- lonk great, but when the results are d“"“"5t’ °l““’“ ? Yu“°‘}:‘E *“ ,3”
art computer technology. And because 1 questioned, the answers leave me °“.“°_ t““.°.‘“““°“d V _ ‘*H’““' ‘ .
believed in it, I trusted it. The problem ieeling less than contident about the '“‘“‘.'E‘ ”““'‘E ““ “‘““ Y °“5°‘“3
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nf some of the more sophisticated them. And trequently, this leads to 3"“; 2:; “” T‘°_‘t‘ ’;‘:°“.‘°mE
accounting principles as well as what those using the technology to question §"°.‘ . °"’“’ N’ W’ “ “‘ ‘‘““
really was occurring within the custom the results themselves, going back and °““°“

programming was lacking. lt louk some rzvlewing the data and thus losing with all these thoughts, it would

hard lessons and some patient people any etticiencies that they otherwise appear that 1 do not appreciate what
to help me through these times and would have gained. And as we reason technology has to otter but note my
otten, 1 would rely more upon what inrwarrl trom our results, are we truly comment above~I am truly amazed.
1 put on a columnar pad or kept in a focused on the proper issues? Are we The ability to provide a concise,
separate spreadsheet fur accuracy or proceeding down the correct course? portable, consistent message is an
backup. I have heard the comment that ‘ _ h h 1 h immense advantage. The potential
"tzclmulugy is only a ton!" many times, ’ ‘ .° ‘“° ““ °g3’ "5 ‘ ““ V°“’ ability to have real time results is

. . audience? I am an extremel tactile . .

but is it the right tool and do we rely H I . Y ' a must in our competitive world.
upon it too otten, trusting it without "‘5‘;‘ °?"‘°" "PP'“"“‘° “ "“b“‘ Technology nffexs an avenue to
understanding what it is doing? As a 1”" ‘.“““““ ‘“ “ ‘‘‘‘‘3’“"‘' b“‘.‘}‘“ these conclusions. But understand
disclaimer though, let me note that a lot °“’.‘“§3 ""°“°""' "‘ fie "'°“‘“'°" ‘?’*."’“ ‘ its shortcomings, what went into

nf technology truly amazes rue yet in 5“ “ “PP°“‘“F~ W 9"‘ ““ P’‘‘'‘‘“P“‘‘ developing the answers and the needs

or periDm1.And many ui the people 1 . .
many ways, has passed me by. , or your audience. Only by doing this
have encountered in the industry are
will the technology allow you to reach

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