I should be working, but I’m watching an NFL playoff game. It feels like the season just got underway. Somehow, we’re at the start of a new year, and as the Super Bowl approaches, I’m watching teams drop from the playoff bracket. (I’m a Niners fan. Our fate was sealed weeks ago.)
I’m not sure what I enjoy most. The game itself. The athleticism. Watching the fans. Or listening to the commentators. Their remarks range from brilliant, to funny, to… honestly, annoying. For example, do I need to know that, just as my team gets into formation for a game changing field goal, they happen to have the worst successful completion record at this yard line for the entire league?
It’s a rhetorical question.
In the communications profession, we often ask for comments. We provide clients with drafts and expect there to be revisions. I’ll admit that when I realize 10 people have been copied on an email, I get nervous. My thoughts on asking 10 people for their review, can be similar to my opinion on football commentators. Some recommendations are brilliant, some make me smile, and…honestly, some make me crazy. Track changes. And changes to the changes. Maybe my favorite color should be red. I mean, it is a Niners color.
I’ve learned to love the comments. Just as I have the commentators. It’s a demonstration that people care. They have taken the time to read your work. To think about it. To make recommendations. To share their input, advice, and reasoning.
So, yes. Game on! Keep the comments coming. I guarantee I’d miss them just like I’ll miss the commentators in the off season.
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