Right now, I am very confused. Let me correct that. I am about a quarter past confused and about an hour into completely lost. I am a very active volunteer at my kids' school and tomorrow is one of their big events. Mind you, this is not the first year of this event, this is an annual occurrence. Which is what is making me feel so lost and confused. When the volunteer sheet came home it expressed the need for volunteers to sign up for multiple jobs. Multiple jobs that it explained would be timed so there would be time between each assignment.
So imagine my surprise when the assignment sheet came back and I was assigned not 2 but 3 jobs, which any person could see would be impossible for me to cover. As I pondered the notion that the school must be in possession of the Kandice clone that I dream of, it occurred to me that the problem here was a lack of communication. With the event quickly approaching (this morning by the time you read this) I was lacking pertinent information. The time I needed to be at my first assignment, how I should get there, the length of time I needed to be there, etc.... Then I thought this would make for a great blog post.
When it comes to events such as weddings or corporate events, I am under the belief that you can't communicate enough! Even things that to you may seem to be common sense or common place may not be to others. When you communicate, put it writing. In the interest of saving trees, put it on recycled paper or in an email. Not only do you make sure that everyone is on the same page, but if something goes awry, you have something to refer back to and say, this was what should have happened. At the end of the day, your primary aim should be that you don't have any lost or confused people out there thinking that a clone of them exists. Although, it could happen....
