Saturday, March 19, 2005

 

How to impress a client.....

I was in the airport VIP lounge en route to Seattle a
couple of weeks ago.

While in there, I noticed Bill Gates sitting
comfortably in the corner, enjoying a drink.

I was meeting a very important client who was also
flying to Seattle, but she was running a little bit
late.

Well, being a straightforward kind of guy, I
approached the Microsoft chairman, introduced myself,

and said, "Mr. Gates, I wonder if you would do me a
favor." "Yes?"

"I'm sitting right over there," pointing to my seat at
the bar,

"and I'm waiting for a very important client.

Would you be so kind when she arrives as to come walk
by and just say "Hi Tom?"

"Sure."

I shook his hand and thanked him and went back to my
seat.

About ten minutes later, my client showed up.

We ordered a drink and started to talk business.

A couple of minutes later, I felt a tap on my
shoulder.

It Was Bill Gates. "Hi, Tom," he said.

I replied, "Shut up, Bill, I'm in a meeting."





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