Catechism of cliche (1) - the Rapid Authoring Tool

(Reprinted from my old blog – one of a series of articles in the spirit of Flann O’Brien. More to follow. )

How will your new rapid authoring product have me producing courses?

Quickly

And in addition to that?

Easily

That is certainly an agreeable vision. Anything else?

Affordably

What kind of quality content will I find myself producing?

High

With what frequency will I achieve this?

Every time

What epithet usually applied to female film stars will be awarded to this content?

Stunning

What section of my workforce will produce this content?

Those with no technical knowledge or skills

What other group, presumably not to be confused with this group?

Subject matter experts

How will you draw these results from such unlikely candidates?

By empowering them

What is the aerodynamic quality of the systems that will empower them?

Streamlined

Will they need to marshall knowledge and training to master these systems?

No, they are intuitive

What unit of ascension will this bring about in the capability of my team?

A step change.

And if this is unambitious?

A quantum leap

What are we guaranteed to see within months or even weeks?

Results

What shall we do with these results?

Deliver them

Upon what horizontal geometrical construct will these results have an impact?

The bottom line

Thank you. That will be all.