Lesson One

To Inform
To Entertain
To Persuade or Instruct

There are quite a few reasons for an appearance:

• A Campaign might require a Speech to INFORM people about the issues.
• A Show might require a Performance to ENTERTAIN people. […]

What’s with the Fork?

“There’s something to be said for quality!”
— R. Thomas
American Philosopher & Author

“It’s all about quality isn’t it?”
— Clement Meadmore
Australian-American Sculptor & Musician

Act One […]

Ignorance! with a side of Arrogance

“Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.”
—William Butler Yeats
Author, Poet, Nobel Laureate
1865 – 1939

A mid-thirties guy comes into the office, leans against a bronze sculpture, and (looking at his Seiko…) tugs on the exposed collar of his swabbie t-shirt, and says, “I’m really steamed about being ordered

The Great Man and the Zen Master

“All learning begins with two things: silence and an open mind.”
—Timeless Proverb

The appointment was made for the Great Man by his Secretary’s Secretary. “He wants to learn from you!” she said. “He’s had me studying and searching out the great teachers of Zen, Art and Philosophy. We’ve discussed your work with your peers and clients who all sing

“You’ve been a great Audience!”

“To have great poets, there must be great audiences.”
—Walt Whitman
American Poet
(1819-1892)
Have we lost a step? Have our communication disciplines eroded as “modern life” has set in?

A series of lifetime memories:

• Going