One of my Facebook buddies recently recommended a poetry video and I thought, “Sounds good,” then I kept on reading and never checked the link.
Later, in another blog, I found another recommendation for the very same reading. This time I clicked. Take my word for it: don’t keep reading. Click on this powerful performance by [now deceased] …[MORE]
Recently I performed my first pecha kucha presentation.
I discovered the pecha kucha format a couple of months ago. It’s a relatively new style of PowerPoint presentation with a simple but rigid structure: 1) it must contain exactly 20 slides; 2) the slides must contain only images, no words; 3) the presentation must run in automated …[MORE]
A church along one of my frequent routes has a message board outside, one of those with movable letters. Such boards are often used to quote scripture, announce church events or offer up pithy messages. The church I often pass is fond of the pithy message. Recently, I saw them offer tips on communicating with …[MORE]
All my life, I’ve suffered from terrible stage fright. Any time more than three pairs of eyes turned toward me with anticipation, my body went straight to Defcon 1. My face flushed, my chest constricted, my breathing turned rapid and shallow, my voice got all high and quivery, my hands trembled, my heart pounded, and my …[MORE]