Author Archives: Gary Moore

I rolled out a new presentation recently titled “Outhouses, Privies, and Toilets of the World.” Whenever you debut a new presentation you have fingers crossed in hopes it will go well. And it did. I was extremely pleased with the … Continue reading →

Last year when I spoke at TALENTS in Kentucky, the snow and ice made getting to Georgetown, KY treacherous. This year it was pushing 70 degrees. A nice change. TALENTS — Teachers As Leaders:  Empowering New Thinking Skills is sponsored by … Continue reading →

I was expecting perhaps 5-10 people would show up for my 8 AM Saturday morning presentation titled “No Regrets: Balancing Work and Family. After all, this was the last day of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Conference … Continue reading →

My latest round of presentations took me to Nigeria. The administration of the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology in Vom, Nigeria decided that all of the 150 faculty should have mandatory training in how to teach. So … Continue reading →

There was a receptive audience at the Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning at North Carolina State University on Monday of this week to learn about “How Boy’s Corn Clubs and Girl’s Tomato Clubs Changed Rural America.” The audience asked some … Continue reading →

Speaking at the New York Chautauqua Institution is great way to close out the summer. But if you speak at both the New York Chautauqua and at the Lakeside Chautauqua in Ohio, that is double the pleasure, double the fun. … Continue reading →

The Chautauqua Institute in New York likes to brag about how an opera, ballet, play or some other creative activity was first developed and showcased at Chautauqua before it premiered on Broadway, at Carnegie Hall, etc. I reversed that process … Continue reading →

I am sort of tired. On Monday I made two workshop presentations (teaching with humor, time management for ag teachers) in Roanoke, Virginia for the Virginia Agricultural Teachers Association. On Tuesday my luncheon keynote presentation was Searching for the Wizard … Continue reading →

It was a pleasure speaking at the Fountain Park Chautauqua in Remington, Indiana earlier this week. This permanent Chautauqua was established in 1895 and is one of few Chautauquas in the nation that did not close during the great depression … Continue reading →

I always enjoy making the “Give Me That Old Time Religion: Camp Meetings” presentation. Yesterday, I delivered this talk to the Cardinal at North Hills community. As part of the presentation I circulated my collection of hand held fans used … Continue reading →