Category Archives: Presentations

This summer I have made live presentations with an audience and I have spoken to several groups via ZOOM. On August 7 I spoke at the Chautauqua Assembly via a prerecorded presentation which was a first. The Chautauqua Assembly is … Continue reading →

It was a joy to make a presentation to a live audience for a change. And it was fun educating those at the Fountain Park Chautauqua in Indiana about the history of toilet paper and all the other items used … Continue reading →

It was a pleasure speaking to a group of graduate students at the University of Missouri recently about the history of land grant colleges. I wish I could have made the presentation live instead of over ZOOM but it worked … Continue reading →

While I enjoy making presentations in person, using ZOOM technology is not that bad. I have recently spoken to two groups using ZOOM. In mid-April, I spoke to a cadre of younger professionals in career and technical education who are … Continue reading →

My last posting was about some of the diverse audiences I have addressed. This posting is about no audiences. Because of the pandemic created by the COVID-19 virus, six presentations that were to have occurred in March and April were … Continue reading →

One of the interesting things about being a speaker is the diversity of the audiences to which I speak and the diversity of the locations where I speak. Today I spoke to a group of 4-H agents who work in … Continue reading →

I don’t know if there is a real Margaritaville but I spent the weekend at the Margaritaville Lake Resort in Missouri on the Lake of the Ozarks. The occasion was the state meeting of the Missouri Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer … Continue reading →

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 →