Category Archives: Presentations

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 →

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 →