Unsolicited Comments:
Hello Gary,
I wanted to reach out and thank you for speaking with the Ag teachers at the Huntington University Leadership Summit. Your sessions definitely have me rethinking my priorities and balancing my life more than I currently do. Thank you! I hope my adjustments help to make me a better wife, mom, friend, and teacher. I would also like to thank you for the leadership session. I plan to use this with my officers, as well as my Introduction to Ag class.
Again, thank you for coming to Indiana to help strengthen the Ag teachers leadership at home and in school.
RS, agriculture teacher, Indiana
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I absolutely loved your presentation, and the “C” You at the Top was very motivational. LG, FFA member, Texas.
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I just listened to your lecture about Sears for the Chautauqua Heritage Series. You were terrific!!!! I know it has been a year since you were there, but with the power of digital technology…you were still terrific!!!
JT, Novartis
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Thanks again for your excellent presentation at the Cardinal this week! Your very appreciative audience is still talking about how much they learned and enjoyed your lecture. NM, Cardinal Speakers Committee
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Gary, LOVED the presentation. Being 52 and teaching 29 years I wish I had seen your presentation many moons ago. I’ve missed so many traditions with the family and live a life of clutter and truly want to salvage the time I have left. Would you be so kind as to send me the slideshow used. I would really appreciate it. I know that I can do things better and hopefully encourage my children to “live like you were dying”
Much appreciated,
Eric
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I have wrestled with this email, but I wanted to tell you the irony of life. At 10:33 AM (shortly after you starting), I found out that one of my oldest daughter’s friends had died tragically. I came back into the room to hear your presentation, but the words rang all too true: Live Like You are Dying. We are only given the time allotted…the life between the dash. Although I have heard you give this presentation before, it definitely has no truer meaning. AK, Agriculture Teacher, NC
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I needed to hear those words in your presentation at the CTE summer conference. Thank you. My sister in law passed away last April from breast cancer. Her death along with COVID has really made me evaluate my approach to teaching as well as life in general. I am fortunate and blessed to have you be a part of my journy as an agriculture educator. You have impacted me personally and professionally more than you will ever know. Just wanted to say a simple thank you. CH, Agriculture Teacher, North Carolina
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I attended your Workshop this past weekend and I wanted to let you know that it was the BEST workshop I had attended, You had me fighting back my tears. I wanted to inquire if there was any way I could please obtain a copy of your PowerPoint as it was amazing. Thank you again for a great workshop and I look forward to hearing back from you. AF, Employment Specialist, California.
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I attended two of your workshops at the recent NAAE convention in Anaheim. I thought that both were two of the best presentations that I have ever attended. Even as a 19 year veteran of the profession, I walked away from both feeling like I had learned so incredibly much as to how to be a more effective teacher, and person in general. I was wondering if you might share your presentations for the FFA History and Balancing Life workshops with me. I would love to have both to refer to, but to also serve as reminders to me. Thank you very much. DM, Agriculture Teacher, Oregon.
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Dear Dr. Moore,
My name is Lxxx Sxxxxxxx. I am in my 7th year teaching, my 9th year of marriage, and just finishing my first year mother. I just want to say thank you for your presentation today. I clearly have not had time to implement all that you presented, but I want you to know you have made and will make a difference in my life and the life of my family. I am going to work on my “homework” on the plane home. I have scheduled a meeting with my husband this weekend to discuss how your workshop will impact our family. I just want to say thank you, I am certain that I will look back at this hour and a half as one of the best investments I’ve made for my professional and personal life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and from my family.
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Our members really enjoyed your talk and your message resonated with us. Thanks again for coming to spend some time in Montana with the Farm Bureau! A. Stanley, MT Farm Bureau
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And, I must tell you that Mr. Moore’s presentation on Friday was one of the best presentations that I have ever heard. He touched me personally and professionally and well, he was a perfect speaker for the occasion—I would think he would be the perfect speaker for any occasion after having the pleasure of hearing him speak. Stacey E., an attendee at the 2018 NC-IPMA conference.
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Your presentation was phenomenal! We have received positive feedback from County Government employees as well as Morehead City employees. One County employee stated that your presentation was “powerful”! Jessica Vasquez, Carteret County, NC Official
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Thanks again for being a speaker at the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture luncheon yesterday – it was a big hit and I rank it as one of the top in my 25 years in the Society! – Michael McGrath, Secretary
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Thank you for being with us on Saturday evening and for your wonderful presentation. The survey questions engaged everyone — what a great idea! The only one I “cheated” on was the question about the invention of toilet paper — I knew that from my internet research. Anyway, you were wonderful. Thanks so much for making the evening so memorable. People have written to me and asked what I will do next year. Frankly, I don’t think I can top “The History of Outhouses!” Thank you very much for your presentation and for making the evening so special. – Linda Bestimt, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh
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I hope you are still willing to return to Chautauqua this summer. People continue to talk about your presentation, and, I must admit, I have noticed more outhouses than ever before. We even discussed you talk on NPR last summer. Jon Schmitz, Archivist. Chautauqua Institution, NY.
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I enjoyed your talk at the VATAT conference in Corpus. I do believe it was one of the better ones I have witnessed in my 37 years of education. – L.W., Bryan Independent School District, Texas
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I can’t tell you how much I appreciate having a swift kick in the butt as a reminder of who is most important in my life. Your presentation at the conference was stellar. My thought process is to always check off the list to-do list as much as possible and sometimes (ok, often) my family hits the bottom of that list due to my blinders that are attached in getting tasks done. Your words inspired me to go home and make a “No Regrets” list with my family. Wow, how empowered I feel now to get out and live life. Extension is truly a passion but it can suck the passion for the rest of life right out of you if you are not careful. Thank you and my husband thanks you too! A.B., North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.
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As I pull the big picture pieces together for our upcoming summer conference I would like to know who you would recommend for a closing speaker to bring it home on the last day like you did this last summer! You did such an outstanding job and received such positive comments I would like to find a strong ACTE speaker who could ‘knock it out of the park’ like you did. – Tim Knue, Executive Director Washington Association for Career and Technical Education
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Thanks for all the valuable information that you provided last week, but mostly, thank you for reminding me why I love teaching. You are such a blessing to education, thank you for taking the time to help us. B.L., Jordan Public Schools, MT
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I truly enjoyed your presentation at NAAE in Las Vegas last month. I made a note to ask you to email the presentation file to me, so I could have it to refresh myself on the very impactful high points of the workshop. It was very inspiring, and I appreciate the dedication and commitment you have to people like me in the AG/ED profession. Thank you again. J.C., Imbler School District, OR.
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You presented today at the CTE conference and I cannot tell you how grateful and moving your words were to me. I cried several times throughout your presentation not because I was happy and thinking how much I love my husband and kids, but instead was scared and awakened by your words. I will be making changes. C.B., Genessee Valley Central School, NY.
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I want to thank you for the wonderful presentation in Pigeon Forge! Unlike the Tin Man, one thing you certainly have is heart and compassion, along with a wealth of knowledge! R.B., Williamson County Schools, TN.
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I was in attendance at the VATAT Conference on July 26th when you gave the keynote speech. I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and talking points. It is my priority for the years to come to find those “invisible students” and help them succeed in life. – K..P., Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, TX.
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I listened to your Keynote at the University of Wyoming e-Volution symposium… it was great to hear the ideas you shared (I was participating from South Carolina). T.H., Greenville County Schools, SC.
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Thank you for your contribution to a successful conference. Your presentation to the TALENTS session was on point. As usual, it was well delivered and thoughtful. Mike Stone, Executive Director, Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education.
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Thank you so much for the seminar you presented yesterday for Craven County – it was absolutely a wonderful class and I am thankful for the opportunity I had to participate in it. The passion with which you spoke was so overwhelming – the love for not only your family but for your job and those you teach was abundantly clear. I took away several meaningful lessons and I have already implemented some of them as recently as this morning! G.B., Craven County Government, NC.
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I wanted to say thank you for your presentation at the NAAE Conference last week. As I listened during your workshop, I had a lump in my throat for the majority of the presentation and shed tears all along the way. Your perspective was excellent and it caused me to truly consider the priorities I have in my life. M.S., Jessamine County Schools, KY.
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I really enjoyed your talk today in New Bern. About 6 months ago my wife and I separated and have been working on reconciliation only in recent weeks. I feel like most of our problems stemmed from all of the stresses that usually affect marriages: finances, couple’s relationship, common goals, children and the list goes on. As I have been working on organizing using a few of the tools and planning strategies you presented today, my life and relationships have improved dramatically. Seeing your lecture has motivated me to put it in high gear and to always organize and plan my life! Thanks for sharing your insights with us all and thank you for your inspiration! K.J., Craven County Government, NC.
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At the end of the season I am taking a moment to thank all our speakers. There really was not one bad talk this year, and yours was exceptional. At the end of the season, I said we might have a ‘History of the Outhouse II’ in 2015, and the audience replied with applause. In addition, I should like to take up your suggestion on Booker T. Washington. I have wanted to do something on him for a long time. I also am hoping we can do the History of the GMO. Would you consider doing two lectures. Ideally, it would be great to have you stay the weekend and do Friday and Saturday so that two weeks could hear you. Well, give it some thought. – Jon Schmitz, Archivist. Chautauqua Institution, NY.
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