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Portland VegFest Speaker’s Best Practices

When you’re speaking about controversial topics like food choices, excellent communication skills are a must. For the public speaker, vegan educator or everyday conversationalist, here are some tips from the speakers I heard at Portland’s VegFest on September 17, 2011.   1)    Speak about something your audience is already familiar with and connect on common ground. … Continue reading Portland VegFest Speaker’s Best Practices

I had a dream last night about a pot-bellied pig. I moved into a house with 2 other women who had a playful,    irresistible pig who I immediately fell in love with. Not long after we were introduced I went outside to look for  parking. When I came back in and opened the oven, … Continue reading