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Hotel Acceptable, Austin, Texas.
Rising at 05.00.
A reading & reflective breakfast I…
II…
… focusing on this morning’s presentation.
Patricia’s speaker-training session began just after 09.00…
… with a 15 minute break at 10.15. Fripp & Fripp began just after 10.30.
The Sistery Person is superb: she owns the stage, she understands her field. She is wonderful support for a novice speaker such as myself. The theme: How to Go From Novice To Mastery, or from Good to Great. King Crimson’s American, Austin resident Pat Mastelotto, attended with his pal Debbie; and they were asked questions by Patricia.
How did it go? For the audience, no idea. As a personal challenge & pointed stick, the presentation was successful: it challenged me. Working against type, also a success. Gathering information on what-is-possible, also very useful. Getting my chops together for I’m-not-sure-what, an incremental advance. To be invited to speak for the APA Congress is itself an honour & a privilege, sufficient in & of itself to be here.
Returning to the room to call the Minx, in a meeting with her publisher.
19.09 More rehearsal with Patricia: checking the two presentation spaces for tomorrow. The morning breakout is in the large ballroom. View from the stage…
View to the stage…
More rehearsal in the Conciergerie. Back to e-flurrying & computing.