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I'm occasionally asked for copies of poems, stories and anecdotes I use in my presentations and speeches.   Links to some of the most popular ones can be found here.   

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(Note:  Most links are to pages on other websites.  If you find a broken link, please do tell me.)

 

Did you know? / Shift Happens A PowerPoint presentation based on Karl Fisch's original.  This is a huge file (7mb)   I normally show it to the accompaniment of Green Day's 'Good Riddance' and The Killers' 'Human'.
The Little Boy The tale of the child and the painting of the flower with a green stem.   A poem by Helen Buckley
The Bridge Builder Will Allen Dromgoole's famous poem
The Giraffe and the Elephant Respecting diversity
Can too much agreement sink a ship? Conflict can be constructive
Daydream A.S.J Tessimond's vision of the future
A World Worthy of its Children Pablo Casals' exhortation
I will greet this day... Og Mandino
Every Day a New Account 86,400 opportunities!
The frightening conclusion Goethe takes responsibility for his actions
Song of Bird The original inspiration for a certain South London Eagle...
Twelve Rules for Raising Delinquent Children From the Houston Police Department
Positive Thinking If you think you are beaten, you are...
Can you handle me? Ulrich Schaffer explores adolescence and parenting
All I really wanted to know, I learned in Kindergarten Robert Fulghum's credo - and a link to his book on amazon.com. (The text is in an excerpt from the book on this page)