Category: Fettig, Art
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Aspiring Speakers by Art Fettig
My First Professional Speech I can remember the day I heard my first professional speaker giving a talk for our railroad group in Battle Creek, Michigan. His name was Herb True Ph.D. and that same day he put me on his team as a humor writer. That meeting changed my life. Many hundreds of times…
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Art Fettig: How Old?
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” Satchel Paige a legend in baseball as a relief pitcher said that and it gets a man a thinking. Satchel’s career went on and on and on and on. I love that quote. Supposing our date of birth didn’t give us away.?…
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Art Fettig: Seeking Synergism
Synergism Did you ever dip into the meaning of the word “Synergism” synergism (noun) the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. Ever so often when I encounter that word I have a flood of good memories…
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Art Fettig: Hymn Sing
Hymn sing. Yes, at our little church on a recent Sunday Morning we celebrated a good old fashioned Hymn Sing. No sermon. No preachin’. It was truly a blessed event because music is a powerful way to convey the Lord’s word. I was truly moved by this blessing. Barbara Younger, the organizer and leader of…
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Art Fettig: Storms and Sentiments
But remember, Irma has the right to change her mind. Sitting here in our peaceful home located in Hillsborough, North Carolina half way between the Blue Ridge mountains and the Atlantic Ocean watching weather reports recently as I have gone through varying degrees of interest. Although I possess some love and concern for all Americans…