Small Talk

Acknowledgments
The need for additional funds drew my eye to a notice
seeking a facilitator for a workshop on small talk at
Colorado Free University, an enduring institution of lifelong
learning. No, it is not really “free.” The cost to attend
is low and the pay for teachers is minimal. Without
any experience and no formal knowledge of my subject, I
was hired. I gained a great education. Attendees completed
evaluations at the end of each workshop. These
nuggets of information and critiques gave me gifts that
keep on giving. These adult students from all walks of
life described the skills and proficiencies they wished to
learn and what they did not need or want to learn. They
also taught me how they wanted to learn. Thousands of
executives, salespeople, lawyers, engineers, bankers, and