Now we read about how a 23-year-old in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma prevented what might have been a similar tragedy. The memory of the fatal home invasion of the Petit household, Cheshire, Connecticut, is stuck in our consciousness. The mother and two young daughters were murdered. MORE

Here are the results from our Almost Dictionary contest. New Joke Contests are announced mid-month. New Cartoon Caption Contests are announced on the first of the month. Here are this month’s top lines: ** FIRST PLACE **. Whine Flu: Contagious disease whose primary symptom is complaining about everything. Terry Wall, Washington Township, New Jersey, USA. ** SECOND PLACE **. MORE

Tinker Belle : A debutante coming out at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. This was posted on the FohBoh.com Blog : “I was reading something today that talked about the economy ’souring’, but as I read it quickly, thought it said ’soaring’ at first and was struck by what a difference one little letter makes in the meaning of that phrase!&#. And of course I thought, let’s have a contest! MORE

Jack) Hayes, NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Director, National Weather Service. “50 Years of Meteorological Advances: What They Mean to the United States Today and Will Mean Tomorrow&# was delivered at the University of Oklahoma, in Norman, OK Stanley Dambroski, PhD, wrote a speech that was selected for Vital Speeches of the Day. . The speaker was Dr. John L. MORE

I've been OUT there speaking and delivering - at conferences is New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas City. Great Caesar's Ghost! Has it really been since September 7th, 2015? Has Speak & Deliver been left dormant for 4 long months? Indeed, it appears so. MORE

Oklahoma movie: Gone with the Wind. It’s time for the results of the Official State Book/Movie/Song contest. The top lines are listed below. New joke contests are announced on the first of the month. Our subscribers submitted the Official Books, Movies, and Songs for the different states. Not REAL ones. Just ones they came up with using their creativity. The next contest is November 1, 2014. Here are the top lines from this month’s contest. ** FIRST PLACE **. MORE

One of the most thrilling aspects of Arena Stage's revival of Oklahoma! connect to audience Arena Stage Fourth wall OklahomaThe "fourth" wall in theater refers to the imaginary wall between the audience and the action on stage. MORE

As it turns out, Sonic Corporation, headquartered in Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City University have joined forces to offer Tiffany Clay a fall scholarship worth 100,000. Back in April, I came across the heartbreaking front page New York Times story of Newark, Ohio high school student Tiffany Clay. Tiffany is the recently graduated and highly gifted first violinist for the Newark High School Sinfonia. MORE

Oklahoma Valedictorian not sorry for ‘hell’ … HD. Rosie O’Donnell Has Heart Attack HD. August 21, 2012 10:44 AM. Edit. " />. 2 0 0 0. Facebook Under Attack! August 21, 2012 10:43 AM. Edit. " />. 2 0 0 0. Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Opposes Ba… HD. August 21, 2012 10:41 AM. Edit. " />. 1 0 0 0. Mitt Romney Beats Obama in fundraising… HD. August 21, 2012 10:40 AM. Edit. " />. 1 0 0 0. August 21, 2012 9:14 AM. Edit. " />. 1 0 0 0. MORE

Yesterday I posted a quote on Facebook from the Dallas Maverick's Dirk Nowitzki - a comment he made in post-game press conference following his team last victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder to send them into the NBA Finals. MORE

Last week, I had a deep dive into talking, speaking, and language.and it was all about writing speeches. MORE

From the article: Over the years, French has returned to Foreman -- a town of about 1,100 just a few miles from where Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas come together -- and each time, she has felt disappointment when walking past a display honoring the school's valedictorians. MORE

The second half of her childhood and her early days as a wife and mother were spent in San Francisco, where her family had lived since 1956, after leaving Oklahoma in the Indian Relocation Program. MORE

In my small Christian College in Oklahoma, diversity wasn''t extraordinarily apparent, beyond the athletic department. Every year, Martin Luther King Day rolls around, and I feel a responsibility to post SOMETHING. MORE

When there is talk of violence, let us stand up and talk against it." . William Jefferson Clinton, Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Prayer Service Address. "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.". Rudyard Kipling. . Words are the primary mechanism we use to transmit ideas. Words encourage, challenge, persuade, teach and transform. Yet many business presenters speak without adequate knowledge of, or attention to, the tools that can hone their craft. MORE

  Hazley goes on to report: "When a set of twins was arrested in Oklahoma for practicing cosmetology without a license, Dan called the Associated Press and made it a national story."  MORE

by Soli Deo Gloria (Oklahoma). Our contest theme for January is a change-of-pace. It was suggested by Kaye Newton, Raymond Terrace, Australia. Haiku is a short-form Japanese poem. It has more complexity and nuance than we’re going to honor here, our apologies to any Haiku masters reading this. . MORE

s "I Have a Dream" speech and President Bill Clinton's remarks after the Oklahoma City bombing, which drew inspiring language from this elegant work. MORE

Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang Home Popular Posts About Contact Subscribe via RSS Connect with Jeremiah: twitter friendfeed linkedin flickr technorati Connect with Jeremiah on twitter Ripple 6 says the timing of my report is off [link] Ive observed most vendors are optomistic, brands the opposite. MORE

Not just pre-K for 4-year-olds, as in Oklahoma ’s widely praised program, or for poor children, as President Obama has proposed. MORE

I may be biased, because this speaker in this video is my uncle, former Republican Congressman from Oklahoma Mickey Edwards, but I really enjoyed this talk based on his book, The Parties Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans. MORE