Originally posted by Mike M: True to his colors, J Scott is unable to keep to the topic on hand and brings in previous administrations.I just re-read my post, and I never once mentioned any previous administration...Though you just did...sounds like you should be lecturing yourself...

Mike, That a possibility, however, I assume that the contexetof those question would be within the scope of the lecture.

The list goes on down to the point of the pyramid where learning is worst - bottom 2 are (I forget the order): Learning from a lecture and learning by reading about it!

Regardless of who you are or where you're from, there are three cases where you absolutely MUST adhere to all the rules:1) In your resume, especially if you are a college graduate.2) On any website you create.3) In most professional communication arenas (teaching, writing, lecturing, seminar-ing, and so forth).However, when you're really bold you get to invent words like 'seminar-ing'......

My first essay was thrown back at me with the comment, "This is the worst essay I have read is my whole career as a lecturer.

The bottom 2 ways of learning involved reading about it or listening to a lecture about how to do it.

If you are a great public speaker and someone wants to hire you to give a lecture or speech, that's one thing, but when you sell tax-deductible cruise ship seminars to Somalia then you become a guru-pirate!

Even the best teachers will never turn out innovative young people if they're being force to follow the curriculum and teaching methods currently in use.There needs to a be complete overhaul of the system that allows experts (not bureaucrats) to design the types of curriculum necessary to teach problem solving, innovation, business skills, management skills, financial skills, etc, in ways that allow students to take an active role in their education (as opposed to sitting back and being lectured to).Now, I'm not going to pretend it's an easy problem to solve or that I have all the answers...in fact, I have no idea how to begin revolutionizing our educational system in this manner, but in my opinion, that's where we need to eventually get...

Also, with all due respect, As business people, we also like straight to the point answers which was the purpose of this thread, not long winded history lectures or dismissive/subjective arguments. 

I planned to just go and see what they had to offer and what I could learn from the free 2 hour lecture. 2 Hours and $200 later I walked away with a full weekend in my May calendar now occupied by their 3 day insiders summit seminar.