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Roger Gilbertson - keynote speaker
- What is a FAQ?
- FAQ means Frequently Asked Questions -
a webwide
convention to save some time through
anticipation.
- Why do you like speaking?
- It is a way to communicate at a
fundamental level -
beyond the shorted dimensions of writing,
e-mail, or the
telephone. And personal speaking allows
living presence feedback and
feedforward: between the audience and the
speaker.
- Why do you have a fee for some
audiences and
not for others?
- The American economy emphasizes money
- but I don't.
However, my credibility does depend
on profit and
celebrity: often a pair. If the audience
is "for profit"
then so am I.
- When can you wear your uniform to
speak?
- The ethical rules for a retired
Admiral
prevent me from wearing the uniform -
except
for certain Navy-specific functions. I
can never
speak as an official spokesperson for the
Navy.
My thoughts and their voicing are mine.
- What do you look like in your uniform?
- My formal portrait is at the Navy
site. Check out the speech summaries
there. And another,
informal, picture is at the end of these
FAQ's.
- Why are the pictures on your site
small?
- It doesn't take a long time to
download
small pictures to your computer.
The bigger the picture the longer it takes
to get
to you - and you might not want to wait
for it.
But visuals are useful to communicate in
any medium.
So I use some graphics but keep in mind
that not everyone has a gold-plated web
connection.
- What does
"Admiral RED,
WHITE
and
BLUE" mean?
- I earned that nick-name from the other
Admirals
who heard me speak. It encompasses a
range of
characteristics - energy, enthusiasm,
knowledge.
And a touch of flamboyance. I want
audiences to remember messages I send and
the path
there is through me.
- Why do you want to continue a speaking
career
past Navy retirement?
- I don't like the word "retirement." I
intend
to remain active for the rest of my life.
Speaking
is a way to remain active, current, vital.
- Who designed your website?
- Me. I have a long background of
participation
in the computer revolution.
This web site is simple and easy for me to
maintain.
I took the first
class ever offered in digital computers at
Georgia Tech. It was in the Math
Department and
was entirely theory.
- When was that?
- I took that course in the Fall of
1955 - two years before Georgia Tech had a
digital
computer. So we had to learn theory:
there was
no computer to practice on. I know, I
know, in the year 2000 an even 45 years
ago. I can't believe it either.
I still have the curiosity of a 6 year
old, the enery of an 18 year
old, and maybe the wisdom of a 109 year
old: but Mayor Koch and I still resemble
each other - what
an asset for a speaker!
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