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Happy holidays! See you next year!

james

Boyd Varty: What I learned from Nelson Mandela | Video on TED.com

Here you have the real meaning of Ubuntu, which I'm sure we've all heard of... This is also an interesting take on life in South Africa and Nelson Mandela...
Please prepare a few questions for Denis Hirson, maybe one or two about the short story and one or two about South Africa today (and then).
See you on Friday... Last class before the New Year!  You're welcome to bring food or drink...
See you in F551. We've also invited Sophie's students to join us.

(If you watch this... please leave a comment on the blog... or am I "peeing in a violin"?)

Oh, and happy new year!

Boyd Varty: What I learned from Nelson Mandela | Video on TED.com

Denis Hirson. Poetry Readings. 2013 - YouTube

Denis Hirson. Poetry Readings. 2013 - YouTube: "Denis Hirson. Poetry Readings. 2013"

Denis will be our guest in our last class before the holidays...  Here he is reading some of his poetry.

You should think of one or two questions to ask him.... perhaps about the short story we read today, or perhaps more general questions about South Africa.

TGIF

james

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Alisa Miller: The news about the news | Video on TED.com

Alisa Miller: The news about the news | Video on TED.com:

This report is from the same period.... about 5 years ago. Is the US an isolated country? A cultural island? This might explain why....  Comments are welcome. (Very welcome... click back to the blog to leave them.)

"Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, talks about why -- though we want to know more about the world than ever -- the US media is actually showing less. Eye-opening stats and graphs."

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Hope they had bad luck interviewing the wrong people...

I hope we can find something similar with french people, or that they really had bad luck asking the wrong questions to the wrong people.

▶ What are the secrets of a great WikiTalk? Phil Waknell - WikiStage ESCP Europe - YouTube

▶ What are the secrets of a great WikiTalk? Phil Waknell - WikiStage ESCP Europe - YouTube:

You might enjoy this talk about giving talks!
What do you think? How about a comment?

(BTW he's slated to speak this coming Sunday at the WikiStage event at the ENCP.
Are you going to buy a ticket and go? I might see you there!)

(Don't forget the debate on Thursday at lunchtime!)

all the best
james






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