"Talk About Thanksgiving"

Talk About Thanksgiving is a brand-new eBook written by my friend, Dr. Geoff Pound.

The book contains a host of stories with a thanksgiving theme that will help speakers and writers to be fresh in their presentations. Although Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a North American holiday, this book is not just for Canadians or Americans. Thanksgiving is a universal quality and it enriches our lives and our communities when we take time out to say ‘Thanks.’

In the preface to this book Geoff writes: Thanksgiving Day, National Day, Founder’s Day, Veteran’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays… It’s a great thing when nations, Colleges, families and individuals mark their calendars and take time out to express gratitude to one another, to institutions, to countries, to people who have served sacrificially or to those who have died.

On such Red Letter days we often say it with flowers, processions, ceremonies, turkey meals, birthday cakes and cards but at such a time it is helpful to have some words with to express our thanks.

Seth and Stories
Why are stories such powerful motivators especially when it comes to important practices such as thanksgiving?

Marketing guru, Seth Godin, warns his readers against employing the ‘battering ram’ of logic to capture people’s hearts and he reminds them of this more excellent way: “People are moved by stories and drama and hints and clues and discovery.”

This eBook collects up a potpourri of stories from a wide range of stellar personalities the world over. Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Thomas Merton, Michael Palin, Michele Obama, Tim Russert, JK Rowling, GK Chesterton, Walter Cronkite, Steve Martin, Seth Godin, Mother Teresa and John Cleese - just to name a few.

John Broadbanks Publishing
I cannot recommend this resource enough! IT REALLY IS A MUST HAVE for those who speak, write and communicate. To purchase this book for only $US7.00 (no added post and packaging charges) from John Broadbanks Publishing at AbeBooks.Com—Dalton Books, follow this link.

Still undecided? Here's one of my favorites from author G. K. Chesterton, expanding the practice of saying grace (thanks). It reminds to me give thanks always:

You say grace before meals alright
But I say grace before the play and the opera,
And grace before the concert and the pantomime.

And grace before I open a book,
And grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing
Walking, playing, dancing,
And grace before I dip pen in ink.