We started our Question Contest a few weeks ago. Nineteen people participated, and sent a total of 168 questions and suggestions. We’ve been answering the questions here on the blog, and will continue to do so. At least the ones we can. Some of you came up with really hard stuff! It has been very helpful for us to know what you are interested in. We will be working on implementing all the suggestions. So, the drum roll please.
Photograph © Tom Tiernan
(Here are all the entries. Every question got one entry for the author.)
Now to insure that every contestant is assured of good karma for years to come, we enlisted the help of a monk living in the farthest reaches of the Himalayas. We sent him, via carrier pigeon, the names of each entrant and the number of times they had entered. After many hours of meditation and reflecting how each of these divine entrants had assisted us, VisualsSpeak, the monk hand-wrote each name in order to channel all the good karma at his command. Look at this amazing feat. Every letter perfect. No, this is not an Excel spreadsheet. (Stop looking at the man behind the curtain!)
Photograph © Tom Tiernan
(Chopping up the list. It was just like old times when we chopped up thousands of images many hours a day to make all of our test prototypes.)
Then, we hand cut the karmicly-charged names using our paper cutter, which had been anointed with smelly herbs and vegetables, as instructed by our good buddy the monk. Notice the risk to life and limb we are taking to insure your good karma. One slip and Aye Caramba!
Photograph © Tom Tiernan
(All the entries waiting for the selection)
Here are all the names calmly awaiting their destiny in a hand woven basket from South Africa. We smudged the basket, which is a process of burning sacred herbs and allowing the smoke to cleanse an object or person. So what if we almost burned the house down. You’re worth it! Can’t you feel the names crackling with static electricity, practically leaping out of the basket like a pod of frolicking dolphins crying Me, Me, Pick Me!?
Photograph © Tom Tiernan
(Our winner of a VisualsSpeak ImageSet!)
And the gods rose up as one and decried, we have a winner. Let all rejoice. Congratulations to Chris Kondrat on winning a VisualsSpeak ImageSet. Chris is a professional Trainer. We first met Chris at the annual SIIC conference (Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication). She has been a long time supporter of VisualsSpeak and we are thrilled that she won an ImageSet.
The rest of the people who entered the VisualsSpeak Question Contest will be receiving sixteen 8×10 photographs which can be used for Icebreaker and Group Energizer exercises. Thanks to all who participated. We appreciate your contributions. AND don’t wait for the next Contest to ask a question, make a suggestion, or tell us an idea. We always want to hear what you have to say.
