A Grand Conversation for the New Age

July 12, 2007

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The Era of Enlightenment is back in full glory. After 250 years since these classicists helped fuel a revolution of ideas across Europe and in the New World, a Grand New Coalition has formed to spread the merits of thinking open-mindedly and the power of conversation as a tool to further the humanistic, commercial, and spiritual progress of mankind. The following individuals have come together for a wondrous cause.

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Gavin Heaton
Drew McLellan
CK
Valeria Maltoni
Emily Reed
Katie Chatfield
Greg Verdino
Mack Collier
Lewis Green
Sacrum
Ann Handley
Mike Sansone
Paul McEnany
Roger von Oech
Anna Farmery
David Armano
Bob Glaza
Mark Goren
Matt Dickman
Scott Monty
Richard Huntington
Cam Beck
David Reich
Luc Debaisieux

Steve Woodruff
Steve Bannister
Steve Roesler
Stanley Johnson
Spike Jones
Nathan Snell
Simon Payn
Ryan Rasmussen
Ron Shevlin
Roger Anderson
Robert Hruzek
Rishi Desai
Phil Gerbyshak
Peter Corbett
Pete Deutschman
Nick Rice
Nick Wright
Michael Morton
Mark Earls
Mark Blair
Mario Vellandi
Lori Magno
Kristin Gorski
CB Whittemore
Kris Hoet
G.Kofi Annan
Kimberly Dawn Wells
Karl Long
Julie Fleischer
Jordan Behan

John La Grou
Joe Raasch
Jim Kukral
Jessica Hagy
Janet Green
Jamey Shiels
Dr. Graham Hill
Gia Facchini
Geert Desager
Gaurav Mishra
Gary Schoeniger
Gareth Kay
Faris Yakob
Emily Clasper
Ed Cotton
Dustin Jacobsen
Tom Clifford
David Polinchock
David Koopmans
David Brazeal
David Berkowitz
Carolyn Manning
Craig Wilson

Cord Silverstein
Connie Reece
Colin McKay
Chris Newlan
Chris Corrigan
Cedric Giorgi
Brian Reich
Becky Carroll
Arun Rajagopal
Andy Nulman
Amy Jussel
AJ James
Kim Klaver
Sandy Renshaw
Susan Bird
Ryan Barrett
Troy Worman
S. Neil Vineberg

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These individuals have each contributed a page to a book called “The Age of Conversation”. In it, each author discusses their perspective on how conversation is best seen and applied in this new millennium. I’m happy to be one of the authors included, and I recommend you keep it in mind for your bookshelf.

Sales proceeds will be going toward the children’s charity Variety.

 

Official website:

Age of Conversation


To purchase:

stores.lulu.com/ageofconversation

{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Cam Beck July 13, 2007 at 09:53

Wow. Gorgeous treatment, Mario. Great job.

2 Mario Vellandi July 13, 2007 at 15:53

Thanks. I wanted to give it a sophisticated look with the flourished crests and calligraphic type set against a faux parchment backdop.

3 Gavin Heaton July 15, 2007 at 04:32

Mario … this is a thing of beauty!

4 Steve Roesler July 16, 2007 at 12:11

Wow, Mario, very elegant and inviting treatment!

5 CK July 16, 2007 at 16:33

You beauty…look at what you created. This, and you, are so special. Thank you ;-) .

6 Cam Beck July 17, 2007 at 05:27

My German is a bit rusty… is the title of this post “The Age of Conversation?”

7 Mario Vellandi July 17, 2007 at 07:56

You got it! To be more precise it would have been “Die Zeitalter” instead of “Alter”; more fancifully, I would have used “Die Epoche”. But I reckoned at least one part of this post should remain simple.

8 C. B. Whittemore August 7, 2007 at 15:26

Mario, what a spectacular and thought-provoking way to promote the Age of Conversation! Thank you. And I love your article. BTW, author #103 – CB Whittemore/Flooring The Consumer – is missing.

9 Mario Vellandi August 8, 2007 at 08:16

Thanks! I just added your link.

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