Friday, October 23, 2015

Making the Most out of a Very Disappointing Talk

Whenever I go to a public event to give a talk or a book festival or pet expo, there's always a chance that something won't work. So, you make the best of it. That's what happened this past Wednesday.

THE TALK- A Maryland Library worked with Margaret, Ronda and Dana of Inspired Ghost Tracking (of which Tom and I are members) to give a talk about one of most infamous (and violent) ghost investigation cases that I call  "A Double Murder Ghost Investigation."  The talk was scheduled a month in advance and the library even made a really nice on-line poster advertising it (and the talk was FREE). It was on Wednesday, October 21. 

THE TIME REQUIRED -
Some of the IGT members
It took about 45 minutes to drive there (and about 30 minutes to get the books,banner, cards, equipment, etc. together). So just prep and travel time was 2 hours and we were there 2 hours. SO, for 4 hours spent away from family on a weeknight it was frustrating.  Fortunately, we had given the presentation before so I had the power point slides on a thumbdrive.

WHO SHOWED UP? About 14 people, and 10 of them were CHILDREN. Yes, Children. That being said, we the four of us (Tom stayed home with the dogs, fortunately), made a quick decision to show the presentation "How to be a Paranormal Investigator" instead.  (There was no violence, gore, or abuse in that presentation).


MY (ROB) ASSESSMENT OF THE NIGHT -  The Inspired Ghost Tracking Team  knows how to work together to make a bad situation better. Wednesday night was a huge disappointment audience and attendance-wise, but we made a good decision to change the presentation, and despite 2/3rds of the few attendees leaving before we finished, we kept our promise to the library. - I'm really disappointed that the library didn't advertise more, or take names to figure out possible attendance. Knowing numbers of people coming really would've helped reschedule the event to a time when more than 14 people (10 kids) could come.
The murder investigation is in my book "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead"

Who I am

I'm a simple guy who enjoys the simple things in life, especially our dogs. I volunteer for dog rescues, enjoy exercising, blogging, politics, helping friends and neighbors, participating in ghost investigations, coffee, weather, superheroes, comic books, mystery novels, traveling, 70s and 80s music, classic country music,writing books on ghosts and spirits, cooking simply and keeping in shape. You'll find tidbits of all of these things on this blog and more. EMAIL me at Rgutro@gmail.com - Rob

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