Thomas
W. Christopher
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Training in
wit and public speaking. Self-expression products www.wittyselfexpression.com CafePress.com outlet personal page professional page |
Tools of WitThomas W. Christopher"wit n the ability to relate seemingly disparate things so as to illuminate or amuse; an imaginatively perceptive and articulate individual..." |
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I teach people how to be witty in two senses of "wit": Cleverness and Creativity. Cleverness makes people remember how
you say things: Rhetorically, cleverness most involves the schemes, tricks with word order. Creativity involves the tropes, shifts in the meanings of words. Creativity involves metaphor and conceptual blending, seeing connections where others initially see none. I deliver public speeches in the Colorado Front Range area. Currently I'm offering:
My seminars include:
LinksI'm offering T-shirts and other self-expression products on the Web at www.wittyselfexpression.com I publish an E zine, To Wit on how to be witty. You can view my personal page here. You can view my professional page here. For income, I'm a consultant in High Performance Computing. Belief Service for UUs in MS Word format. Form for constructimg titles and headlines. I thought having a blog on creativity would have announcements of upcoming seminars as well as free information from my workshops, but I've not gotten into blogging yet. I'm too concerned about perfecting my writing before publishing it. Maybe I'll get into it later. Here is a picture of me performing my poetry at the 2005 Harvest Moon Festival. Contact me at:
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I teach people how to be witty: How to give listeners insights they cannot forget in words they love to repeat. (Although, for actual income, I consult in High Performance Computing.) I intend to pass on my researches and speculations concerning creativity (current theory: conceptual blending), rhetoric (the tropes involving conceptual blending), and humor (involving rhetoric). |
About Thomas ChristopherI, Thomas (TC) Christopher, am a part time writer, speaker, storyteller, and poet; although, for a living I consult in High Performance Computing. I was a professor of computer science for 20 years at Illinois Institute of Technology before resigning to write books full time. Currently I am developing a series of (so far well-received) workshops on rhetoric and humor, including: Creating Memorable Speeches, Humorous Plays on Words, and Essentials of Humor. In spare moments, I am a contra dancer and choreographer, Toastmasters ATM-G (the highest speaking award), and a Unitarian Universalist lay preacher. I offer T-shirt designs for the witty. |
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Contact:Thomas Christopher, Ph.D.: Books: Books through Prentice Hall PTR, albeit not related to
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