Weathering the
BY ALAN WEISS,
CPAE, CMC, CSP
People have been complaining about the economy
for quite some time. I entered the speaking profession in 1985 and
they were complaining about it then. I understand the Pharaohs were
somewhat concerned about financing the pyramids, but that was slightly
before I was working on my own.
The United States currently has a $14 trillion economy, the strongest
in the history of the world. That, of course, is post-Katrina, post-oil
crisis, post-Iraq, and post Britney Spears becoming unglued. Most of the
countries in which speakers support formal associations have very fine
