Week 5 Tuesday: Howard Rosenman response and Lighthouse building plans

I think more than anything of what I learned from Howard's lecture was the importance of networking and how simple it can be and how to be friendly and engaging with an audience. All the stories that Howard brought up of how he ended up working for by people by simply being their waiter or of Todd's story of how he set up a business deal through facebook show the importance of how easily connections can get started if you do it in a professional but efficient manner. Also I enjoyed how relaxed but informative Howard was about giving his lecture. He was inviting and interesting to listen to because he sounded as if he was talking to all of us individually. He wasn't reading notes nor did it come across as if he rehearsed a thousand times even though he did. All in all he was an effective speaker and he was able to get people to listen to him. Also he was able to be patient and kind to people's questions no matter the relevance. He inspired me to try to be more natural and easy with public speaking and proves that it is possible to be an effective speaker without being uptight and impersonal.