The Age of Conversation

Last week I wrapped up my chapter of The Age of Conversation, swallowed hard, and sent it on to the great blogging mavens, Drew and Gavin. Hopefully my clumsy attempt at writing won't bring the quality of the book down too much, as the proceeds from the sale will be donated to the charity for children, Variety.

The name of my chapter is "Getting Past the Conversation Bottleneck." I'll post a link when it's up for sale and invite you to discuss anything within it here. I'll also do my best to keep track of the discussions about the various chapters as they occur and give you links to some of the more interesting ones.

For your enjoyment, here is the entire list of authors. - Cam Beck

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
Mindblob (Luc)
Sean Howard
Tim Jackson
Patrick Schaber
Roberta Rosenberg
Uwe Hook
Tony D. Clark
Todd Andrlik
Toby Bloomberg
Steve Woodruff
Steve Bannister
Steve Roesler
Stanley Johnson
Spike Jones
Nathan Snell
Simon Payn
Ryan Rasmussen
Ron Shevlin
Roger Anderson
Bob Hruzek
Rishi Desai
Phil Gerbyshak
Peter Corbett
Pete Deutschman
Nick Rice
Nick Wright
Mitch Joel
Michael Morton
Mark Earls
Mark Blair
Mario Vellandi
Lori Magno
Kristin Gorski
Krishna De
Kris Hoet
Kofl 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 Pollinchock
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

 

Comments

[RyanBarrett]

I was so nervous to send in my chapter as well. We might be writing on fairly similar subjects (though not identical, thank goodness). My piece is called Face-to-Avatar. I'm quite excited to read your description/definition of the "bottleneck" and your conclusions on the subject.

[Connie Reece]

Cam, I was a bit nervous to send in my chapter as well. I've been writing for ages but only blogging for about 6 months. One of the great things about this project, though, is the diversity of the contributors. I'm looking forward to reading your submission.

[Robert Hruzek]

Don't worry, Cam; if mine doesn't send them running screaming into the night, then yours is probably safe!

Can't wait to see the finished product, though...

[Steve Roesler]

Hey, this is actually kind of amusing. People who write every day getting nervous about what a one-pager will look like compared with that of their much-admired colleagues.

Uh, yeah, me too.

Am really looking forward to the finished product and exceedingly proud to be a part of the group.

[Becky Carroll]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who wanted to take back my chapter after I sent it in! I think we can be our own worst critic at times, so I am sure our chapters are all going to rock! I look forward to seeing all the other chapters. Thanks for highlighting the ebook, Cam!

[Valeria Maltoni]

Cam:

Fantastic idea about the bottleneck. Here's my take on seeing yourself too closely: you take yourself for granted. We all do. We tend to filter and discard ideas before we give them room to breathe. Want to know what that oxygen is? Conversation -- you go it! Looking forward to reading you all.

[mindblob]

Hey Cam,

You mean the bottleneck is how our throats felt when we clicked on the "send" button, right? LOL!

More seriously, I like this appropriate metaphor and can't wait to read your take on "the Age of Conversation".