I am in Springfield today speaking at Capital City’s Speaker Showcase. It is kind of like American Idol, but for speakers. They invite 14 speakers to perform in front of 100 meeting planners and associations who want to hire speakers for their events and conferences. We each get 20 minutes to perform part of our speech. From these performances, the attendees then pick who they want for their conferences. I feel fortunate to be here since all of the speakers are amazing. I also was humbled by the level of skill that the speakers exhibited and their level of professionalism.