What would Jesus (or Walt Disney) do?

Orlando Diocese Men's Rise Up conference
One of five pre-event day rehearsals done over the past two weeks.

 

Orlando Diocese Men's Rise Up conference
Next to last slide.

 

Orlando Diocese Men's Rise Up conference
Third slide.

 

Orlando Diocese Men's Rise Up conference
Context for “backstage setup”. We had to elevate the laptop (my iPhone 7-Plus) to get better bluetooth reception. The VGA cable wasn’t very long.

 

Orlando Diocese Men's Rise Up conference
Context for where the screen is.

 

Orlando Diocese Men's Rise Up conference
More context. One chair stacked upside down on another chair.

 

Orlando Diocese Men's Rise Up conference
Audio-visual booth (center, with open door) in back left corner, next to the cry room.

 

My lavaliere microphone falls apart (that’s never happened to me in 18+ years speaking) one minute before i am supposed to speak.

As Father Benjamin is finishing my brief intro, Jordan is frantically trying to repair the microphone.

All i hear in slow-motion is, “Please – welcome – Jeff – Noel.”

A second or two later Jordan (AV tech) says, “There, it’s fixed.”

i run from the back, down the middle aisle (wich was the plan from the start), genuflect, step up “onstage” and begin.

About 30 seconds in, i realize my presentation slide clicker isn’t working,

Dear Son, did you catch how i resisted the obvious and natural human response to panic and melt-down?

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By jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.