Speaking Engagements & Appearances:

In addition to my weekly appearances on "A Way with Words," I provide lively presentations to various groups, and can tailor my remarks to meet your organization's needs and interests. Among the topics I speak about most often:

--The Joys of Language (also known as "Diving into Dictionaries")

--The Wild-and-Crazy World of Regional Dialects ("Soda vs. "Pop")

--How Flowers Got Their Names

--How Foods Got Their Names

If you'd like to book an engagement, click here.

2006 - Partial List of Upcoming Appearances:

Jan 06--Radio guest, WFPL, "State of Affairs" (corporate jargon)

Jan 19--San Diego Uptown Sunrise Rotary

Mar 14--La Jolla Rotary

Mar 25--Chalice Unitarian Universalist, Escondido - (open to public)

Apr 22--San Diego Shakespeare Society fundraiser, Emcee

Apr 29--Student Shakespeare Festival, Balboa Park, San Diego

Apr 30--Barnes & Noble bookstores, San Diego (Hazard Center & Escondido)

May 04--Int'l. Ass'n. of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) Conference

May 12--The Grove bookstore , "Wine, Words, and Witticisms," San Diego

May 17--Nat'l Ass'n of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Awards, Emcee

May 22--OASIS lecture, "Regionalisms," San Diego

May 28-Mensa Regional Gathering, Lake San Marcos

Jun 12 -- College-Rolando Public Library, San Diego

Jul 19--The Jazz Factory, Louisville,KY (Jazz and the Spoken Word)

More TBA

2005 - Selected List of Speaking Engagements & Public Appearances:

Jan. 05--The Jazz Factory, Louisville, Kentucky (reading)

Mar. 22--San Diego State University, with Richard Lederer

Apr. 02--KPBS Spring Gala, Natural History Museum, San Diego

Apr. 05--Talk and Booksigning, Borders, Mission Valley

Apr. 06--Emcee and speaker, "The Meaning of Food," KPBS

Jun. 24--Emcee, The Santaluz Club (San Diego) KPBS fundraiser

Jul.  22--Radio guest, WFPL, "State of Affairs" (slang)

Aug. 03--The Jazz Factory, Louisville (reading)

Sep. 10--Friends of the San Diego Public Library, Mission Valley

Sep. 12--KPBS 45th Anniversary, Fleet Science Center, San Diego

Sep. 21--Emcee, Terry Gross Lecture, San Diego State

Oct. 24--Celebrity Sonnet Presentations, San Diego Shakespeare

                   Society, Old Globe Theatre

Oct. 31--OASIS lecture with Richard Lederer, San Diego

Nov. 01--San Diego REPertory Theatre

Nov. 06--Booksigning, Warwick's bookstore, La Jolla, CA

Nov. 09--Society for Technical Communication, San Diego:

                   "An Evening of  Language and Laughter" with Richard Lederer

Dec. 12--Carlsbad City Library -- with Richard Lederer
Dec. 15--Rotary Club (Downtown Chapter), San Diego