the TV special<\/a>. But the TV special isn’t working for me, so I paused briefly for this post.<\/p>\nOn the simplest level, Randy was clearly an excellent speaker and I think I’ll leave it at that. Let’s not let the undoubted emotional back-drop detract from that. Like some of the best presentations I’ve ever seen, it might be light on technical detail, but the message stays with you.<\/p>\n
Oh, and I’m sorry if this is very old news, but I’d never seen the videos so, just in case you haven’t either, I recommend them. Forget the sentiment (you probably will after 5 or 6 minutes) and just watch a smart, apparently honest man do what he clearly loved doing.<\/p>\n
P.S. If you have any remaining doubts about watching the videos …. a) Cuddly Toys on stage during a presentation. b) The concept of Tiggerish-ness (whilst not specifically named). What’s not to like?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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