Biography
In August 2004, I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Within a month, over a hundred symptoms – which had plagued me since grade-school – vanished. I’ve learned much about the art of conversation since then and have built a successful ghostwriting career because of it.

Description
Every 30 seconds, I'll share significant discoveries I've made about the art of communication, organization, focus, motivation, self-esteem, perceptions of the passage of time, etc. along with the solutions I employ daily. As part of my presentation, I'll draw on real-time examples from the crowd to show how the ADHD person would interpret certain nonverbal signals – and how you can more effectively communicate with someone who has undiagnosed ADD/ADHD (or acts like they do).

Ignite Phoenix #5 (Nov 3, 2009)


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Biography

Joey Robert Parks’ fascination with the inner workings of the English language began in the third grade, when he rearranged song lyrics to fight boredom. In college, he converted his English and History assignments into fiction exercises to achieve a stress-free 4.0 GPA. Today, he’s happy to report that wordplay is a full-time distraction.

Description

Why is the question mark shaped the way it is? Can you describe the five vocabularies everyone knows? Sherlock Holmes does not exist. Why does language allow us to refer to things that aren’t there? What five words on Spielberg’s “A.I.” movie poster launched a hidden form of storytelling? Prepare to be awed.