Day 3: 15 Influential Speakers...Dr. John Thompson

This will NOT include Zig Ziglar, Tony Robbins, Les Brown, or Brian Tracy - who are essentially on my Mt. Rushmore of speaker influences.

Dr. John Thompson - who taught my Government class freshman year at Oklahoma Christian College in fall of 1986. Held your attention, used storytelling and a powerful voice to teach a class that would otherwise be a boring chore to sit through.

I was never able to fit another class with him in my schedule, sadly. His booming voice also served him well when he sang Shout by the Isley Brothers at a holiday concert - an enduring memory.

If ever a speaker influenced my 'vocal variety', it was him.