Episode #48: Leading Without Authority

Join Bo an Ryan as they rap about leadership -- not just any leadership, but leadership without authority.  We all can be leaders, and it is up to us to step forward.  Discussion based on article of the same name in the October edition of the Toastmaster magazine by Dave Zielinski.

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Episode #47: Interview with Debra Johanyak

Dr. Debra Johanyak grew up in Akron, Ohio. Her graduate studies included a year in Shiraz, Iran, where she held a teaching assistantship. Debra began her professional career as an English instructor, and later, as an assistant professor, at Kent State University before coming to The University of Akron Wayne College, where she currently is Professor of English. She also is Past President of the Ohio Association of Two Year Colleges (1999-2000).

In addition to teaching English composition and literature courses, including Shakespeare and His World, Debra enjoys writing and publishing. Several short stories appear in literary magazines, with dozens of articles published in professional and popular journals or websites. Her book Shakespeare's World was published by Prentice Hall in 2004, and a second book, Behind the Veil (about the 1979 Iran hostage crisis), will be published by The University of Akron press in 2006. She currently is co-editing a collection of essays about Shakespeare and the Orient with Walter Lim of Singapore National University.

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Episode #46: Interview with Bob Katz

Bob Katz is an author and consultant working on a book about public speaking in America. His most recent book is Elaine’s Circle: A Teacher, A Student, A Classroom, and One Unforgettable Year.

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