INTRODUCTION: JOHN POWERS

JOHN R. POWERS IS THE AUTHOR OF FOUR BOOKS, HIS MOST RECENT

BEING THE JUNK DRAWER, CORNER STORE, FRONT PORCH BLUES. HE IS

ALSO THE PLAYWRIGHT AND CO-PRODUCER OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL,

DO BLACK PATENT LEATHER SHOES REALLY REFLECT UP? WHICH IS

PRESENTLY PLAYING IN OVER A DOZEN CITIES. WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, HE

HAS TWO NEW BOOKS SCHEDULED TO BE PUBLISHED: NEVER WALK A

ROAD THAT DOESN'T LEAD TO YOUR HEART AND HOW TO KEEP THE

PROMISES YOU MAKE TO YOURSELF.

JOHN POWERS HAS AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS BACKGROUND. HE

PERFORMED HIS OWN ONE MAN SHOW, SCISSORS, PAPER, ROCK, IS DOING

A PBS SERIES ON EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND HAS APPEARED ON

HUNDREDS OF RADIO AND TELEVISION SHOWS INCLUDING OPRAH AND

TODAY. JOHN HAS ALSO RECEIVED TWO EMMY AWARDS FOR HIS WORK IN

TELEVISION.

JOHN HOLDS A PH.D. DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM NORTHWESTERN

UNIVERSITY AND WAS A PROFESSOR OF SPEECH AND PERFORMING ARTS

AT NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY.

JOHN POWERS REGULARLY APPEARS BEFORE BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL,

COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL GROUPS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, JOHN R. POWERS.