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Iowa State University Visit March 30, 2017  On March 30th I was in Ames, Iowa, a town of 60,000 people which includes the 36,000 students attending Iowa State University.   The business faculty had invited me to speak about communication and leadership in general, and Toastmasters specifically.   The business faculty is interested in ways that they can make their graduates even more valuable to prospective employers, although they are already highly successful in this regard. Throughout the day I had a series of meetings with students, faculty and senior administrators, and concluded with a presentation in a large lecture hall.   The university newspaper published the following article about my talk. http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/article_dbcd102c-1594-11e7-9570-938ccdac0ea3.html?platform=hootsuite The day concluded with a meal at Hickory Park BBQ restaurant (http://www.hickoryparkames.com).  I highly recommend. This was an encouraging visit to a u...