Experientialism
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Topic: Experientialism
Posted By: greynolds177
Subject: Experientialism
Date Posted: 5/26/13 at 3:51am
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Experientialism is the theory that experience is the source of knowledge. I have had huge success at Games that I have worked in Inverness, Calgary and Pamplona getting the crowd around the arena excited about the Weight Over the Bar by getting them to pass the 56 pound weight around the field by giving it to the person sitting alongside them in the half hour before the event. You can expect smiles and a 50% increase in crowd noise minimum. Try it. Highly recommended. Gerry ------------- A.D.Inverness 1999-present; MWC2006, World Championships 2007, MWC2009 and MWC2014. Organiser of Guinness World Record for Caber Tossing. Scottish Masters International Hall of Fame Inductee 2014. |
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Posted By: stormer
Date Posted: 5/26/13 at 4:13am
Gerry is all about connection verbally ,physically it's good to communicate its really not difficult , but too many miss the point.... 
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Posted By: greynolds177
Date Posted: 8/03/13 at 12:36pm
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Absolutely Stormer - we are finding the mobile phone photographers and Facebook fans are going wild when we give them the chance to contact what we call their own special KODAK MOMENTS! Anything that connects with the crowd is a major plus. One of the good things about Inverness is that our guys are so crowd friendly. Sinclair Patience is a brilliant asset for us as he is always willing to spend some time with the fans and Ray O'Dwyer from Ireland is one of those guys who wears his heart on his sleeve and shares his passion and his frustrations with anyone and everybody in the weight over the bar. I know that some of the gentle giants on the circuit do miss the point but for me when I am commentating - the likes of Jason Young celebrating turning the caber is pure gold. I would also pay good money to see the looks on the faces of the likes of Bruce Aitken, Malky Cleghorn, Frank Cousins, John Macleod and Harry Hancock and Dave Hart over here. I guess I am blessed with some real characters at the moment in this area. ------------- A.D.Inverness 1999-present; MWC2006, World Championships 2007, MWC2009 and MWC2014. Organiser of Guinness World Record for Caber Tossing. Scottish Masters International Hall of Fame Inductee 2014. |