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DJP Update 7-28-2020 1- Get a free Kindle copy of my 2nd book, THE LITTLE RED BOOK OF LEADERSHIP LESSONS. 2- R.I.P. Roy Vandiver, MD

DJP Update July 28, 2020 1- Get a free Kindle copy of my 2nd book, THE LITTLE RED BOOK OF LEADERSHIP LESSONS.
At this moment, Amazon is offering free Kindle copies of my 2nd book, THE LITTLE RED BOOK OF LEADERSHIP LESSONS.  Get your copy now.
You can obtain the free Kindle copy at:  
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Leadership-Lessons-Books-ebook/dp/B009NYHMK0/ref=sr_1_2?crid=31MPPLCW5IZP3&dchild=1&keywords=donald+palmisano&qid=1595972434&sprefix=donald+palmisano%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-2
You can learn more about the book at AMAZON link above and at https://onleadership.us
The book has 243 pages of quotes and observations plus 106 images including a photo of President Barack Obama holding my 1st book, ON LEADERSHIP.
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And while you are getting the free Kindle book above and perhaps buying a print copy for others, don’t forget my latest book, A LEADER’S GUIDE TO GIVING A MEMORABLE SPEECH.  More details at:  https://donaldpalmisano.com
A great gift for emerging leaders and high school and college students.  Give them a head start to leadership!

2- R.I.P. Roy Wesley Vandiver, MD, a wonderful friend
A friend, Roy Wesley Vandiver, MD, died at age 84 on April 15, 2020.
Those who knew Roy in Georgia and at the AMA understand what a treasure the world lost.  He was a talented neurosurgeon, business man, and a kind and gentle man. He was a perfect example of a gentleman.
Read his obituary to get an idea what you missed if you did not know him.  The second link gives a peek into the charitable work he and his wonderful wife Maureen accomplished.
May he Rest in Peace.
https://www.asturner.com/obituaries/Dr-Roy-Wesley-Vandiver?obId=12691682
https://www.dekalbmedical.org/foundation/about/donor-profiles/maureen-and-roy-vandiver-md

Stay well.  Stay safe!  Now getting ready for tonight’s ZOOM session with Orleans and Jefferson Parish medical societies to hear experts on the front lines treating patients with COVID-19.  An excellent way to stay informed about local conditions.  A good model to copy.

Donald
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DJP Update July 17, 2020 – 1- Video podcast with KevinMD re the importance of story in memorable speeches – 2- LAGNIAPPE

DJP Update July 17, 2020 – 1- Video podcast with KevinMD re the importance of story in memorable speeches – 2- LAGNIAPPE

Getting word out about my latest book has been a challenge with the COVID-19 pandemic.  Studio interviews and book signings cancelled.  But challenges inspire creativity and the world responds with easier and better video conferencing.  After much research and trial and error, I now have my videocasting studio completed in my home library with professional lights and green screen background.

Here is the latest interview with the Internet famous KevinMD.  He is very professional and creates a good product.  I recommend you join his free updates.  My interview with him was posted last night.

You can view it by going to:  
https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/07/the-power-of-story-and-other-essential-physician-speaking-tips-podcast.html
 And leave a comment!

An image from the podcast:

LAGNIAPPE:  If you missed another interview, go to: http://breakingmed.org/article.html?articleid=82159 for the interview with Peggy Peck, Editor-in-Chief of BreakingMed. 

Special Considerations for Communicating With Colleagues and Patients: Covid-19

Also, see my article in MEDPAGE TODAY entitled:  Op-Ed: Crises, Clashes, and Cures: Medical Leadership and Communication

https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/generalprofessionalissues/87187

An important message from these interviews:  Include personal stories in your speeches and interviews.  Always have a short key message that you will include before the interview or speech is completed.

Stay well.  Stay Safe!  I wear a mask and a face shield when I venture out.  Strongly recommend the same to you.  I will be 81 y.o. this month and am fortunate to have the longevity gene but departure can occur at any time as we all know!  I would like to get my new book, A LEADER’S GUIDE TO GIVING A MEMORABLE SPEECH, on the bestseller list before I depart this earth.  Any help you can give by spreading the word is appreciated!  

Book details: https://donaldpalmisano.com

Thanks to the 1471 on my DJP Update list for your continued reading of my reflections over the years!
Donald


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DJP Update April 16, 2020 – 1- A simple way to increase speed in your WiFi with this amazing invention. 2- My new book… plus a READER MEETS AUTHOR session April 30


DJP Update April 16, 2020 – 1- A simple way to increase speed in your WiFi with this amazing invention. 2- My new book is now being delivered despite COVID-19 plus a READER MEETS AUTHOR session April 30.

1- If you need faster speed for WiFi, this is one answer: Powerline adapter.
Our modem and router for Cox cable WiFi are in 2nd floor library. Fast WiFi speed there of 100 Mbps or more download. But in other parts of house slow or absence. Installed 2 Nighthawk Extenders, one in 1st floor den and one on 3rd floor in converted attic for writing and photography. First floor den works fine for Internet speed but still problems on 3rd floor and other parts of house.  To check the speech of your WiFi, download an app such as Net Analyzer or Speedtest or you just can go directly go website of Speedtest:  https://www.speedtest.net

I asked Bart Colosino, my webmaster, about new modem and router models (mine are very old) and he recomnended some but suggested I try the Powerline Adapters for Ethernet first. However, I do not have wall ethernet jacks.  The Powerline adapters solve the problem.
I bought two “XyXEL Pass-Thru Ethernet Adapters HD Powerline Adapters 2000” from Amazon and they are amazing. Connect ethernet cable to back of router in one of the ethernet ports and other end into Powerline device that plugs into electrical wall socket. (Bart and the company cautioned not to use a circuit breaker between device and wall socket. That slows speed down a lot.)

Installation took only a few minutes. Takes 2 seconds at each device to activate encryption by holding one button for 2 seconds and then same button on other device for 2 seconds. Do this simple encryption connection in the same room.  Then you leave one of the devices in the electrical outlet connected with ethernet cable to the router.  The other device can be plugged into any electrical outlet in any room in the house.  Amazing invention!

Then connect ethernet cable to computer and it works!  Turn off wifi on computer and the wire connection takes over.

Internet speed on 3rd floor went from absence or 5 Mbps download to 127 Mbps download!  The connection is traveling via the electrical wires in the house.  No need to install ethernet cabling inside walls.
Price for a set of 2 with electrical connection on outside is $84.99 at AMAZON.  Link showing device and more information:  https://www.amazon.com/Pass-Thru-Ethernet-Adapter-Powerline-PLA5456KIT/dp/B0173CGWFY/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=powerline+ethernet+adapter+2000&qid=1586991469&sr=8-10

I recommend that you get CAT8 version of ethernet cable to connect from Powerline device to your computer.  If you have a newer model of Apple Mac computer with the Thunderbolt 3 ports and no ethernet port, just get an accessory adapter that has Thunderbolt 3 on one end and ethernet port on other end.  That is what I did for my 2018 MacBook Pro 13”.  On my 2009 MacBook Pro 15” there is an ethernet port on it.
A link to a connecting cable to connect ethernet cable to MacBook Thunderbolt 3 port:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077KXY71Q/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B077KXY71Q&pd_rd_w=XLnr6&pf_rd_p=48d372c1-f7e1-4b8b-9d02-4bd86f5158c5&pd_rd_wg=gjg9b&pf_rd_r=QBYWWXG4P8JKN7J6ZN0B&pd_rd_r=ea962571-3f6e-482e-b686-2f29e674a48a&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExNk84RVFLSlMzV1BUJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTUxNjYwSUtHRjJYMzAwR1pYJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3NTk3MjYxUUlPRk5DUDFZSFZJJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
For an illustration how this Powerline invention works, go to these two links:

Here is a YouTube video that explains the Powerline technology:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1SpY1vwEIJI

Plus an article from ZyXEL:
https://www.zyxel.com/us/en/products_services/2000-Mbps-HomePlug-AV2-Powerline-Pass-Thru-2-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-Adapter-PLA5456/

Please let me know if you find this type of information about gadgets of value.

2- My new book, A LEADER’S GUIDE TO GIVING A MEMORABLE SPEECH, published April 7, is now being delivered in the print edition following delay because of COVID-19.  Friends wrote that Amazon delivered the print copy of the book this week.  The electronic versions, Amazon’s KINDLE and Barnes & Noble’s NOOK etc. have been available since April 7.  I completed my video casting studio with a lot of help from Robin!  It is in the 2nd floor library of our home.  I have some high-tech equipment and the audio and high definition are great.  With the new fast speed connection of ethernet to Internet, there should not be any lag in image.  Plan to use ZOOM as the connection software but also can use SKYPE if studio requires it.  Will use this equipment for interviews and for teaching at Tulane Medical School.  And yes, if you enjoy my book, please write a great review on Amazon, etc.  My next book may be the journey to publishing a book and dealing with all of the drama to get the book recognized after publication, especially after a pandemic!  Just kidding!  Before I depart this Earth, I believe I have one novel in me, a suspense thriller!

UPCOMING SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS ALLIANCE (SIBA) Live Video Meeting READER MEETS AUTHOR featuring my book on April 30 at 3 pm Central (4 pm Eastern). Connection information will be available from Garden District Book Shop soon for those who wish to attend the ZOOM meeting.  Their phone number in New Orleans is 504-895-2266 for more information.  They can send you the connection link and  password by email after you register.  If you don’t have ZOOM, don’t worry.  It can download instantly when you sign up for a ZOOM meeting.  ZOOM recently updated all of its security measures. I will use my new videocasting studio to discuss my book and answer questions.

Thanks for your time!
Stay safe.  Stay well.
Donald
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DJP Update 4-7-2020: 1- Thanks to all medical professionals and the staff on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic! 2- Book launch in the midst of a pandemic!

DJP Update 4-7-2020: 1- Thanks to all medical professionals and the staff on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic!

The work of the doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and all who assist in caring and transport and cleaning the facilities deserve our praise and admiration.  They are acting in the highest tradition of the medical profession.  Proud of them!  Of course, the first responders are appreciated greatly and that includes the police and fire departments.


On a local level, I appreciate the work of our Louisiana State Medical Society and the Orleans Parish and Jefferson Parish Medical Societies who are keeping us informed on medical issues during this pandemic.  Orleans and Jefferson Parish Medical Societies are holding ZOOM (optional phone call in) 1.5 hour conferences where physicians can speak to treating physicians on the front lines as well as health department physicians and other advisors.  Communication is essential during a crisis and leadership demands it.  I give them high marks.  Tonight we just finished another ZOOM session. Experience trumps theory in a crisis.


I tell friends also to go to trusted sources for updated information such as the CDC https://www.cdc.gov .  And pay attention to the daily medical updates by Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NAIAD) and Dr. Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator.


Listen to the experts.  Avoid rumors on social media.  Scams and misinformation may reside there.


Give a call to friends and loved ones.  Don’t let those you care for get lonely.


We will get through this just like we did with disasters like Hurricane Katrina, World Wars, and more.  If the world stopped focusing on shame and blame and focused on the root cause of problems and how to fix them, improvement would occur sooner.


2. The book!
If you had to pick a time to launch a new book, it would not be during a deadly pandemic!  But the crystal ball was out of order and today, April 7, 2020, is the official release of my new book, A LEADER’S GUIDE TO GIVING A MEMORABLE SPEECH.  All preorders were scheduled to be delivered today!  However, AMAZON, as one example, sent the following out by email today:
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AMAZON Shipment Delay
“Hello,We’re encountering a delay in shipping your order. We’ll make every effort to get the delayed item to you as soon as possible. If you still want this item, please confirm below. We apologize for the delay.”

All of you nice folks who ordered a copy or multiple copies as gifts, please do not cancel the order!  Meanwhile, order a Kindle copy and start reading now.  The print copy will arrive in the future. I ordered both a print copy and a Kindle copy in January just to see when they would arrive.  The Kindle copy arrived at 12:01 am this morning as promised for a delivery date of April 7.  I initially got a note that the print copy would arrive tonight at 11 pm.  However, later today I got the notice about further delay.


All of you who are giving interviews about the pandemic because of your leadership position would find helpful tips in the book.  Remember, in a crisis, it is especially important for leaders to give memorable speeches.  I have a chapter devoted to that topic in the book.

Don’t forget that you can see a list of the chapters, the prepublication reviews, and the great FOREWORD by the NYTimes bestselling author, Tess Gerritsen, at:  

FOREWORD: https://donaldpalmisano.com/a-leaders-guide-to-giving-a-memorable-speech/foreword-by-tess-gerritsen/

TABLE OF CONTENTS: https://donaldpalmisano.com/a-leaders-guide-to-giving-a-memorable-speech/table-of-contents/

REVIEWS: https://donaldpalmisano.com/a-leaders-guide-to-giving-a-memorable-speech/reviews/

Well, that is it.  Hope you don’t mind the repeat promotion of the book but these are unusual times and friends understand.  Looks like the quest for 7,500-10,000 copies sold in the first week of publication to make the bestseller list is almost an impossible goal with the pandemic.  However, as my beloved Dad said and you heard me say it many times in my speeches, DO YOUR HOMEWORK, HAVE COURAGE, AND DON’T GIVE UP!.  Well, I am not giving up.  My home TV interview studio is almost complete as the last of the equipment arrived today.  YouTube is a wonderful teacher if you don’t have an electrical engineering degree!  The goal will be to encourage interviews on the topic of how to give a memorable speech during a crisis.
Thanks for your time!

Donald
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DJP Update 4-3-2020: AMA Meeting suspended; Latest Interview

1- AMA June 2020 Annual Meeting suspended because of pandemic
2- Interview “Special Considerations for Communicating With Colleagues and Patients: COVID-19”

1- AMA June 2020 Annual Meeting suspended because of COVID-19 pandemic

Excerpt from email sent by AMA Speaker and Board Chair today:
“Given the current pandemic and the demands upon our physicians and healthcare system, combined with government mandates prohibiting large-scale gatherings in Chicago and continuing restrictions on travel throughout the country, your AMA Board of Trustees has declared that an emergency condition exists per Section 13.1 of our AMA Bylaws and that the planned regular June 2020 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates is therefore suspended.”
“Your Board will continue to monitor the evolving situation and we anticipate convening a Special Meeting of the House of Delegates–a limited virtual meeting to conduct essential business and transition leadership–when conditions have improved and a quorum can reasonably be achieved.”
Bruce A. Scott, MD, Speaker, House of Delegates

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, Chair AMA Board

2- Interview from afar re communication during a crisis

Here is the future.  Communicating with news organizations, including TV, radio, print, and Internet companies via computer, modem, and streaming camera.  It is being done now, of course, but the future will have lots more of it.  Many techniques to learn to have the interview look professional.
My home high-tech TV and Radio interview setup is not complete yet.  The interview below did not have my latest high-tech equipment installed yet.  However, the studio will be completed by next week, the same time my new book is released on April 7. Hard to find a high-quality streaming video camera as all sold out.  Finally got one ordered last night (the last one available by buying a package deal with headphones).  ZOOM was the vehicle for the interview connection.  Incidentally, I am using ZOOM and my current setup to teach at Tulane Medical School.  Today I participated in a 2-hour session with other professors and the medical students.

The following interview is with Peggy Peck, the outstanding reporter and now Editor-In-Chief of BreakingMed.

Peggy Peck

Editor-in-Chief

“Peggy Peck’s work received national recognition and awards from the American Association of Healthcare Journalists, the American Association of Business Press Editors, The Jesse H. Neal Awards, and Medical Marketing and Media. Her byline has appeared in Internal Medicine News, Family Practice News, Physicians’ Management, Modern Medicine, Medical Tribune, The New York Times Medical News Service, UPI, Reuters, WebMD, and Medscape.”The Interview 3-30-2020:

Special Considerations for Communicating With Colleagues and Patients: Covid-19
Exclusive video interview with Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, author of “A Leader’s Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech” and former President of the American Medical Association

http://breakingmed.org/article.html?articleid=82159
Stay safe!
P.S. Tough to market a new book with book signings and TV interviews cancelled because of COVID-19.  Goal is to get some interviews via new streaming setup at home!  Much appreciation if you can spread the word about the book, A LEADER’S GUIDE TO GIVING A MEMORABLE SPEECH.  Hope the folks who ordered from Amazon get the book on the promised delivery date of April 7.  Only time will tell.  Incidentally, I mentioned in the interview 3-30-2020 the memorable speech by Queen Elizabeth discussed in my book chapter on memorable speeches by women. I quoted from it.  Then yesterday, April 2, Peggy Noonan wrote column in Wall Street Journal using that speech with essentially the same quote as an example of a powerful speech in a crisis.  Quite a coincidence!
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COVID-19 “Coronavirus Disease 2019” and LAGNIAPPE: Books!

DJP Update 3-20-2020 A good video featuring Erica Saphire, PhD on the pandemic:  Terminology:  SARS-CoV-2 is the virus, COVID-19 is the disease, frequently displayed as “Coronavirus Disease 2019”; LAGNIAPPE
1- Dr Erica Saphire is worth watching on YouTube.  Good graphics too with her presentation.  Thanks and a tip of the hat to my friend Raymond French who alerted me to this video. 
Here is the video featuring Dr. Erica Saphire:  https://youtu.be/hUutyT8fOWI
Also pay attention to pronouncements on the news by Dr. Deborah Birx, Response Coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force. Her past accomplishments include being Director of Walter Reed HIV Research Program.  She doesn’t need any advice in my new book on public speaking.  She presents the facts clearly and effectively.

Skip the rumors on social media and pay attention to these brilliant women.  And let’s hope that those politicians who focus on “shame and blame” will stop doing that and focus on root causes, prevention, and cure.  We are Americans, not enemy combatants. Let’s work together.
LAGNIAPPE:
2- Another accomplished woman in a different sphere is the pediatric surgeon, artist, and author of books, Dr. Susan Adelman.  Some of you know Susan and her husband Marty, Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law at George Washington University School of Law, from Susan’s tour of duty on the AMA Board. 
Here is a nice article about Susan:  https://thejewishnews.com/2019/10/31/susan-adelman-makes-her-mark/
And here is a link to her 2nd book, AFTER SATURDAY COMES SUNDAY, published in 2018.
https://www.gorgiaspress.com/after-saturday-comes-sunday
3- The current pandemic affects all of us in many ways.  Thanks to all of the nurses, doctors, and first responders currently on the front lines as we witness medicine in a time of a pandemic.
A minor frustration is having a new book get published in the midst of the pandemic.  TV shows and book signings to discuss the book are cancelled.  That is what is happening to my new book debut on April 7.  This week’s interview at WWLTV in New Orleans is one example of a cancellation.  Thus, time to get creative.  I am going to set up a “recording” studio at my home so that I can do radio and TV shows live from home.  Will use high tech camera and microphones.  My wonderful nephew, Dr. Michael Brown, that many of you know from my AMA Inauguration in 2003 when he sang during the inauguration with the 3 terrific backup singers, all women from local, state and national medical and Alliance groups, is a talented musician and a great resource for me.  He produced the 8 videos about my new book, A LEADER’S GUIDE TO GIVING A MEMORABLE SPEECH.  The short videos can be viewed from the website featuring the new book: 
https://donaldpalmisano.com
Also, I joined Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to add to my social media presence of Twitter (on Twitter since 2009).  I hope to get the word out on social media about the new book to overcome the impediments of the pandemic!
Any help you can give for the marketing of the book will be appreciated greatly.  Makes a nice gift for helping the kids learn the secrets of public speaking as well as a graduation gift in addition to improving the speeches of medical leaders and other business folks. Leadership requires excellent communication. 
More on the book:  See the early reviews of my book and the wonderful FOREWORD by Tess Gerritsen, a wonderful lady and New York Times bestselling author who has sold more than 30 millions copies of her novels worldwide.  Go to the following links below.
REVIEWS:  https://donaldpalmisano.com/a-leaders-guide-to-giving-a-memorable-speech/reviews/
FOREWORD:  https://donaldpalmisano.com/a-leaders-guide-to-giving-a-memorable-speech/foreword-by-tess-gerritsen/
TABLE OF CONTENTS:https://donaldpalmisano.com/a-leaders-guide-to-giving-a-memorable-speech/table-of-contents/
Stay well and be safe.  Follow the advice of the CDC and the White House Corona Virus Task Force.  Do your homework, have courage, and don’t give up!
Donald
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DJP Update 2-8-2020 My new book! A LEADER’S GUIDE TO GIVING A MEMORABLE SPEECH – Hope you can help get this book on NYTimes bestseller list!

DJP Update 2-8-2020 My new book! A LEADER’S GUIDE TO GIVING A MEMORABLE SPEECH – Hope you can help get this book on NYTimes bestseller list!

I write to ask for your help in making my new book, A Leader’s Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech, a bestseller.  I will be 81 years old in July and I would like to hit the NYTimes bestseller list before I depart this Earth.  I think it is possible with help from friends!  A big ask, but friends frequently enjoy a quest.  I appreciate greatly any help you can lend.

For many years I have taught an elective seminar On Leadership for 3rd and 4th year students at Tulane Medical School and, since 2014, another elective How to Give a Memorable Speech.  The response by the Tulane students has been wonderful.

Last Spring, the Founder and Publisher of Skyhorse Publishing in New York City, Tony Lyons, contacted me about writing a book on the subject of memorable speeches after he heard and read about my success in teaching the elements of memorable speeches in the Tulane course and on the lecture circuit.  You may recall that Skyhorse published my previous books, On Leadership (2008 book and 2nd expanded edition in 2011) and The Little Red Book of Leadership Lessons (2012).

My latest venture with Skyhorse Publishing will be released this April.  I put all of my research and experience with over 1000 speeches and interviews worldwide into this book that I believe will be of value to not only individuals in leadership positions, including those running for office at AMA or in state or national political races, but also to parents hoping to give that extra edge to their children as they undertake speech and debate class as well as college and job interviews. 

The great storyteller, Tess Gerritsen, wrote a wonderful FOREWORD to the book.  Tess is a retired physician in Maine who has sold more than 30 million copies of her novels worldwide.  She knows how to tell a story!  My book emphasizes the importance of stories in memorable speeches.

Fear of public speaking is common and my book gives tips on how to overcome fear and give speeches worthy of a standing ovation.  To learn more about the book, including the table of contents, go to https://donaldpalmisano.com

Be sure to check out the videos about the book at the same website.  I have listed the advance reader reviews of the book in the Addendum below my signature.

Some of you bought 50-100 plus copies of my earlier books as gifts or for members of organizations with which you are associated, as I did with my first book for all of the students of my high school alma mater De La Salle in New Orleans.  My new book, A Leader’s Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech, is a timeless resource for speech preparation and delivery and would be an equally wonderful gift for students, executives, and leaders in your network.

Hope you can place pre-orders now, perhaps multiple pre-orders for your organizations or as gifts.  I am informed that it takes a cumulative total of 7,500 to 10,000 books sold at Amazon and other bookstores in the 1st week of publication to make the NYTimes bestseller list.  All pre-orders count for the 1st week total.  The book will be available for delivery April 7, 2020. 

Here are the links to PRE-ORDER NOW!

AMAZON
BARNES & NOBLE
BOOKS-A-MILLION
POWELL’S
INDIBOUND
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING

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 Thanks for your time and consideration of purchase.  I am grateful for your interest and friendship over the years.

 Sincerely,

Donald

 Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, FACS
Donald J Palmisano Consulting
Intrepid Resources®
5000 West Esplanade Ave., #432
Metairie, LA 70006
USA
504-455-5895 office
DJP@donaldpalmisano.com

Twitter: @DJPNEWS  https://twitter.com/DJPNEWS

Addendum:  

 Praise for A Leader’s Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech from advanced readers of book.

“Storytelling at its best! Dr. Donald Palmisano takes you from Aristotle and Cicero to modern day orators, with insights on avoiding panic and other pitfalls, the use of rhetorical devices, and how to wow audiences from this masterful speaker who has done over one thousand speeches and interviews.”

—John N. Kennedy, United States Senator for Louisiana

“Giving a high-impact speech requires a thorough understanding of the art and science of passionate communication, and in A Leader’s Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech, Dr. Don Palmisano has drawn from over two thousand years of wisdom and structure to put all the keys in your hands. As important and immediately useful to a speaker as a six-gun was to a lawman in the old west. Highly readable, immediately useful, and deeply enjoyable!”

—John J. Nance, Aviation Analyst for ABC World News, author, and speaker

“Dr. Palmisano’s book is of supreme importance to all. An indispensable template to educate all who wish to write or give speeches. A buoy for support of all who have shuddered in anxiety before giving an occasional address. A beacon of hope for audiences that they will cease being subjected to boring, ill-prepared, and irrelevant speeches.”

—Ronald J. French, MD, reigned as Rex, King of New Orleans Mardi Gras in 2007

“A surgeon, an attorney, an extraordinary leader, an author, and a man fully engaged in the richness of life, Dr. Palmisano, the bestselling author of On Leadership, has written another remarkable book. A Leader’s Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech delivers on the promise of the title with an abundance of practical advice that you will find useful whether you are an experienced public speaker or deathly afraid of addressing an audience. But the book offers much more. You will learn how to envision your message, shape it, and deliver it beautifully, as Dr. Palmisano interweaves his own vast experience with that of great writers and orators throughout history. It is impossible to read this book without wanting to highlight it, and you will find yourself making notes for your next speech. You will enjoy every page for the richness of the writing, the curated tour of literature and oratory, and the no-nonsense wisdom presented. You will learn how to achieve memorable communication in contexts ranging from an elevator pitch to a TED talk. You will see words that have moved the wheel of history and explore literary devices that have been effective for thousands of years. You not only need this book, you will enjoy it immensely.”

—Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company

“‘If there is an awful malady in the world, it is stage fright, ’Mark Twain recalled. ‘My knees were shaking . . . I didn’t know whether I could stand.’ I felt those sensations at age seven giving a camp lecture. Dr. Palmisano’s book would have saved me.

Built on the remarkable experiences of a superb speaker whose own memorable addresses I’ve heard, Dr. Palmisano assembles principles from history and literature to create a spinal column of rhetorical devices, demeanor, and inside knowledge that canstructure and polish in-person or media success for first-timers orthe experienced. Twain would have loved it like me.”

—Mark B. Constantian, MD, FACS, Traveling Professor, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

“In this easy-to-read, practical, and well-organized guide to public speaking, Donald Palmisano, MD, notes the importance of ‘being yourself.’ He personifies this advice consistently and in this book, providing invaluable tools for more effective communication and success.”

—Donna Baver Rovito, editor, Physician Family Magazine

“Dr. Palmisano’s leadership and public speaking seminar is highly rated by our medical students due to his uncanny ability to convey important lessons through storytelling. This book will undoubtedly provide much-needed practical strategies for becoming an effective, engaging, and memorable speaker.

—Jennifer W. Gibson, PhD, director, Office of Medical Education at Tulane University School of Medicine

“When I was offered the chance to have a look at A Leader’s Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech by Dr. Donald Palmisano, I jumped at the chance. Tulane medical students have had the opportunity to take his elective course, ‘Leadership: How to Give a Memorable Speech.’ Well, I missed my chance by only forty-five years or so I thought. Now, we all have that second chance for leadership guru Dr. Palmisano has synthesized this course into this, his latest book. Drawing from seemingly boundless examples from Demosthenes to Mick Jagger, from Shakespeare to Lou Gehrig, this book comes fully loaded with practical tips, examples, and directions enough to make Mark Twain take notes. This book is also chock full of the lagniappe of his own life experience. From the young boy frozen with stage fright to ‘Aloha, Mahalo’ in his farewell address to the Louisiana Medical Society, Dr. Palmisano pulls the reader alongside him as he revisits the highway of his life while sharing the insights gained at every rest stop on the path to leadership. Whether tasked with addressing your local PTA or your state legislature, you need to look no further than A Leader’s Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech for inspiration. This is truly the only how-to guide you will ever need. I wish I had seen this book before giving my own inaugural address.”

—Art Fougner, MD, president of the Medical SocietyState of New York 2019–2020

“Speaking powerfully, with confidence, can transform your career. Palmisano, himself a famed speaker, provides tips and techniques that are invaluable.”

—Philip K. Howard, bestselling author of The Death ofCommon Sense and leader in legal reform

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DJP Update September 10, 2019: 1- Surprise Medical Bills and a response 2- Gadgets: New Apple iPhone 11 Pro camera 3- Photography tip

1-  Surprise Medical Bills and a response to that subject.
 
This topic is in the news.  Two links give a press release:  New-Report-ndp-analytics-Urges-Surprises-Patients
 
 and an analysis prepared by NDP Analytics discussing THE UNINTENDED ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED HEALTHCARE PRICE CONTROL SYSTEM.
 
Those of you who have read my articles or heard me speak on the floor or the House of Delegates at AMA or at the Louisiana State Medical Society or viewed me on TV regarding the ideal healthcare system know my opinion is price controls never work and always lead to rationing of care and more.  Let the free flow of price information flow and let competition reign. Let patients decide on doctor and hospital.  My view has not changed since I first testified to Congress on this very issue in 1976 and many times as AMA president.  Liberty is easy to lose and hard to regain.  Many brave individuals sacrificed much for our liberty.  Don’t throw in the towel and retreat from the area.  Reread Teddy Roosevelt’s Man in the Arena speech.
2–  The images taken with my iPhone 10 XS MAX with 3 lenses are outstanding.  It is nice to have that camera’s capability when I don’t have one of my 35mm film or Nikon digital, or 4/3 sensor Olympus or medium format Pentax 645 film cameras with me.  The quality of images with the advanced phone cameras satisfy the majority of snapshot photographers.  I watched the online Apple event today announcing the new products including the new camera today.  Check out the video replay of the event at Apple Website.  Note the still and 4K at 60 frames per second video camera capability as well as post-production options with video obtained with the iPhone 11 Pro camera (The XS model is the larger version of the iPhone 11 PRO).  It is 1 hour and 42 minutes long.  You can fast forward to the iPhone section if you are short on time:  
  
 
The new Apple iPhone 11 Pro with 3 camera lenses takes a giant step forward in still photography and video recording, plus post-production adjusting.     
3- Photography tip:  No matter how fancy or not so fancy the camera, outstanding photographers pay attention to the criteria I was told to use when selected as the sole judge in a New Orleans Camera Club photo competition many years ago.  Those 3 are:  Composition, Technical, and Impact.
1- Composition  For family photo at restaurant, did you (or waiter) stand too far back and there is lot of empty space above heads and space before the feet? Etc.
 
2- Technical – Is everything in focus that is suppose to be in focus?  Did the backlighting make the subject’s face too dark and you failed to compensate for it?.  Remember to hold the camera still and not move it during the snapping of the image, etc.
 
3- Impact – Do you say “WOW” when viewing the image?  Examples of that include the Pulitzer Price photography images.  Study them and reflect on what impressed the judges more than other images.
 
Suggested viewing of some Pulitzer Prize images for photography:   
 
 
 1969 Pulitzer Prize photo by Edward Adams
 
Here are a few images from my cameras over the years plus some images from my iPhone.  The continual improvement of image quality in phone cameras is one of the reasons many camera stores are either disappearing or just changing to image printing and framing.  Hard to compete with big box stores via Internet and phone images.
 
Photographs with the fancier cameras can be found at:  https://www.naturesreflectionslimited.com  I always copyright my photos that I like of interesting subjects and I encourage you to do the same.  You may win the Pulitzer Prize for the photo you snap when E.T. arrives for a 2-minute stay and you have the only camera!
 
With one of the cameras above, some of the popular images are the Honey Island Swamp:  (photos below are of the framed art works and images reduced for easier transmission)
 
Honey Island Swamp photo - copyright 1985 Donald J Palmisano - framed on wall -IMG_2818 copy reduced in size.jpeg
 
 
and my first prize image with digital painting added of a butterfly (taken in 2002) in the Advanced Photography category of the 2008 American Physicians Art Association:  Archipelago (pattern on wings reminded me of archipelago)
 
Copyright 2008 DJPalmisano - ARCHIPELAGO-REDUCED SIZE- P9100649.jpeg
 
 
And here is a photo of a flower and bug – CLOUD FLOWER – that has touches of paint added to the image on the iPad:
Copyright 2014 DJPalmisano - FLOWER AND BUG-REDUCED SIZE - P9100653.jpeg
 
Now an iPhone image taken with my iPhone 10 X MAX:
 
Daisy Flower with Bee (reduced dramatically for faster transmission:
 
 
Photo Daisy and Bee - Copyright 2019 Donald J Palmisano - taken with iPhone 10 XS MAX- IMG_2184 copy reduced dramatically.jpg
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I needed some relaxation from writing the book!  Now back to writing!!
 
Stay well,
 
Donald
 
Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, FACS
Donald J Palmisano Consulting
 
Intrepid Resources® 

5000 West Esplanade Ave., #432
Metairie, LA 70006

USA
504-455-5895 office
DJP@donaldpalmisano.com

https://donaldpalmisano.com

(Author of ON LEADERSHIP (2008, 2011 2nd edition) and THE LITTLE RED BOOK OF LEADERSHIP LESSONS (2012 in bookstores and AMAZON)
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DJP Update August 29, 2019:  1- Common Sense Warrior Philip Howard 2- Lagniappe:  DJP’s 2020 book

DJP Update August 29, 2019:  1- Common Sense Warrior Philip Howard 2- Lagniappe:  DJP’s 2020 book

I had the privilege to interview Philip Howard today again for a chapter in my upcoming new book.  He truly is the guru of common sense for eliminating burdensome crushing regulations that stifle innovation.

If you missed the podcast I did with Philip Howard in my Enhanced Podcast series in December of 2018, go to https://donaldpalmisano.com/djp_update/?cat=175


But before doing that, read below and listen to the podcast interview he did with Steve Forbes of Forbes Magazine posted online August 26, 2019.

After listening to the podcast, buy his latest book!  He currently is on the book tour.
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If you have not heard Philip Howard speak or have not read his books, you are in for a treat by doing so.  Read his best-selling, “The Death of Common Sense” and his latest blockbuster, “Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left”.

Headline at Forbes:  “Can a Return to Common Sense Save Our Democracy: Philip Howard

Steve Forbes writes “America was once a common-sense, can-do country. Yet today we seem stuck in molasses, bogged down by rules and regulations. Philip Howard, author of the new blockbuster book, Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left, explains in this absorbing, highly-important conversation how we got into this terrible situation.” 

Read the entire article in Forbes by Steve Forbes and listen to the podcast “What’s Ahead” that discusses Philip Howard’s new book! The interview with Philip Howard about stifling regulations and how to change to common sense starts at 3 min 20 seconds and ends at 43 min 11 seconds in the podcast.  

https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2019/08/26/can-a-return-to-common-sense-save-our-democracy-philip-howard/#4fde8f5431bb

This link takes you to Steve Forbes article plus the podcast.

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LAGNIAPPE: 
 
1- Contract signed for my new book on how to give memorable speeches based on my popular elective course I teach at Tulane University School of Medicine to junior and senior medical students, Leadership:  How to Give a Memorable Speech.  Deadline for completed manuscript to Skyhorse Publishing in New York City is November 4, with publication April 2020.

I am turning down interviews until book completed:  WSJ and Politico Pro called for interview about AMA  but I referred them to my publications about ideal health system reform in JAMA and Journal of Louisiana State Medical Society and comments on House floor at 2019 AMA Annual Meeting.  They want to know if AMA is changing positions on health system reform.  AMA has official spokespeople for that topic.  Have to stay focused! 

2- Check out recent review of 2nd edition of my book, On Leadership   –   I greatly appreciate that review!  

Go to:

https://bluetoad.com/publication/?i=603991&p=1&pp=1&view=issueViewer  for entire magazine.  See page 3 for editor’s comments and page 11 for the book review.

Review also at:

https://bluetoad.com/publication/?i=603991&p=1&pp=1&view=issueViewer#{“page”:13,”issue_id”:603991,”numpages”:”1”} 
 
Hope everyone is well.

I will attend November AMA Interim Meeting in San Diego.


Donald
   
Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, FACS
Donald J Palmisano Consulting
 
Intrepid Resources® 

5000 West Esplanade Ave., #432
Metairie, LA 70006

USA
504-455-5895 office
DJP@donaldpalmisano.com

https://donaldpalmisano.com

(Author of ON LEADERSHIP (2008, 2011 2nd edition) and THE LITTLE RED BOOK OF LEADERSHIP LESSONS (2012 in bookstores and AMAZON)
DJP Updates: 
Twitter: @DJPNEWS  https://twitter.com/DJPNEWS
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/IntrepidResources/videos Check out the videos.  

This DJP Update started out going to leaders in Medicine representing all of the State Medical Associations and over 100 Specialty Societies plus some other friends; and now around the globe via Twitter followers.

You can share it with your members and it has the potential to reach 800,000 physicians.

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DJP Update 4-17-2019:  A Memorable Speech! Dr. Leah McCormack remarks on freedom when receiving Henry I. Fineberg Award for Distinguished Service to MSSNY 4-13-2019

DJP Update 4-17-2019:  A Memorable Speech! Dr. Leah McCormack remarks on freedom when receiving Henry I. Fineberg Award for Distinguished Service to MSSNY 4-13-2019

Listen to last 2+ minutes of her acceptance speech.

Wisdom for  all physicians.

Bravo, Leah!

 

Dr. Leah McCormack


Stay well,

Donald

Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, FACS

Donald J Palmisano Consulting

Intrepid Resources®

5000 West Esplanade Ave., #432

Metairie, LA 70006

USA

504-455-5895 office

DJP@donaldpalmisano.com

https://donaldpalmisano.com

(Author of ON LEADERSHIP (2008, 2011 2nd edition) and THE LITTLE RED BOOK OF LEADERSHIP LESSONS (2012 in bookstores and AMAZON)

DJP Updates:

Twitter: @DJPNEWS  https://twitter.com/DJPNEWS

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/IntrepidResources/videos Check out the videos.

This DJP Update started out going to leaders in Medicine representing all of the State Medical Associations and over 100 Specialty Societies plus some other friends; and now around the globe via Twitter followers.

You can share it with your members and it has the potential to reach 800,000 physicians.

To join the list, send me an email stating “Join DJP Update”

To get off the list, state ” Remove DJP Update” in subject line.

NOTE:  IF YOU ELECT TO GET OFF OF THIS MAILING, PLEASE SEND ME ALL EMAIL ADDRESSES YOU USE IF YOUR OLD EMAIL IS FORWARDING TO YOUR NEW EMAIL BECAUSE THE LIST IS BY EMAIL AND NOT NAME.  IF YOU SEND ME ONLY YOUR NEW EMAIL, I WON’T FIND YOU TO REMOVE.  THANKS!

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