Talk to a welcoming audience

In April, I had the opportunity to introduce my book, A Bare Chronicle of Existence, to a new Australian audience.  I was thrilled to be invited to give a talk at Martha Point village, and it was received by a very appreciative audience.  I created a PowerPoint presentation and introduced my audience to Arnold, HMS India, and their story.  I included details on the torpedo attack, on life in the camp as well as reading directly from Arnold’s letters.  Being able to bring his personal memories and thoughts to the story makes it even more interesting. It was gratifying to see the interest on the faces of the audience members and to hear their reactions to some of the more dramatic points in the talk and the book.  It was also great to spend some time speaking with the audience members after the talk.  I was also able to bring original letters and other Ephemera for audience members to browse through which I feel adds to the talk itself.  It was an added bonus that I was able to  sell some more copies of my book!  I am looking forward to the next opportunity I have to talk about HMS India and all the research that I have completed.  I love being able to bring this little-known story out to a larger audience.

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