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Tag: Mike Zizz

Ralph Nichols and MZ at the “Listening” convention, March, 1988

Here I am, at the 1988 annual convention of the International Listening Association, standing with my “pen-pal finally met in the flesh,” Ralph G. Nichols, aka “The Father of Listening.” (Click post title to see pic)

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