BTW, for thosse who may not be as pretty and as apparently passable as Gail you may want to consider an event like this carefully.
When you are out for a stroll or shopping people simply go by you; they don't really get more than a glimpse or two if they notice you at all. But in a seminar you are confined to one spot with the same people who have little to do but to look at each other. You may very well be called upon to speak, either to the entire group or as a participant in a small breakout session like the table that Gail was at. You are likely to sit and chat with folks at lunch, during coffee breaks, and even in the ladies' room.
It is a delightful, high-flying experience, but you need to consider confined situations like that before you enter into them.
My hat is off to Gail!
Hugs,
Persephone.
