The secret to cabaret and comedians are 2 things

What I do, to hold people's attention ...hm .... difficult, difficult ... for the people, who listen to me, I mean. Their body language already speaks volumes after a few minutes, even if they nod quasi interested, but with clear disbelief in the eyes, the head, when I try to explain the sense and nonsense of e.g. anti-biotics and/or vaccinations etc. ... Regularly looking impatiently at their watch.... I know that it is time to stop. As an animal protector, who has lived and worked for more than 20 years among sometimes more than 330 dogs, and in that time has seen more than 10,000 sick, old, young or disabled dogs pass in review, so I have gained quite a bit of practical experience.... I am seen a bit as a brainless object .... well particularly, so a particularly mindless object. A newly graduated veterinarian, still green as grass, has a lot less trouble with that ... I mean with keeping attention. He immediately gets a horde of "good" believers and yes-men in his fan club, especially if he also wears a white coat and uses expensive terms ... Maybe a nice certificate on the wall ... with all kinds of expensive veterinary titles on it. Or a copy of a russian forgery .... look just real ...or .... I'll make something up at the bottom, in small, illegible letters, April 1, 1975 .... Should people not immediately think, that my cited, regularly occurring, incident is made up .... unfortunately .... for the people that is, because their wallets would benefit.By the way, am a lover of cabaret.Annelies

Annelies, I recognize your story. I am 26 years old and I clearly notice that my parents' generation (+/- 50 years old) often still have the idea that you are only good if you have the right diplomas. Nowadays, the diploma thing does not seem to be a good reference at all to know if someone is competent in his profession. I also used to know a family doctor who (apparently) got the diploma of doctor, but in his practice did not examine the patients properly. For example, I once came to him with a sprained ankle and his examination was just literally rubbing my foot for a while. And his advice was just rest. After resting for six months I started playing sports again and immediately pain returned.... went to another doctor and immediately had pictures and ultrasound done and then they even said it had already become chronic inflammation. My view is that if people do their job with passion, then they do quality work. Doing a job with the main intention of making money and not caring much in your work tasks is lower quality. It is important to find out in which job we can express our passion and then people are satisfied even without 1 diploma on the wall. Okay for legislation you need something diploma, but you don't need to learn everything through courses... Edwin, I read your article again. Very fine info. I didn't know Ronald Goedemondt yet. Just checked him out on youtube. I also like seeing him at work. I personally also like najib amhali (he often uses nested loop stories). Cab is his best clip for me. Bart cannaerts I also think is super. He often tells very recognizable stories and I see him clearly showing his inner child pieces. So without embarrassment in a playful way telling stories. A great example for me to take life less seriously and allow more fun ;-)