Razzle Dazzle Them by Nancy Huang
Once upon a time not so long ago, there was a little boy who went to the market to try to sell his wares. He wasn’t having any luck. “Who will buy my sweet red roses? Two blooms for a penny,” he sang out hauntingly. A young man came along, full of soft-spoken enthusiasm. ... Company forecasts are now disseminated in presentations (complete with video clip, animation and sound). ... She set me a challenge, which I accepted (all too hastily). ... It must become an indispensable part of modern civilisation.