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Once Xavia sat himself down nice and comfy in the chair, he gave Buzzwordy and the entire panel a thumb up gesture. A typical move by Xavia to let everyone know that he was ready to engage.
"Let's resume the discussions! I can tell that Mr. X is ready!" yelled Petro, the tall and scraggy magazine editor whose eyes were fixated on the activities on the podium.
Buzzwordy repeated the second question regarding which technologies were best suited for smart grid. Both Blummy and Xavia were fighting to give their answers.
"Thank you Blummy and Xavia for your active participation, however, I really want Shellow to answer this question. I believe the audience share my sentiment as well!" intercepted Buzzwordy while he peeked fiercely at Shellow.
"Yeah!" shouted some small group of people from the back of the room.
Shellow continued to offer her signature smile without blurting a word. Buzzwordy could sense that the audience were losing their patience with her. He murmured to himself that it would be better off to finish the panel without her participation.
"Everyone, please pay attention to what I'm going to tell you. Since a grid topology can cover an extremely large area, communication technologies like WiMAX, wireless mesh, fiber optics, and powerline can all be the candidates. There are many companies entering into the smart grid or what others call future grid market. All the big nations are involved - U.S., Germany, UK, China, Japan, ... etc. Since there are many global and regional initiatives concerning smart grid, it is definitely an exciting area to pay attention to." spoke Shellow unexpectedly.
"Yup, the lady's comment makes sense!" applauded Petro.
Buzzwordy was caught completely off-guard by Shellow's move. He was joyfully surprised but remained cautious about her, especially when he witnessed her uncanny signature smile right after she delivered her statement.
For the remaining time of his panel, he threw out 2 more questions to the panelists, and was royally pleased to see all of them chiming in with their opinions. Blummy, Xavia and Shellow were all actively speaking up. On a couple of occasions, Xavia challenged Blummy's answers but it was Shellow who won the audience's salutation. No matter how aggressive Shellow was during the debate, she always managed to revert back to her signature smile the moment her lips stopped moving.
"Well folks, I guess that the smart grid panel is officially over. I want to thank my panel of experts for their professional knowledge and active participation. Also, I would like to send my many thanks to this crowd here. You guys are great!" exclaimed Buzzwordy as he saluted the panel and the audience with a near 90 degree bow.
The crowd cheered on while Buzzwordy and his panelists stepped down from the podium.
"Good job Buzzwordy. I'll call Bif right away and tell him what happened!" grinned Xavia.
"You're welcome Xavia. Thanks for your help!" replied Buzzwordy.
Xavia left the room in a hurry in order to make a quick call to Bif. Buzzwordy shook hands with Blummy and Shellow, and wished them the best of luck in their future endeavors before heading over to one of the cafe houses for a quick cup of latte and a piece of pound cake.
He felt completely at ease. All he wanted was to sit inside a cafe and sip his latte while devouring his pound cake.
Great job Buzzwordy! Lets see what Day Twenty Five has in stock for you.
Buzzwordy
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