Dragon's Den

It never ceases to amaze me how eloquent many of our international students are. Though most do not have English as their primary language they still communicate unbelievably well when thrown in to the variety of activities we inflict on them at TABLEtalk each week.  I could never imagine being so proficient in another language that I would be able to stand up and sell an idea.
That's exactly what our students did last night in our very own version of 'Dragon's Den'.  Each group presented their invention, including their target audience, business plan, estimated profits and, of course, the amount of financial support they wanted the Dragons (Jeri & myself) to offer them.

Unfortunately, the Wake-o-Early-rise-matic, didn't receive any financial support as the Dragon's were rather concerned about health & safety issues. It also appeared this unique bed was only available as a single, which we felt would not lend itself to the pursuit of wedded bliss!!






The Lexicon English Facilitator-ator, whilst having a name which itself displayed poor English, seemed a promising enough invention as it apparently stimulates brainwaves and enables the user to become proficient in another language in the space of a mere 40 hours.  After some bartering money eventually changed hands.


Finally, the Dilemmagon Problem Solver (DPS), looked like a promising way to improve my quality of life by helping me make key decisions when I don't know what to do. However I was also sold on the idea by their catchy little jingle  ...  
      "If you can't decide 
       on a no or a yes, 
       simply consult your DPS"