PROXIMITY BY PROXY
Gisa Pantel 

The Half-Lady Illusion is a partly true-to-facts, partly invented cultural history of the lectern.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and everyone in between! Step right up, step right up! Come a little closer - you won't believe your eyes:
The Half-Lady Illusion!

You can preach about whatever you want, but don’t ever make it more than 40min -  Martin Luther said, and I bet you he said it… where?

Correct: The presenter stood behind the lectern while giving her prepared remarks.
Incorrect: The presenter stood behind the podium while giving her prepared remarks.
Incorrect: The presenter stood behind the pulpit while giving her prepared remarks.

Correct: The poet paced on the podium while delivering his poem.
Incorrect: The poet paced on the lectern while delivering his poem.
Incorrect: The poet paced on the pulpit while delivering his poem.

Correct: The pastor gave her sermon from the pulpit.
Possibly correct: The pastor gave her sermon from the lectern.
Possibly correct: The pastor gave her sermon from the podium.
“One more thing … ” His next announcement was usually the most exciting one of the night -- and the crowd would eat it up.