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Nicole Thompson has worked in arts and entertainment for the past 20 years, with some of the industry's most talented and successful people. She has filled roles in arts administration, marketing, graphic design, public relations, event coordination, and stage management. Nicole is also a professional vocalist, performing jazz, classical, gospel,...

Traditional sources offer many definitions for the word palaver. These show a turbulent history in the word’s vernacular—from tribal “palaver huts” where Portuguese traders negotiated with African tribesmen in a dialogue between native and invader, to the colloquial hijack: a “fuss or commotion”—palaver comes to us with some proverbial baggage....