Ben Hauck

For several years now, I have given lectures, run seminars, and served as moderator for panel discussions for general semantics events including the International Conference “Across the Generations: Legacies of Hope & Meaning,” the Making Sense Conference in Ft. Worth, TX, the Mind & Consciousness Symposium at Fordham University in NYC, and the Mind & Consciousness Seminar Series at the Albert Ellis Institute in NYC for NYSGS.

In Fall 2008, I taught three introductory classes in general semantics for the New York Society for General Semantics. Titled “How to Improv Your Life,” I drew from my extensive improv teaching experience to train people in applying general semantics principles, also providing a context for its common-sense, transformational ideas.

I have been published several times in the academic journal ETC: A Review of General Semantics and the journal General Semantics Bulletin, and I continue to write for these journals.

In addition to sitting on the Board of Trustees for the Institute of General Semantics and the Board of Directors for the New York Society for General Semantics I am also webmaster for the websites of both organizations. I have been a member of the Institute of General Semantics since 1994 or 1995 if you count my membership in the International Society for General Semantics before the organizations merged.

Discovering general semantics quite by accident in the my college library, I trained myself in general semantics skills while also studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. Upon moving to NYC, I was able to make connections in the general semantics community, and I have actively contributed to the field of general semantics since.

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You got everyone involved and participating, and on top of that, your analysis of “what is Mind” received several laudatory comments, suggesting that you should get it published in ETC [...]

- Allen Flagg

I read your article in the Volume 65, No.4 issue of ETC titled “A Simple Definition of General Semantics” with great interest. I especially like the approach “… A study of…” [...]

Your article is much appreciated for its clarifying approach to a much needed definition of the subject.

- John W. Merrick

I absolutely love the way you write. Concise, to the point, well thought out, easy to follow, valid points with supporting evidence.

- Darcy Buelow

I was very impressed by your opening remarks—seems like an excellent article in the making and much food for thought [...] I especially appreciated your clarity, energy, and enthusiasm.

- Kathy Liepe-Levinson

To train people in applying general semantics principles, I draw from my extensive improv teaching experience as well as my extensive experience writing while employing general semantics principles. My classes and my active, ongoing use of general semantics principles provides context for its common-sense, transformational ideas and aids people in applying its principles in their own lives.

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