advanced from the floor, nor can he or she yield to whatever emotions are touched as the carefully orchestrated pleas from the organized dissidents are recited. As presiding officer, approach the whole ceremony as if you were the high priest in the Cremation of Care. Go into the annual meeting with confidence. No unknown perils await you. And don't over-prepare. That's a common mistake. CEO's who spend weeks studying a crib book full of answers to every conceivable question about the corporation are not only wasting their time - they may even learn things about the company they'd be better off not knowing. In any event, they are certain to end up with a huge inventory of unused answers. You will be lucky to get any questions at all about what's actually going on in the company, particularly if it is a vast enterprise operating internationally or in socially sensitive fields. Any question on company affairs that you do get can be answered by any reasonably qualified office boy with a penchant for reading mail addressed to others. If prepare you must, spend your time learning the latest buzz- words pertinent to geopolitics, societal problems, and the Third World. Show that you at least have some knowledge about the location of South Africa and Chile - and be able to argue the relative merits of bottle vs. breast feeding of babies in Black Africa. Also be aware of the threat posed by Communist professors residing on college campuses. Corporate gadflies are annoying but harmless. The Gilberts are okay, but others are rude and ask rude questions. Fortunately, 10