�Inspiration comes from very strange places.� �Buying local makes a difference.� �No idea is too small to become a reality.� These were just a few takeaways from Hutchinson�s second talk20 presentation at the Hutchinson Public Library.



Much like the first, it drew a crowd. More than 200 people packed into the Frances Binner Reading Room Friday evening to hear 10 individuals from various walks of life tell a story. Each had something different to say but only 20 slides and 400 seconds to say it. The topics ranged from being a nerd to watercolor painting to the benefits of parks in a community to building your own small business. Even learning to be a pilot, coming out of coma and Hutchinson�s famous Smallville were topics.



�Honestly we didn�t anticipate it being even this big the second time around,� talk20 organizer Kari Mailloux said.



Mailloux, along with Patsy Terrell, have spent their free time finding a broad group of speakers to engage in a conversation about life. The group plans to continue these talks every six months. Both Mailloux and Terrell are thrilled by the community�s embracement of the talk.



�Everybody has a story to tell and it�s worth asking about,� Mailloux said. �This is about starting a conversation that goes beyond the talk. Hutchinson is rich with amazing people. It�s awesome that Hutchinson has responded to something new and different.�



After the talk concluded, an after party at Carl�s Bar kicked off as a way for the conversation to continue. Mallioux and Terrell said they are always looking for new speakers with a story to tell. Both believe the talks serve as springboard for bringing community members together and learn more about something new.



�These aren�t things that come up in casual conversation,� Terrell said.



Terrell filmed each of the talks and said she plans to post them on the group�s website talk20hutch.com. The previous talks are already up on the site. Terrell said they felt it was important to archive these talks and make them available to people who were unable to attend the event.



�I just like listening to people who are passionate talk about what they love to do,� Bailey Stiggins said.



Stiggins attended the previous talk20 and convinced her friends Abby Stockebrand and Nicole Keidel to accompany her to this second talk.



Those who are interested in participating in a future talk20s can contact Mallioux or Terrell or visit their website, talk20hutch.com.