John Mihelic has fussed and sweated over education and communication problems for nearly three decades.

After college and a few tedious graduate lit courses, he found work as a ghostwriter of cardiac and endocrinology journal articles - work that looked stunningly difficult at first, but got much easier once he cracked the doctor-speak code with the help of a good medical dictionary.

After an eye-opening interlude as a speechwriter-spinmeister for politicians, he became a producer of medical educational videos for 3M Company.

From there, he went to Wilson Learning Corporation as a writer/producer, and eventually became Larry Wilson's senior writer, writing speeches and creating service training, sales training, and management courses.

In the early 80's, following a grant from the Bush Foundation to study Public Television, he formed his own consulting business.

At Parallax he writes and produces educational films and training programs for our large corporate and institutional clients. In addition to corporate projects, he has created museum exhibits, CDRom-based multimedia educational programs, radio programming, and radio & TV advertising. He's also a book reviewer and a poet. His fiction has been presented on National Public Radio.

John's philosophy and approach to education and training are simple. Communication is the ultimate human act. Speak clearly in plain language that anyone can follow. Never give in to jargon. Respect the audience's intelligence, and hold their attention by offering a vivid, engaging experience packed with as much audience involvement as humanly possible.