Being in the communication training business for 39 years is no easy feat. In 1971, Dr. Jose M. Mordeno, Jr. opened Speechpower with just one classroom, one course, one teacher, and one student. His mantra then was simple. Using communication as a tool of competence, he claimed: ?I can be better than my best! ? That, in a way, complimented his enthusiasm to share his experiences to his countrymen as the ?first Filipino ever? to teach English to Americans and foreigners in the University of Hawaii.