For one week in September, disrespect seemed to be wafting throughout the US like an airborne poison! In less than one calendar week, we saw three curious meltdowns:

• Congressman Joe Wilson interrupts President Barack Obama by shouting a guttural "You Lie!"
  
• Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift's award acceptance speech by snatching away her microphone & declaring who should have won instead
  
• Serena Williams screams, threatens, and curses at a line judge who rules against her.

 
Anti-Social Media. Beyond these three media-hyped events, rudeness seems to be a rising trend. As more people grow accustomed to expressing themselves in social media channels like FaceBook, blogs, Twitter, town hall meetings --- a noisy minority of spammers, boors, and anti-social sorts are using their newly found voices to devolve intelligent discussions into noisy, disruptive shouting matches.

Expect to get Kanyed. When you give a presentation or speech -- what will you do when you "get Kanyed"? What will you do when someone interrupts you? Heckles you? Or what will you do when your Q and A gets hijacked by a boor who loves the sound of his own voice?

• Will you handle a disruption like Obama? With a pause, a glare, an upraised finger, and a three word rebuke?
• Will you handle it like Swift? With an incredulous gaze?
• Will you handle it like a line judge and issue a hefty fine? ;)
  

How will you handle a hostile audience member who wants to hijack your presentation or special moment on stage?