In Persuasion Nation is a collection of short stories, the first of which is titled, "I CAN SPEAK!"
"I CAN SPEAK!" is a story which a product, called I CAN SPEAK, is used by parents to amuse themselves with their children. The product is a mask which can be placed over a baby's face, and will translate what the baby said so that the parents can understand. Typically, the sentences it utters are amusing, bringing up the ethical problem of whether or not babies should be used for entertainment in this way.
"My Flamboyant Grandson" is the next of the stories, in which a grandfather takes his grandson to see an entertaining show. Seeing that the young boy had a talent for singing and dancing, he enrolls him in a class for such behavior. However, the class is simply a gimmick, and doesn't really teach his grandson anything besides infusing him with media. The cover picture for this short story is often noted, as it is the CBS eye portrayed as a sun.
Another of the short stories is titled "CommComm", which is short for Community Communications. This science fiction short story examines the extent of advertising and monetization of everything around us - in a laughable, unbelievable world. In this fictional word, everything that is marketed has been marketed, and such an extent of compounded marketing words have been made that practically nothing makes sense anymore.
