Improve your Writing
January 27th, 2021Be honest: if you sent me a piece of your writing, and I sent it back marked up like the page at the right, would you feel insulted? I know […]
read more...6 tips for editing your own work — and why you should solicit feedback from othersImprove your Writing
July 7th, 2020Don’t stop me, even if you have heard this one before: It’s 1992. I’ve just joined the board of MediaWatch, Informed Opinions’ predecessor. A TV reporter calls to say the […]
read more...My first op ed… on the Miss Canada beauty pageantImprove your Writing
October 19th, 2018You may not recognize her name, but chances are high that you’ve been influenced – if only indirectly – by her informed opinions. Nobina Robinson attended one of our Writing […]
read more...Relentless change-maker Nobina Robinson: more than 3 dozen op eds in 6 yearsImprove your Writing
July 18th, 2018In the dog days of summer 2017, when many people were at the beach, or glued to the media coverage of Charlottesville’s neo-Nazi march and the shocking response from the […]
read more...9 tips to improve the chances of getting your op ed publishedImprove your Writing
April 12th, 2017Gloria Steinem… senior bureaucrats… somebody who funds the kind of work you do? Whose attention would you most like to attract? In recent years, Canadian women writing timely, engaging […]
read more...Whose attention would you most like to attract?Effective Communication
August 18th, 2016As professional communicators who advise others on how to improve their ability to connect with audiences, colleague Sarah Neville and I have watched the astonishing ascension of political neophyte and […]
read more...Trump’s Terrifying Communication EffectivenessImprove your Writing
August 9th, 2016“I nearly fell out of my chair,” laughs Janet McLaughlin, recalling her shock upon hearing the Leader of the Opposition publicly quote her in the Ontario legislature. The House was […]
read more...“They read my entire op-ed in the debate!”Master Media Engagement
February 4th, 2016I’m sitting in a restaurant with my friend Frances. (Note that this blog post was originally published pre-pandemic.) A longtime print journalist and frequent guest on radio public affairs shows, she […]
read more...Are you uncomfortable calling yourself an expert?Improve your Writing
November 10th, 2015Is it possible to draw attention to egregious sexism, make clear the consequences of rape myths, and place a judge under review in a single op ed? Yes on all […]
read more...How to leverage 700 words for maximum impactOur Advocacy Work
November 9th, 2014You know that old saying, “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re probably in the wrong room”? I looked up its origins today, and couldn’t find an attribution […]
read more...What difference do women’s voices make?