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July 28th, 2013I have no legal training or experience in the sex trade. No one would ever mistake me as a candidate for the corner office of a large corporation. I am […]
read more...Expert status less important than insightful contextOur Advocacy Work
June 24th, 2013A few years ago the Conservative government threw a bone (briefly) to Canadian women, and (rashly, as it turned out) promised to update the lyrics to our national anthem to include the […]
read more...O Canada… Oh, CanadaOur Advocacy Work
April 9th, 2013There’s no predicting what impact your media intervention might have, but here are a couple of recent examples of the ripples created by published op eds… ****** Two days after […]
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April 2nd, 2013Will Dena McMartin’s recent op ed in the Regina Leader-Post help prevent a flooding disaster and save lives? It just might. And even if it doesn’t, the informed analysis of the […]
read more...“It’s not about you”Improve your Writing
January 19th, 2013… of the news story, that is. It’s a great strategy to increase your likelihood of publication: if you know that a research report, government announcement or legal decision is […]
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December 31st, 2012Celebrated American poet and critic, Ezra Pound, in his considered advice to beginning poets offered the following advice: “Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written […]
read more...New Year’s Resolution: How to disregard criticism by applying the “reasonable man” testImprove your Writing
August 23rd, 2012Far too much research has already documented that when something goes wrong, women are highly inclined to blame the problem or setback on their own deficiencies. This tendency operates in […]
read more...Most common errors made by aspiring op ed writers – part 2Improve your Writing
July 29th, 2012Whether you’re picked last for the ball team, get rebuffed on the first date, or fail to elicit a positive response from an editor, rejection stinks. That’s why Informed Opinions […]
read more...Most Common Errors Made by Aspiring Op Ed Writers – part 1Improve your Writing
May 26th, 2012In the middle of delivering an op ed writing workshop recently to a very engaged group of United Way staff and volunteers from across Ontario (organized through Sean Moore‘s fabulous […]
read more...Think “outcome” when crafting an op edImprove your Writing
April 29th, 2012Yeah, but I’m not Eddie Greenspan. That’s what I thought last December when Globe and Mail op ed page editor, Natasha Hassan claimed to a room full of Osgoode Hall […]
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