Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
November 3rd, 2016My cabinet minister client was a speechwriter’s dream: She had deep knowledge of, inspirational passion for, and a lifetime of stories relevant to her portfolio. She also had a great […]
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September 14th, 2016Three times in recent weeks, women I know and respect have declared, in conversation or in print, “I’m really good at what I do.” In all cases, I knew them […]
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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 […]
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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!”Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
June 11th, 2016It’s a challenge that has defeated many experts with decades of professional experience. But in Calgary recently, at Congress 2016, 21 grad students from universities across the country managed […]
read more...Storytellers demonstrate the engagement power of passionMaster Media Engagement
May 9th, 2016Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re in no danger of being characterized as a “rent-a-gob”. That’s the term CBC radio host, Robyn Bresnahan laughingly used last week to describe […]
read more...How prepared are you for a live radio or TV interview?Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
April 19th, 2016For five long minutes, the graphic recorder’s raised right hand was stalled over the paper in front of her, a stunning demonstration of the speaker’s failure to deliver useful content. […]
read more...Avoid graphic humiliation: deliver value from your presentation’s first sentenceImprove 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 impactEffective Communication
August 3rd, 2015I’m ashamed to say that I’ve been battling my yoga teacher for months. She’s personally warm and professionally competent — but I can’t actually hear her. Especially at the start […]
read more...Speaking While FemaleImprove your Writing
April 5th, 2015It could be a stressful exercise. But by the time we force our commentary writing workshop participants into allowing others in the room to vote on the engagement capacity of […]
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