Improve your Writing
October 19th, 2018
You 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 Compelling Commentary workshops in 2012. Since then, she’s authored or co-authored more than three dozen op eds. Her commentary has been published in a wide […]
read more...Relentless change-maker Nobina Robinson: more than 3 dozen op eds in 6 years
Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
May 15th, 2017
I undermined the impact of my opening. I relied on my notes too much. I failed to advance my slides as intended. Those are just three of the critical observations I made after watching a video of myself delivering a conference keynote in Winnipeg. That’s the bad news. The good news is that 1. the […]
read more...Storytelling and the power of visual feedback
Our Advocacy Work
April 5th, 2014
The moment was both painful and telling. As the MC introduced me to the 250 teenagers assembled to engage in a discussion about the importance of media literacy in an image-dominated age, I watched every kid’s eyes glaze-over. It wasn’t the reference to my two award-winning books for youth, or my ten years as president […]
read more...When age is a valued credential
