I have to confess that one of my many shortcomings is that sometimes I assume things that I shouldn’t. This afternoon was a case in point.
I agreed to be a judge for the Nashwaak Valley 4-H Club Annual Public Speaking Competition. I enjoy public speaking, we even do workshops on it, so didn’t hesitate to agree. But in the back of my mind I...
You have to appreciate the creativity that surfaces sometimes in reaction to politicians who come up with stupid, half-baked ideas or say something that really is over the top.
The latest example is federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. In his attempt to deflect opposition criticism of the government’s new online surveillance bill, a law...
I was listening to CBC Information Morning the other day and the host was interviewing some guy on the subject of presentations, how to do them effectively and what not to do, that kind of thing. Afterwards the host made his usual pitch for listeners to weigh in.
I felt I had something worthwhile to offer so I did, and then figured there may...
One of the fringe benefits of having kids in hockey is that you get to meet other parents, and through winters of early morning practices and motel room impromptu gatherings during away tournaments, friendships are formed and interesting discussions evolve.
I no longer take my kids to hockey – they still play but they are adults now, so the...
Talk about turning a negative into a positive. Talk about a lesson in crisis communications.
As a political junkie and student of communications I’ve been trying to catch as much of the Republican primary debates as I can. I was especially interested in the one in South Carolina because it was on the heels of Newt Gingrich’s former wife saying...