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Super Bowl of Canadian ProtectionismThursday, February 9, 2012
Canadians should be as mad as hell about the way the federal government is taking away Super Bowl commercials from them....
Bad Grammar "R" UsTuesday, January 24, 2012
Bad grammar is all around us, especially in the media....
When No Comment Is a Bad ThingMonday, January 16, 2012
Why continually saying "no comment" doesn't wash with the public...
Article On My Presentation in OttawaThursday, December 15, 2011
There's a great article in Construction Comment, the magazine of the Ottawa Construction Association on my keynote presentation there in October...
Communication GapMonday, October 31, 2011
Ottawa is nice in the fall. I enjoyed my trip there last week, but not one answer I got...
Funeral For a FriendWednesday, October 5, 2011
I was recently in Toronto to speak and say goodbye to a friend as it turned out....
How I Spent My SummerMonday, September 12, 2011
I had really good intentions of keeping up the blog over the summer, and only taking a couple of weeks off, but when summer weather finally arrived in late July I made up for lost time on the golf course....
Crisis CommunicationsMonday, July 4, 2011
Far too often when I speak and ask how many organizations have a Communications Policy, I don't see many hands go up in the audience. Virtually every organization needs such a policy and here's why...
My Elevator SpeechMonday, June 13, 2011
From time to time people ask me what I do for a living and the last week shows pretty clearly why I have a tough time answering that question very easily....
Communicating a Communications PolicySunday, May 22, 2011
A communications policy is ofter overlooked, but it can be one of the most important documents in a company's files...
Public Speaking and HashtagsSunday, May 15, 2011
Twitter has become a game changer for professional speakers....
TV and TwitterSunday, May 8, 2011
People no longer just watch television when something big happens. They get on Twitter and turn into journalists.
#tweettheresults - Fun While It LastedMonday, May 2, 2011
Twitter was fun as election results started rolling in on May 2, for awhile anyway...
No Online Voting - Why Isn't This an Election Issue?Monday, April 25, 2011
Why aren't Canadians being given the option of online voting in the May 2nd election?
The Host With the MostSunday, April 17, 2011
I recently had the opportunity to MC a great event in Edmonton....
Wanting the News - Before It HappensWednesday, April 6, 2011
I was thinking the other day about the differences in news coverage today from many years ago....
The Slow Death of News on FMWednesday, March 30, 2011
There's a huge lack of news and public affairs on FM radio in Canada, but it wasn't always this way...
What Associations Need to FearThursday, March 24, 2011
Last week I spoke at the MPI (Meeting Planners International) – Greater Edmonton luncheon in Edmonton. I spoke about the media, how it works, how MPI members can use it effectively and how to communicate properly if they’re ever in a crisis situation...
All I Need to Know I Learned in KindergartenThursday, March 17, 2011
Welcome to my new and improved website and my first blog. The old site was good, but it was also three years old and when it comes to technology that’s like three dog years. A lot has changed since 2008...