Super sad true blog post

With apologies to Gary Shteyngart… The other day, I read the most honest, moving and heartrending blog post I’d ever seen. It was by Derek K. Miller.  I never heard of him before and found it via a recommendation by my good friend Gini Dietrich. The post...

Final CPRS Toronto prez eblast message

For the last two years, I’ve been president of the board of CPRS Toronto, an organization I continue to support and believe in.  I’m coming to the end of my tenure and wanted to share my (almost) parting thoughts (originally published in the May eblast):...

Do we take too much for granted?

Today is election day in Canada and an opportunity for us to exercise a basic democratic right. And regardless of what we may think of our leaders or the number of times we’ve visited polling stations in recent years, it’s important for all of us to make...

Inside PR 2.51: taking the right steps in your career

I have a confession. I didn’t push the red button on my Zoom this week and had to re-record the first part of my tracks for this week’s show – solo. I had a listen and think the podcast sounds pretty smooth. And I want to give a big thank you to our...

You’re killing me with your tone

When I started out as a comedy MC, I used to think killer material was all that mattered. If you had the best jokes, sharpest lines and coolest concepts (and I don’t mean props), you’d win over the crowd every time. It didn’t take me long to realize...