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Sending text and instant messages might be more dangerous than you think.
Last Monday I opened a conference in Niagara Falls, talking about what organizations need to do to get their messages out.
I did media training in Jasper on Halloween. No tricks, only treats.
Here are 3 things I constantly hear from people about media interviews. All are wrong.
Poor grammar is everywhere and new words and phrases keep getting invented. Why?
Remember that Blue Jay locker room celebration? Here's why it was done.
The differences between traditional media today and 30-years ago are stunning. Here's why.
Stop making these simple mistakes during online TV interviews. They are killing your look.
In a time of crisis, when should politicians check in and take over the spotlight?
Don't blame Facebook for not sharing info in a crisis, blame the government.
If Bell wasn't already a hated company in Canada, it is now.
Last week's deep job cuts by Bell shouldn't be a surprise.
Local TV news packages have been missing something lately - sports.
Ted Lasso taught us some great lessons on communication. Were you listening?
We should throw a parade for firefighters in Alberta, but instead some people are making their lives more difficult.
Here's why we're getting conned by the media on televised debates.
Here's a great tip to become a better communicator.
Some video of Connor McDavid at practice showed how sports fans don't know how journalism works.
Difficult discussions in the workplace are often avoided or not done well. Here's a fix.
Premier Danielle Smith and the news media are involved in a not so quiet war.
Here's why newspaper printing presses will be in museums before you know it.
Are the words used by Premier Danielle Smith "imprecise", or are they used properly?
We all throw extra words and phrases into our conversation, Here are five you need to eliminate.
Artificial intelligence (AI) will soon be used on radio stations across North America. Will you listen?