His master’s voice: Contract Charlie goes live
It’s hard to pull off humour in the middle of a pitched labour battle — the stakes are high, and earnestness has a huge gravitational pull all its own — but the locked-out CBCniks have done it. Meet Tokyo Rose’s match, Contract Charlie:...Moratorium request
Can we please go, say, six months without news promos pimping some story as “a parent’s worst nightmare”? Thank you.Tod Maffin for CBC President
If we ever elect the position of CBC President — and that might not be a bad idea — Tod Maffin already has a killer platform. Anyone who has missed great radio during the CBC lockout should give Tod’s podcast a listen. For one thing, it’s,...Is CBC Unplugged the future of labour communications?
Pay very, very close attention to what’s going on at CBC Unplugged. If you’re active in the field of labour relations, that site may just be a crystal ball into your future. It’s the latest project from locked-out CBC producer Tod Maffin (whose name...Farewell to the Granville Book Company
The Vancouver Courier has a superb obituary for the Granville Book Company, one of my favourite downtown haunts. What probably killed the bookstore the most was the money pouring into the area from the Bonnis group to remake it as a nighttime entertainment district....
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
