Ed Tchorzewski dies
I only ever met Ed Tchorzewski a few times, but had the occasion to speak with him frequently by phone over the course of a campaign or two. He combined a fast, lethal wit with a sharp strategic mind, an uncanny gift for earthy metaphors (“Forget it –...The BC NDP’s looking for its next great communicator
This just came in across the transom, and I wanted to shoot it out to y’all as soon as possible. See, here’s the thing: no NDP office is a sprawling empire of employees. They’re lean operations, especially in the communications shops. So if...In politics, a new idea is crazy… until it isn’t.
Remember when Jack Layton proposed talks with the Taliban? Remember how right-wing commentators howled in disbelief at the very idea? Fast-forward a few weeks. And suddenly no less a fixture in the conservative firmament than U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist...Liberals take aim at NDP… and keep a lousy environment minister on the job
Greg at the Sinister Thoughts blog documents a jaw-dropping spurious attempt by Belinda Stronach to smear the NDP. In Question Period yesterday, she tried to argue that the party is somehow willing to compromise its principles on the rights of same-sex couples —...
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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.
