Great Life Lessons!

There is a lot to learn from Kermit the Frog.

What inspires you?

Tony Bennett may not be the youngest guy on the block but it really is something else to listen to him talk about what inspired him and inspires him to sing. The simple things, the story, the ability to engage it is in the confluence of these that we all have our inspiration.

Cynicism on hold ?

If you can remember who you wanted to be as a kid you have gold. Friendship trumps money. Yes you can do anything. Maybe not in our jaded world but it sure is in the world of the Muppets. So how do you go about writing a script that can take a 40 year history [...]

Have you given this any thought?

Social media is a good thing right? Just a little food for thought here.

Parents,Music and Goals

Chris Isaak talking to George Stroumboulopoulos on TheHour on CBC TV. This is a fantastic 3 minutes. The worth of validation, our parents, communication, luck… So many things happen around us that we take for granted. Maybe we need to sit on the sofa and take a look at our lives once in a while? [...]

What bugs you about Canadians?

You want to get a taste of Canada? Well this is one of my favorite Canadian television talk shows. So, what about Canadians? Do we ever bug people? Canadians are great at poking fun at themselves! Check out Rick Mercer on Annoying Canadian Stereotypes

A great interview=a great story

Communication whether it is PR, Journalism, Video, Audio or some combination is only as good as the story being told. Telling a good story is not only about tools but it is about the skill, in this case of interviewing. In this piece George Stroumboulopoulos of “the Hour “on CBC demonstrates the art of a [...]

My Radio Inspiration.

It is really easy to look around at others and want to have a bit of what they have. But as of late I have been looking at myself and I realize that I have the life! I am a successful University professor here in Dubai in the Middle East, my students seem to think [...]

The new world of work

THE 2009 DALTON CAMP LECTURE IN JOURNALISM Listen One of the toughest parts of working in education is knowing that you are teaching a group of students of which some will go into careers that at this exact moment do not exist. So, the question has to be, am I giving them the skills they [...]