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Which form of social media is right for you?

Facebook: Best used for connecting with friends and seeing everday photos and status updates. Can get annoying really fast when people don’t know how to use social media properly (which is about 90% of Facebook users). A good intro to social media. Twitter: Best used for connecting with partner organizations and people or groups you’d …

Reading List

There are some books that I’ve been meaning to read for months or even years which I just haven’t gotten around to yet. I’m putting them into a nice list because a) I adore lists, and b) having them all written down will remind me to actually read them! Here are the next few books …

How to write a “to do” list

“To do” lists can be invaluable for organizing ourselves. But if put together poorly, they can merely be an ongoing frustration. Here’s how to effectively write a “to do” list to ensure you get the items completed on time: 1. Plan ahead for how long it will take you to do each item. If you …

Three Reasons Why You Should Back-Up Your Work (and How to Do it)

Backing up your work is important for the following reasons: 1) Never worrying that your computer might get a virus and you could lose everything (leading to reduced stress and anxiety). 2) Never ACTUALLY getting a virus on your computer and losing everything (leading to a crisis). 3) Syncing your work in a couple different …

What is Twitter best used for?

From my Tweeting for Engagement presentation. Four of the top things that Twitter is best used for: Conversations: speaking directly with your followers and the people you follow. Social media is all about connecting with others – everyone from your friends to partner organizations to the competition – and it’s a good way to keep …

Tweeting for Engagement

I’m facilitating a workshop called Tweeting for Engagement with the fantastic Volunteer Manitoba on October 17! From their website: You have heard about it and may be using this type of social media, but are your messages generating discussion and feedback useful to your organization’s goals? We’ll look at: Briefly, how to use Twitter What …

Types of Presentations

When giving a presentation, the type of presentation you do depends on your audience, timeframe, topic, and much more. Here’s a breakdown of some common types of presentations and a few examples of what they might be best-suited for: Lecture (with or without handouts). When there’s just one or two people standing at the front …

How to host a brainstorming session

As a rhetorician, you may find yourself in charge of putting together ad campaigns, developing new initiatives and projects, and coming up with creative brands. One of the first things you’ll need to do in any of these situations is to host a brainstorming session. Brainstorming sessions, with anywhere from three to six people, are …

Review of “The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide”

I love books, and I look getting them in the mail to review! The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide: Any Budget. Any Camera. Any Time. by Anthony Q. Artis is a really awesome book to take you step by step through the process of shooting videos – from choosing your camera, understanding what …

Books I read in February 2012

The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis. Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis. The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis. The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis. I love his writing style – he was a really brilliant man. I need to read …

Three Things Missing from University

I loved university while I was there, but I also felt like there were a few things lacking. Now that I’ve been in the working world a couple years, I know there were a few things missing from university. These could also be applied to high school, actually, but since an undergraduate degree is the …

Five things NOT to do in a news release

I receive at least a few news releases every single day in my inbox for new! and! exciting! health-type products, services, promotions and books. And to be honest, most of these news releases annoy the hell out of me because there’s just so many things wrong with them. Here is what bothers me the most …

Books I read in January 2012

– The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Such a classic! – Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko. I really love this book. There is so much great information here about the value of leafy greens and of drinking green smoothies. It’s also good inspiration for keeping going with drinking green smoothies daily 🙂 – Nutrition for …

Books I Read in December 2011

How are we in 2012 already? How have I not written a blog post in over a month? Time flies by! I added up all the books that I read in the 2011. They amounted to 61 books that I read all the way through, plus another 11 books that I started reading but never …

Five Tips for Writing a Novel

I’ve been working on my novel a lot the past month or so and in that time I went from about 15,000 words to 30,000. A novel is generally between about 50,000 and 90,000 words, so I still have at least 20,000 more to go! It can be tough to work on a novel consistently, …