What’s that saying? April Showers Bring May Flowers? Well, what about when it doesn’t – not at all, not even a little bit – what about when April’s showers bring snow, ice fog and really cold drizzle that whips you in the face? I’ve always been the type of person
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Gratitude is a word most of us don’t use too often. If you’re Canadian, you may have used it a few weekends ago as you sat down with your friends, family, and a great big turkey. If you’re American, you have another week or so before you’re urged to focus on
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Said in some form by Stephen King, William Faulkner, and some guy named Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (whom I’d never heard of before today), it’s an annoying phrase for most writers: kill your darlings. For editors it’s a little more pleasant or at least satisfying. Although when it comes to editing, it’s
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In my Communication courses, we always spend some time talking about intentions. I usually get some mixed reactions to this: some people seem to really latch onto the idea, while others seem wary of it. I love teaching about intention though, and bring it up two to three times throughout the
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I’ve been teaching a course on Communication Skills. In the process I also took a course on teaching Communication Skills and was being mentored by a seasoned instructor. It has been an extremely revealing experience and through the course for instructors, the experience with my mentor, and the process of
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Keep Reading ... →Click here to read Time to give at thecoast.ca Time to give There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer at local charities. Charitable organizations in the city need people to give of their money, but they couldn’t exist if people didn’t give of their time. Here are some places to
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