On my most recent trip to Whole Foods, I came face to face with a huge display of free, organic orange samples. I used the tongs on the display to get a piece of orange and bit into it. It was the sweetest orange I had ever tasted. It was so good I couldn’t help [...]

When you look back at 2009, what will you remember most?
Will it be an amazing vacation?
A mind-numbing move?
The purchase of your first house?
The birth of your first child?
The death of a loved one?
The start of a promising relationship?
2009 was a transitional year for me. I moved from my place of birth (Toronto) to the unfamiliar, [...]

Back in October, I wrote a post about 10 Tips to Take Your Public Speaking to the Next Level. One of the tips I included was to "know your subject inside and out". Here's what I wrote:

If you don't know what your audience thinks and feels about your subject, then you only know your subject 'inside'. Knowing your subject 'inside out' means understanding the subject from both points of view.

The Big Mistake Speakers Make

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Let’s put politics aside for a moment, shall we? I know it’s hard to objectively view a speech when the stakes are high, but the purpose of my post isn’t to debate whether President Obama’s decision is right or wrong. Instead, I would prefer [...]