with Kristine D'Arbelles, Julia Kent and Ross Simmonds
It is our host Julia Kent‘s turn for a holiday. She is soaking up the sun on a warm beach somewhere down south. While she is away getting a nice tan, Kristine Simpson, producer and host, compiled a short video Continue reading Young PR Pros: Recap of Dine & Discuss
This week, my best friend, maid of honour, and all around awesome person, Natalie Melanson, wrote a blog post about tips on improving your resume. The old paper CV is slowly disappearing. The past few years has seen the birth Continue reading Five new age resumes
It is the end of 2012… already. The past year flew by, but a lot of great things happened. Young PR Pros On January 9th, I wrote a blog post called My social media resolution. My goal was to start Continue reading Looking back at 2012
Before I fell in to PR and communications, I was a nerdy Queen’s student studying everything from phonology, phonetics, syntax and the many disciplines of Linguistics. My favourite part of studying linguistics was learning about the evolution of languages. And Continue reading The f-bomb and the evolution of language
This is for Scott Stratten! Getting negative comments or rants on our blog, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc., doesn’t always leave us feeling happy. But, we can do two things, dwell on the fact that no one appreciates us or strike Continue reading Bodyform knows how to be Awesome
Ah, I love social media. Isn’t is great to be able to measure in real time what people were saying about the presidential debate using social media. Gone are the days where dad would look to mom and scoff while Continue reading Final presidential debate on Twitter
I found this video by the Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE) about the benefits of studying abroad. Dr. Sheila Embleton, a distinguished research professional, shares her top reasons why a student should study abroad. I find, as young professionals Continue reading Step out of your comfort zone – a lesson from @CBIE_BCEI
“We made the song because Bill 115 attacks teachers and students,” Khan said. “I wrote a verse and there are three other guys who rap on the song. People listen to songs more often. So we wanted to get their Continue reading Students use music and video to share their views on Bill 115
As a PR and communications professional, I got very excited when QR codes came out. I thought to myself, “ooooh, another exciting tool I can use to connect with my audience” – because that is what I find exciting these Continue reading The Problem with QR codes
Beautiful moon landing reconstrcuted shot, from Mashable Earlier this week, on August 25, 2012, Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, passed away. It was July 20, 1969, when Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. Continue reading A memory of the world that stood still – in front of a TV [man walk’s on the moon]