And it wasn’t even a movie plot. It was real life, the Show of Shows dedicated to movies that became somehow more entertaining than any movie. The 89th Academy Awards broadcast has taken its place as one of the most stunning ceremonies in its broadcast history. The Gaffe of …
ssssh, no seriously, Shut Up & Listen
Are you Guilty of interrupting? 5 ways to up your listening game - from Public Speaking Coach Lauren Ferraro! Stop talking Listen 90% of the time and speak only 10%. Try to track how often you interrupt and ask yourself if you are truly listening. Practice breathing while someone is speaking …
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Preparing Your Kids (And Yourself!) For Long Plane Rides
A Mom recently got on a plane with a young baby and immediately handed out “loot bags” to the passengers sitting near her. Included in the bags were ear plugs – a sort of pre-apology to whatever disturbance her baby might make. Well, a baby is one thing, but this phenomenon has anecdotally spread to …
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Black History Month at the Movies by Anne Brodie
by @annebrodie BFCA BTJA AWFJ TFCA FIPRESCI A United Kingdom is an ironic title for this film about Britain’s shame in dealing with “the race question” in the late forties. Interracial marriages were taboo in the UK and the US but were absolutely illegal in South Africa, then known as Rhodesia. …
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Distracted Driving: Dangerous for your safety and your wallet
Distracted driving is topping the charts as the number one cause of motor vehicle crashes resulting in fatalities, in Ontario. The Ontario government also revealed the following shocking statistics regarding distracted driving: A driver using a phone is four times more likely to crash than a …
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