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Racist incidents in the U.S. and here in Canada have pushed many of us to take a hard look at ourselves, our privileges, and ask some difficult questions.

This is my self-learning journey.

The goal of editing is to put the reader first. And while it is challenging, it is possible to edit your own work like a professional. Write with abandon then edit ruthlessly, keeping these four elements in mind.

Over the Labour Day weekend, I wrote a novel. Some of what I learned in the process of telling my character's story can be used in your writing.

At CPRS Vancouver, we believe strongly in the power of mentorship to shape and lift up junior practitioners. On November 2nd, 2020, we’ll be launching the 2021 CPRS Vancouver Mentorship program.

I hope this will help some of you feel more confident to start networking and hopefully result in an positive experience that might encourage you to do it again in the future.

The leaves have begun to fall, the air is crisp, and pumpkin spice is everywhere. It’s officially fall in Vancouver and we’re excited to launch some great programs and initiatives for the 2020/2021 season.

Tips and tricks that have helped me be the best employee I can be from home.

A curious thing happened as the COVID-19 pandemic dragged into the third month of lockdown. The early, oddly euphoric, we’re-all-in-this-togetherness began to fray, replaced by a growing sense of malaise.

I was honoured last year to be approached by CPRS with an invitation to chair the Local Advisory Committee for the 2021 CPRS National conference, being held in Whistler, B.C.

To help you learn what I had to first figure out on the fly, here is some useful information that will help you perform at your best when the time comes.

Crisis communications managers have been challenged by issues other than COVID 19 in recent weeks. Racially-charged incidents in the of the United States have propelled almost every organization to think about its own relationships with diverse communities.

As in-coming President of CPRS Vancouver, I’m privileged to introduce our new Board of Directors for 2020-2021.

Although we’re not out of the woods yet, the crisis mode created by COVID-19 has subsided. Here are a few of the lessons I’ve gleaned about crisis communications.

Last week, a freelancer told us he’s involved in a project at a competitor’s agency and he spilled quite a lot of intel on that agency, their work and their clients.