Monthly Archives: June 2018

A friend of mine is thinking of running for city council. He asked me what the steps are to launching and running a great campaign. Here is my answer; see below. What you need to do to organize a run for city council: 1. Get a campaign chair/campaign manager 2. Get a publicist to manage […]

[Here is Bruce Firestone’s contribution to a new book called, Stories about Teaching at Carleton University, 2018]   When one of the courses (Design Economics) I taught at the School of Architecture (now the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism) was reviewed by their accreditation committee, I got a call from the director’s executive assistant […]

Writing poetry and songwriting (a type of poetry) is, in my view, the hardest kind of script to create, which is why I almost never try. Still, here’s my meager attempt at Japanese haiku, which breaks all the rules, I’m ashamed to admit. Nevertheless, here’s “Life is work, work is life.” If I’m awake, I’m […]

Here’re a few pointers on how to deliver a great keynote speech… -start on time -finish on time -start fast -finish slow -get some exercise in the morning (even a 10-minute walk helps) -practice your speech the night before -go over your speech the morning of your speech -practice especially the first 1 or 2-minutes […]