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Archive for August, 2015

Clichés Upgraded – Part XXXVIII

We are now in the August presence of more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

  • We’ve been notified that the rolling stone gathers no moss until well enough compensated
  • The blast of air was for such a short time it was called a second wind (more…)

Memorable Quotes: Tales of Screenwriters – Part Eighteen

The ‘Players’ – performers:

(a) “If you want actors to listen to everything you say, get unknown actors. If you are lucky enough to work with film stars, you find there’s a reason why they’re film stars. They tend to be incredibly smart people… If you’re lucky enough to make a picture with these people, you’re gonna listen to what they have to say, and you’re gonna accommodate a lot of what they have to say…” (more…)

Memorable Quotes # 28

On Government & Politics:

It can be dangerous to weaken the strong in our attempts to strengthen the weak.

The real genius to make a marketplace flourish doesn’t come from the government.  It comes from the individual genius of its people. (more…)

The Not-Just-In-An Elevator Speech

The August issue of Toastmaster magazine features an article written by a woman whose profession involves developing “the voice of experts who want to broaden their impact”.  In the article she speaks about the marketing tool known as ‘The Elevator Speech’. (more…)

TOP 10 Reasons for an Extra-Long Election Campaign

This morning, in the middle of a summer holiday weekend, Canada’s Prime Minister officially launched the Federal Election Campaign for the vote October 19th – why so early?

  • More opportunity for practicing those barbequing skills at public events
  • Lots of time to massage the message that extra taxpayer-funded spending is just a way of paying for a staycation
  • More frequent flier points for candidates, staff, and media (more…)