Level Up In 2000, Don Lloyd, a software developer by day, moved up a level in the world of board games that delighted and challenged him since childhood. He established his game company, Knight Works, in Colorado Springs, Colorado and for the next … [Continue reading]
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Offer 7 Lessons in Mass Communication Success
What can a T-shirt communicate about a community? The vibration, noise and visual sea of blue and green Vancouver Canuck team hockey jerseys is a testament to the rallying power of a cause that can mobilize an entire community to action, pride and … [Continue reading]
Anime and Manga Alley — Talking Technique
As you can see, getting into manga has gotten me out and about. Not only that, I’m usually catching conversation with people as I thumb through the choices on shelves at my library or local stores. As a writer and happy-to-be-a-word-nerd, I’ve found … [Continue reading]
Discovering 3-D Printing
by Helena Kaufman The phrase ‘3-D printer’ rapidly zoomed me past the immediate image of folks in funny glasses on date night in a darkened movie theatre into wondering about the limitless potential of this rapidly growing technology. There we … [Continue reading]
Anime Appetizer at My Manga Meal
Culture is Communicated and Shared in Various Ways by Helena Kaufman Ever found that you understand and enjoy more about a culture when literally consuming it? Oh, you can immerse yourself in travel, or study the language in an intensive … [Continue reading]
Message in the Manicure
Influence being what it is, I was not surprised to find myself at the manicurist, even after denying it as an 'artist date' in my previous blog entry. And, being an observer by nature and profession, I found the need to record the experience, then … [Continue reading]
Return of the X Wordsmith
I'm back. I was out. While out, I played. Got lost. Rewrote my plan. Tore it up. Then I alighted at an out of town seminar I'd been waiting four months to attend. In preparation for meeting other penguins after I hopped off my personal and private … [Continue reading]
Write Numbers into Your Articles & Attract Attention & Action
The radio news just told me that the country I live in ranks as the 6th most obese in the world. Yet, my current location here on the West Coast puts me squarely in the heart of a city that is statistically the least obese and most fit in the same … [Continue reading]
Longest Day of the Year to Ponder Shorter Words
Summer Solstice of June 21, 2010 and Vancouver, Canada is grateful for all the moments of sun that came out. Full expression of energy and light didn't happen till the afternoon, but then we had more space on the clock today to let it come out and … [Continue reading]
Wordless Walk on the Wet Coast of Canada
What has a beach walk along English Bay in Vancouver got to do with communication? It’s a reminder of the power of messages to engage all the senses. Since only 7% of our communication is about the words, it made sense on this drizzly day, even on … [Continue reading]
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