Life as a Parliamentarian, speech to Adventures in Citizenship group

Each year the Rotary Club sponsors Adventures in Citizenship, a program where high school students drawn from across Canada spend time in Ottawa to see how our government works. I participated on a panel of former MPs speaking to 200 students and I talked to them about dreams they might have of one day sitting in... Continue Reading →

May 1, 2006

Speech making redefined: throw away the script and and talk

Introduction The Canada School of Public Service provides leadership, training and development skills to public servants. Dennis spoke to a group of about 60 in Ottawa in what is called an Armchair Discussion. His topic: "Throw away your script: speech making redefined." Bill Clinton does it. You can too. Speech making redefined Good morning everyone. I... Continue Reading →

March 16, 2006

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