“Warning: May Contain Peanuts”: Trigger Warnings, Pedagogy, and Common Sense
I wish there had been a “trigger warning” during my music history course in 1980. I was finishing my undergraduate degree at Queen’s...
New and (Slightly) Improved! (Informercial 2014)
As was true last year at about this time, I’m receiving inquiries about what I’ll be discussing in my course on public speaking at Regent...
Accepting Praise
When our sons took piano lessons, they were taught to bow properly. Now that is a skill otherwise rather rare in contemporary Canadian...
More Merton: On the Humility to Withdraw from Glory
I’m just back from being up front and vocal for almost a week. I flew down to Cupertino (= AppleLand), California, to serve alongside the...
Public Speaking: Favourite Resources
I’m looking forward to conducting a week-long course in public speaking in Regent’s Summer Programs very soon. (Yes, there’s still time...
Infomercial: Speaking Course at Summer School 2013
I’m receiving more and more inquiries about what I’ll be discussing in my new course on public speaking at Regent College this summer. I...
Preachers, Teachers, Speakers…Lend Me Your Ears
CONNECT! I’m looking forward to offering my annual half-day speaking seminar on Saturday morning, 9 a.m., February 2, at Regent College....
Training Better Preachers
In honour of John Stott’s passing, a question: What one thing (okay, you can allow yourself more than one) would you make sure preachers...
“Hey, Great Talk! Can I Have Your Notes and PowerPoint Slides?” (Revised Version)
UPDATE: Apparently some friends have misunderstood what I was trying to say here, and I can see why they would, so I’ve rewritten it. The...
