Why are Mexican and Czech Visas Now Restricted?
Canada now requires a visa for people coming from both Mexico and Czech Republic. Mexico is the biggest source of refugee claimants in Canada, with claims tripling since 2005 to 9,400 last year, or 25 percent of the total. Only 11 percent were accepted. There is a group of ‘Roma’ refugees from the Czech republic […]
The Worlds Best and Worst Travellers
According to an article on Yahoo! News today, here are some best and worst traveller rankings: French are the worst, Japanese are the best. To learn more about this, plus Americans, Canadians, Spaniards and Greeks, please click the above title to this post or click here: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090710/oddities/lifestyle_tourism_travel_france_offbeat What do you think about these results? For […]
Have you heard of Twitter? Follow me!
Free notes, points, tips, advice, postings, articles, thoughts and who knows what else! Such is the spontaneous mystery of Twitter. Follow me here: http://twitter.com/CommCoach Coach Ric
Happy Canada Day – Tips About Us
July 1st, 1867, Canada was officially born. At that time of what we called ‘Confederation’, only 4 provinces made up Canada! Now, we have 10 plus 3 territories. Canadians are proud of their country and culture, and I thought it would be good to share with you a few points on dealing with Canadians (whether […]
Canadian English Pronunciation
Today, July 1st, is Canada Day – our birthday. I thought this might be of interest to those who enjoy the sound and study of Canadian English. Canadian English (CanE, en-CA) is the variety of English used in Canada. More than 26 million Canadians (85% of the population) have some knowledge of English (2006 census). […]
Are You Susceptible to Other People’s Opinions?
Kevin Hogan has 3 new articles up this week to help your self-development. 1 – Getting Paid for What You Love 2 – Finding Yourself: Whose Life are You Living Anyway? 3 – SOOP – The Big Obstacle of Success (Susceptible to Opinions of Other People) Interesting stuff. This week only. Click the above title […]
Acronyms for Crime and Policing
To continue from a previous blog entry, here are some popular acronyms that you may hear on cop shows or cop films. Plus, if you apply to become a police officer, you should be aware of these acronyms. Our company proudly helps YRP – York Regional Police – with communication skills assessments and training of […]
Cop Talk – Learning the Idioms and Slang of the Police
Do you enjoy watching police TV shows like COPS, CSI, Law & Order etc. and police films in English? There are lots to choose from for sure. Or perhaps you want to apply to become a police officer? I have the pleasure of working directly with a local police service (YRP – York Regional Police) […]
Be Assertive without Being a Jerk! (Real Confidence)
A part of being confident is not giving into aggression – yours or anyone’s. We want to stand up for ourselves, but we don’t want to be pushy, be a bully, unreasonable or be perceived as a jerk. Kevin Hogan’s newsletter offered this excellent advice on being assertive without being aggressive: Do’s and Don’ts of […]
Influence: Being Assertive Without Being a Jerk
Every Monday morning I get Kevin Hogan’s excellent free newsletter delivered in my inbox. This expert on persuasion, communication, body language, wealth etc. has many books, ebooks, Cds, DVDs etc. I have a few of his books/programs and I enjoy reading his articles. His homepage currently has a great article “Influence: Being Assertive without Being […]