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Life Lessons From My Second City Improv Class

Shannon Skinner | Posted 05.13.2013 | Canada Living
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Shannon Skinner

2012-06-18-ShannonSkinner.jpg This morning, I woke up with a sore face from laughing bloody hard over the past two weeks: I just completed my first intensive improvisation course at The Second City, the world's premier comedy club/theatre and school of improvisation. As it turns out, I did learn some skills to help with my public speaking.

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Is Podcasting Poised For a Comeback?

Mitch Joel | Posted 11.02.2012 | Canada Business
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In short, everything that you thought the Internet wasn't about in a world of 140 character tweets, Facebook status updates and YouTube viral video sensations. These deep and rich treasure troves of content are also gaining mainstream attention, and it all seems to be drawing more and more energy towards podcasting: a medium that many have already written off.

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