Special Video post: This Is Why You and I Are Single [Love & Gen Y]

Awesome conversation with Carmelia Ray (right in blue)

learn more about Carmelia Ray

                                                           

Patio Power Summer Series: Event Review

             Saturday July 21,2018

         
             It was an awesome afternoon to learn, share and socialize at the REC Room (255 Bremner Blvd) Lots of great conversation, amazing food and lots of fun!

                                                                

(Left to right) Maureen Short, Jennylyn James, Sujit K Reddy, Jim Pagaimtzis, Emilio Morales, Hisham Q

Jennylynd James and the awesome napkin

                                    

Ramin Bahrani being interviewed on Fahrenheit 451 at TIFF Lightbox : Special Video post

May 18,2018

Ramin Bahrani being interviewed at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto.

Amazing conversation.(10 minutes)

                                              

Special bike Story: Cycle Toronto celebrating Bike Month at Simcoe and Bremner

Tuesday June 26th

 Simcoe and Bremner was our lasted stop for Bike month to give out Swag bags to cyclist.

                                

Special Guest Post; Five public speaking tips for people who fear public speaking

   

The big presentation is just a few days away. You're expected to deliver big ideas and cover key points. The audience could be managers, co-workers, clients, or suppliers. Are you nervous? If you are, don't worry. Over 70% of adults fear public speaking. But there are some simple things you can do to relieve that anxiety and give a presentation that captures attention and influences ideas. Focus on concepts instead of content. No one wants to hear about budgets or statistics. These can be shared through a handout or by email. People want to hear ideas and stories that capture their attention and lead to a conclusion. Which for you is a good thing as it's easier to tell a story than to memorize data. When designing your presentation, continuously ask yourself "what's the point". Then create content that helps you get to it.   Have a conversation. Many speakers go into auto pilot, sounding like a pre-recorded message, never changing pace or acknowledging the audience. Instead, think of it as having a conversation with friends. If you say something funny and people laugh, stop talking and let them. If someone has a question, welcome it. You can then answer right away or let them know you'll come back to it shortly.   Be slow. When people are nervous, they tend to speak fast. Speaking too quickly makes the audience feel rushed. Try to talk slower than you would in a normal conversation. It might sound weird to you on stage, but to your audience you'll sound relaxed and confident. If you find yourself getting flustered or feeling overwhelmed, just pause and take a deep breath. They will not mind waiting.   Make PowerPoint your assistant, not your boss. It's not the number of slides you have that matter. It's what's on them. Avoid lots of text, and never ever read a slide to the audience. A simple picture that supports your point will be much more influential and visually interesting. Using photos instead of text will also give you the freedom to go off script or adlib without being out of sync with your slides.   Lower your standards (for yourself). Everyone in the audience knows it's not a Broadway show. They're not expecting to be entertained or for an award winning performance. In most cases they'll be happy if they're not bored to tears. So relax, have some fun, and know that everyone in the room wants you to succeed. Cheers, Marc Gordon marcgordon.ca

Event Review: Patio Power Summer Series at East of Brunswick in Toronto

 It was an amazing afternoon of eating, sharing and connecting

  Our first Patio Power Summer Series 2017 was held at East of Brunswick (Spadina and bloor)

   Hisham Qaddooumi was our mystery speaker who has written his Phd thesis on the historial progression of social media.

 

Sujit Reddy, Hisham Qaddoumi, Brett Dequire and Jim Pagiamtzis

Jim Pagiamitzis and a surprise birthday cake from East of Brunswick

                                     

Nachos and wings

East of Brunswick Instagram hashtag

dismantled bike on the wall

                                   

Event Review: DateSwitch at Lone Star on April 22nd

      It was an awesome evening to go downtown for speed dating event at Lone Star Bar and Grill

          Lots of great conversation with some awesome ladies!

                  

                                 
                                               

                               

Journey going to 2 job fairs in one day and lessons learned.

It was January 19^th 2017 and I was excited to attend two fairs in one day!

                                                          

The 1^st was the Canada Job Expo where I have been speaking since 2011. I have assisted organizer in sourcing out speakers for his event and have an amazing business relationship since then,

It’s held at the North York Memorial Centre in the Yonge and Sheppard area. There is great signage and instructions for the attendees to locate the hall. The fair has various types of employers for different industries automotive, financial services and many more.

The one added feature that Canada Job Expo offers is various speaking sharing insights on networking, social media, branding and interview skills.

The room was busy with employers and potential employees having engaging conversations.

The event runs from 10:00am-3:00pm for more information on future events click here

                                                     

There was a second event happening in the evening at Steamwhistle headquarters just behind Rogers Centre at 6:30pm that evening. I had secured two tickets for the event in return for promoting it on my newsletter.

It was cool evening in Toronto so I decided to walk from an appointment I had at Queen and George St toward the Downtown core.

The streets were full of people who just finish work and were heading home for the evening. I headed down South on Yonge Street then East on Front Street and then south on Bay street toward the Steamwhistle.

I got there a little early so I walking in and there were people drinking beer and getting ready to go to the hockey game at the Air Canada Centre where the Toronto Maple Leafs were playing.

The security approached me in a frim voice and said “ we will be empty the place out at 6:00p and re-opening at 6:30pm for the Tech Vibe event” I said “Okay sir” and went outside

As it neared 6:20pm a line began to form and it was very long. Lot of people looking for career in the Tech sector.

As the door open and we were let it to pick up our lanyards, I go the this uneasy feeling that it was going to be an interesting evening.

They gave us a drink ticket which I found odd for a job fair. As soon as I walking quickly realized that this was party to drink, mingle and try food samples and if lucky win some prizes!

Very different vibe from the morning event. I had a few resume with me and began to walk around and attempt to speaking to some decision makers and Hr Representatives. 

 

It was going to be hard than I thought. 

There were to many people for the space!  Loud music playing, very noisy and made it hard to talk to people, I did manage to speaking to few company representatives and give them my resume and were to told to check their website. What the heck I was here to talk to them not visit there website! 

In less than an hour I was done. The only bright spot was I was stopped by a woman who saw my Talent lanyard and told me about a Job Fair happening at her company of Feb 2^nd in Toronto,I pulled out my phone and made in notes app and said thank you to her.

Besides that I did pick up a few things and little technology gadget called a magic Speakers

Learn more about Techfest events click here

The moral of the story. Be careful what type of job fairs you go to!

Three tips before you go to job fair:
 1. Do some research before hand to see who will be there
2.  Ask friends/ connections about job fairs happening in your area