Awakening to a New Normal
As increasing vaccination rates signal the real possibility this pandemic could finally be over, Jeff Keay looks ahead at what we'll need to do to re-engage in the post-covid world.
Corporate Speech Consultants Forms Preferred Partnership with Lloyd Rang Communications
Lloyd Rang Communications has entered a preferred partnership with Corporate Speech Consultants (CSC) — a group of academically trained executive coaches who can elevate your public speaking and prepare you to achieve your goals.
When Telling is Showing
Writing about how movie dialogue can create the most memorable, impactful moments on-screen, James Bullbrook shares how memorable scripts don't just tell the audience what's going on—they bring us right into the moment and engage us by showing something new.
The Best and Worst of a Truly Terrible Year
In our end of year blog, Lloyd Rang asked the LRC team for their best and worst moments of 2020. While it was a truly terrible year, there were some bright spots, from a communications standpoint, anyway. And there were also some moments where — even when you thought the year had reached rock-bottom — it managed to surprise us all by punching through the bedrock and going even lower.
LRC Partners with Scarborough Women’s Centre
LRC and Scarborough Women’s Centre are pleased to announce their new partnership, which will begin January 2021.
Kristen Gross Joins LRC Team
LRC is thrilled to welcome BC-based writer and communications professional Kristen Gross to our team as Director of Sales and Senior Associate Writer.
Knock their socks off!
Jordan Ray shares tips on how you can make a good first impression by presenting yourself and your work in the best way possible
Counsel Public Affairs Forms Preferred Partnership with Lloyd Rang Communications
One of Canada’s leading public affairs firms teams with upstart narrative agency
From Speechwriter to Zoomwriter
A lot of my friends from politics still think of me as “the speechwriter.” It must be how William Shatner feels — no one talks to him about TJ Hooker, or Boston Legal or Rescue 911 or his albums or books — everyone thinks of him as Captain Kirk. It doesn’t matter what else he accomplishes in life, he’s always going to be the “to boldly go” guy. I feel for him. At the same time, it’s a darn good thing I’m not (just) a speechwriter right now. Because, frankly, there aren’t a lot of speeches being delivered to live, in-person audiences during COVID.
The second wave is coming. Let’s remember the 6 lessons of the first wave
Today, it looks like the second wave of COVID has started again. Israel and the UK are locking down again. Ontario is reducing limits on private gatherings, and it’s looking like bars and indoor restaurants may be closed again. Line-ups at testing facilities are hours long, and hundreds of people are being turned away every day. Now is a good time to remember the six key lessons we learned in the first wave: