Teaching

I run science and writing workshops for students ranging from elementary school to retirement age.

My home bases are Algonquin College, where I teach trades students the power of communications, and Canadian government workers through the Professional Development Institute at the University of Ottawa.

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I also periodically teach at places such as:

• Ottawa's Performance Management Consultants

• The University of North Dakota's space studies department (also my alma mater)

• Carleton University's journalism department (also my alma mater)

• The University of Ottawa's communications department

• La Cité collégiale's journalism and English as a second language programs.

• Private consultations

Topics I cover:

• Technical writing for beginning to advanced students

• How to get over your fear of writing

• How to write about topics you enjoy

• How to organize yourself for professional success

• Space exploration history and current affairs

Notable media appearances

• CBC-TV's flagship science show, "The Nature of Things"

• On stage with science personality Bill Nye

• Several science journalism panels at DragonCon

• The BBC, Al Jazeera, the Huffington Post, CBC Radio, CBC Television and CTV Television.

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Image credit: Jennifer Walker