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Foods that are better together! – Sue Mah, RD

Here’s Media Training Boot Camp Co-Founder Sue Mah, sharing her top 5 food combos for better nutrition. Backstory:  Sue is the regularly featured dietitian expert on the new national TV show Your Morning.  She pitched the interview idea to the show’s producer, and worked with the set stylist to create the visuals for the TV interview. Sue’s Secrets of Success Tip:  Be “edu-taining” – that’s educational + entertaining! Use separate “stations” for your visuals and be creative in how you…

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Secrets of Success for Shooting Multiple TV Segments in a Day

  By Gina Sunderland, MSc, RD, Co-Founder, Media Training Boot Camp Over the past year I have had the opportunity to be a regular guest on CTV Winnipeg Morning Live “Tots to Teens” feature with host Terri Apostle. I thought it would be fun to share with you some of my tips for pitching segment ideas to the host right through to preparing for shooting several segments on the same day.   Suggest segment ideas to the host Your best…

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Federal Election 2015 Party Leaders -– What is Their Body Language Saying?

Like many of you, we’ve been following the election campaign and listening to the party leaders’ key messages. Politicians are uber media trained, and that’s why we think it’s fascinating to also watch their body language during the debates. Here is a great article from a non-verbal communication expert who offers her critique on the body language of each the federal leaders during the recent French language debate. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09/25/federal-leaders-french-debate-body-language_n_8197760.html [Photo credit:  Huffington Post Quebec]

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“You miss 100% of the shots you never take!”

It was actually these words of wisdom by Wayne Gretzky that inspired me to pursue a career in the media. You see, it all started with a call from Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod, the dynamic duo from BODY BREAK. They asked me to be the dietitian on their national TV show. Their request left me flooded with a range of emotions – excitement, nervousness, and even fear! Dietitians weren’t visible in the media at all “back then”, and I…

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Tamara is wearing a white blouse, standing in her kitchen and holding a white mug. On the counter are oranges, avocados, tomatoes and celery.
December 6, 2021
Puneeta wearing a green top and standing behind her kitchen counter with various food items on a cutting board.
August 22, 2021
Chef Andrea Buckett chopping red peppers on a wooden cutting board in her kitchen.
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