Brain Power had an incredible evening with Terry O’Reilly, host of CBC’s “Under the Influence” and THE guru on all things advertising related (we even made the news. ) We learned so much from his engaging talk, especially about the art of persuasion! He truly enlightened Brain Power students, their families, and guests — all gained a wealth of knowledge about creativity, speech-writing, marketing, rhetoric, and, perhaps most of all, being passionate. Thank you, Terry O’Reilly!  Click images to enlarge

Brain Power was thrilled to have Steve Tulman, Brain Power alumni and guru in his field, come to teach our Public Speaking class! Steve has taught at Harvard University, Schulich School of Business, and other prestigious business schools. Steve also consults big celebrities on monetizing their social media and has been involved in multiple successful businesses. He is currently CEO of Social Pulse Marketing Inc and VP of Strategic Partnerships at Providr Inc.

Professional comedian and talented speaker Shawn Hogan spoke to Brain Power’s Public Speaking students on how to find their voice and create flow in their speeches and presentations. Many laughs and useful tips were shared.

Dr. Ruslan Dorfman, CEO and co-founder of GeneYouIn (located in Toronto’s Mars Centre Discovery District), facilitated our Book Club discussion of Daniel Keyes’s “Flowers for Algernon.” Dr. Dorfman brought his experience as a genetic testing expert specializing in the pharmacogenetics of rare diseases to our discussion of Keyes’s imaginary portrait of a man who is given an experimental treatment to dramatically increase his low I.Q.  We had a fascinating discussion of genetic testing, genetic engineering, and the implications of both...

At Brain Power we believe in using our resources to give students the chance to speak with interesting, influential, and inspiring individuals! In an effort to help students understand the great horrors inflicted on approximately six million innocent Jewish lives and millions of other innocent lives, Brain Power hosted an incredibly raw and emotional book club event for this month’s reading selection, Man’s Search for Meaning, with a very special guest of honour: Abraham Mendlowitz, 93 years old, a Holocaust survivor, who...

Brain Power’s book club had a terrifying time reading Mary Shelley’s Gothic-horror classic, “Frankenstein” “(1818). After reading the frightening and thought-provoking tale of Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s ill-fated attempt to create life, some students went to see a National Theatre Live broadcast of the performance at the Silver City in Richmond Hill. After the performance, students gathered in the theatre lobby to have a spirited two-hour(!) discussion of the many themes of the story, including nature versus nurture, the dangers of scientific...