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...

It’s time for Brain Power’s annual Public Speaking visit to a professional recording studio! Our students got a chance to record their self-made speeches and podcasts, putting much of the theory they learned in class into practice. They also got to see “behind the scenes” at a professional recording studio! Everyone had an amazing day, and who knows … we might have some future media stars among us! Click to enlarge images

We were honoured to have Matan Hazanov of Terracap Ventures (Toronto private equity group specializing in early stage high-tech investments) speak to our Public Speaking students. Matan’s workshop for the students focused on how to have an impact on the world through one’s professional life, with a special note on the value of networking, building relationships, and having intention when building public speaking skills.

Our Public Speaking students with Matan Hazanov

We were thrilled to have Jay Heinrichs, author of the New York Times bestselling “Thank You for Arguing,” teleconference in to give our Public Speaking class an enthralling lesson in the power of persuasion! Having spent 25 years in journalism and publishing, Jay Heinrichs is now a highly sought-after speaker on the subject of rhetoric and persuasion. He has spoken before major corporations, prestigious universities, and now Brain Power! We were honoured that he chose to share his expertise with us!