Bernadette Tynan in the Media

Based on Bernadette Tynan’s 20 years of experience, knowledge and ideas, Make Your Child Brilliant aired on Channel five UK to brilliant reviews in the media about a series that celebrated positively children’s creativity and diversity. During 2008 the series has continued to be aired world wide, featuring in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Finland and Canada, North America.

Media Links

• Richard & Judy Prime Time TV Channel Four interviews Bernadette and gives her work in the TV series and accompanying book a ‘brilliance’ rating.
  

• Late Edition, BBC TV features Bernadette Tynan to talk about her work and take a satirical and insightful look at the week of current affairs …
  
  
• The Observer calls Tynan’s work ‘remarkable’
  
  
• The Times Educational Supplement deems Tynan ‘a prolific author’ in our times.
  
  
• The Sunday Express Tynan is ‘glamorous and forthright’ in her bid to put creativity and innovation at the centre of learning in a global knowledge economy.
  
  
• Genius at Work: Australian Financial Review Boss Magazine
  A full page article examining on Bernadette Tynan’s work and the implications for not only children but for business learning and leadership.
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• ‘Young Einsteins’ Sunday New Zealand Television Network
  Full film documentary on Bernadette Tynan working with children and being interviewed on the topic of genius.
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• Beautiful Minds E = MC2 Sunday Express Magazine
  Commissioned to write three page article for parents in how to unlock natural gifts with some tricks of genius to use with children as they read.
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• Family Magazine feature on Bernadette Tynan expert in gifted children
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• Bernadette Tynan Seven Magazine, Spring 2007

Other featured programmes, radio and articles (selected list only)

• Breakfast TV NZTV
  Live morning chat with Breakfast TV host about genius, the book and helping parents and children in this field, with full feature about the book.
• Channel News Asia Prime Time Morning TV
  Live morning chat with Breakfast TV hosts about genius, the book and helping parents and children in the field, with full feature about the book which at this point had already entered the best seller list in Straits Times.
• MediaCorp Radio 98.1 Singapore
  One hour live morning phone in and chat about the book, answering questions from callers about their child.
• Young Parents Magazine
  Full page article and review, written about my book in positive light, about the key things you can do to help identify and support your child in learning more about their brain, and how to think like a genius, using strategies referenced from the book.
• Anyone can be a genius: Weekend Extra Magazine
  Full page leader article, positive review on my book, including my philosophy, and how parents can learn important information from my book about the brain, genius, IQ, and developing creativity.
• Manawatu Evening Standard
  Full page article, positive review about my book, including facts about Da Vinci and Einstein and how this links to the identification of exceptional ability today.
• BBC3 TV Current Affairs: Fantasy Education
  Expert brought in to advise on how best to cater for children, whichever route, whether that be private, state or home schooling.
• BBC Radio Scotland
  15 minute chat combination with phone in from parents asking advice,and book featured on the subject of how parents can help identify and nurture their child’s individual gifts.
• BBC Radio Oxford
  15 minute chat combination with phone in from parents asking advice, and also competition for the book, which was fully discussed in terms of diet, life and childhood of Einstein, and ending with summary top tips for parents.
• BBC Radio Exeter
  15 minute chat and combination phone in from parents asking advice.
• News Talk ZB Auckland
  1 Hour full chat and favouble discussion of book with live phone in session where I gave advice to parents of different children and answered questions from wide range of parents. Very successful show.
• Coffs Harbour Radio (ABC) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  30 minute chat about the book, with phone call in helping parents by giving advice.
• ABC Radio Perth
  20 minute chat about the book with phone call in helping parents, again very positive.
• VIVE Magazine Australia
  This Australias leading woman magazine for the ‘thinking woman’, wrote a full page article about diet, the brain, and improving brain power.
• News Talk ZB Christchurch
  1 hour live chat and call in about the book, very positive, with numerous callers from a wide range of backgrounds, great fun.
• Thinking Like a Genius NS Man Magazine
  This a a leading male magazine aimed at Dads with children in Singapore and they featured a two page article discussing the brain, intelligence, genius and how to develop creativity all referenced and advertising my book.
• National Radio Wellington Classic Hits Waitiki
  This covers the southern region of New Zealand and also Hawai, this was a 30 minute chat combination with call in, taking questions from parents on all matters to do with my book.
• Good Medicine Magazine Australia
  This is the leading family/medical magazine which featured an article on my book which was favourable and focused upon nutrition and the brain.
• Is Your Child a Genius? Singapore’s Child
  Singapore Child is one of Singapore’s leading parenting magazines, alongside Kids Company which I have also featured in on full page articles that are positive and gave excellent reviews of the book (See kids company below).
• New Zealand Times Herald Canvas Magazine
  This is New Zealand’s leader newspaper which ran their leader article on genius and featured me in a three page article stating that the book had become a top seller and that they could see the reasons why, referencing research in my book on the brain, neuroscience and intelligence.
• Radio Pacific
  30 minute phone call in and chat about the book, very successful.
• Family and Kids Company Magazine: Are my kids gifted?
  One page article featured around the ideas in my book and very favourable review of the book.
• Straits Times
  Best seller list No. 2 and then No. 6 and in the top ten for 6 months from March 2004.
• News Talk Canada 1010
  This is Toronto’s leading morning chat programme on current affairs. 45 minute chat and phone in helping parents by giving advice on how to develop creativity and also how to identify individual gifts and support them in different contexts. Very successful.
• Managing Mozart in 21C. Birmingham International Conference Centre (ICC). This was an address at an international forum of leaders, educationalists, ministers, business people from around the world in the field of technology and education platforms for the 21st Century with Prime Minister Blair in attendance. How to identify, and manage genius where you find it.

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