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Please Don’t Email Me in that Tone of Voice
Is it just me, or does email make it easier for someone to be rude? I’m not talking about the “Oh, I didn’t get your email” dodge, or the terse “OK” response. I’m talking about full-on, flat-out...
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Show Appreciation with a Thank-you Note
I seem to be sending a lot of thank-you notes these days. Over the past few months, I’ve had a number of reasons to thank people: professional connections for offering their insights during a...
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Why I Mentor Young Communication Professionals
This fall I will have the opportunity to influence the lives of a dozen or so communication students at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. by serving as a mentor during their Multimedia PR class....
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Communicating with Generation Z
No that’s not a typo. There’s a new generation of workers preparing to enter the workplace from college – Generation Z. According to the article “Get Ready to Hire Generation Z” by Penelope Trunk, this...
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Deliver Us from Bad Stock Photography
A few weeks ago I was developing a communication training program for new managers for one of my clients, and needed some visuals to liven up the slide presentation. After what seemed like hours...
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Five Tips for Working with a Professional Photographer
Copyright Tony Ridder. Used with permission. Last week’s post on stock photography yielded several helpful hints in the comments section. One reader – Mark K. Curtis – suggested that internal comms...
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Get Ready for (Communications) Awards Season
I received the call for entries for PRSA’s 2012 Silver Anvil Awards yesterday and it got me thinking about all the great programs my communications buddies have produced over the past decade or so –...
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Helpful Hints for Submitting Your Communication Award Program Entry
So, you’ve made a resolution to submit your work to a communication awards program in 2012. That’s the easy part. Now you have to figure out what and how to enter. For a first-timer, submitting an...
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Tips for Writing an Effective Communication Award Submission
So you’ve determined which communication awards program to enter and you’ve familiarized yourself with the program’s rules and guidelines. Now it’s time to write your entry. Seems easy, right? It’s...
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Use Award-Winning Programs to Benchmark Your Employee Communications Efforts
Ragan Communications has announced the winners of their 2011 Employee Communications Awards, which recognize excellence in categories ranging from traditional employee communications elements — such as...
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