In a recent APCO post about protecting reputation through Issue Management, Deanna Javadi and Jim Moorehead write that: An effective issues management program is proactive and always changing day-to-day. An organization must continuously monitor issues and implement different practices to “avoid surprises, anticipate new needs, and act quickly and proactively.” Read more
CommCore Blog and News
Andy Gilman, CommCore CEO quoted in Fortune on Lessons CEOs Can Learn From Bob Iger’s Strike Comments
Andrew Gilman, President and CEO of CommCore Consulting Group, said Iger broke a cardinal rule of PR – not repeating or introducing negative ideas, whether asked about them or not.
“If you think it was disappointing, let the university professor [or] a labor expert make those comments, that it’s ‘unrealistic,’ as opposed to you doing that,” says Gilman. Read more
The Crisis Plan You Wish You Didn’t Have to Write
It’s a sad commentary on the current U.S. environment that most schools – from pre-K through high school, and colleges and universities — have plans and have run drills with teachers and students on what to do if an active shooter shows up.
Read more Presentation Training with CommCore’s Keith Blackman
By Ellie Ewing, Summer Associate 2023
From visuals to vocals, presentations are a powerful tool to deliver information, educate others, and leave a lasting impression. I had the opportunity to sit in a presentation training with Keith Blackman, a senior consultant at CommCore where he shared tips on delivering influential and memorable presentations. Read more
Presentation Skills Training Video: How to reinforce your key points during your next presentation or media interview
What’s the main point of your presentation? This presentation skills training tip from SVP Dale Weiss, our Dallas practice lead, will help you reinforce it so it’s memorable to your audience! Read more
CommCore Video Presentation Tip: How to handle the Q&A during your next presentation or interview
This presentation skills tip from SVP Dale Weiss who heads our Dallas practice is just the tip of the iceberg! With CommCore’s presentation skills training, all your executives, spokespeople, and team leaders can learn to be more persuasive communicators who motivate an audience or team and influence behavior – whether in person or virtually. Read more
Meet our Summer Associate – Ellie Ewing!
Ellie Ewing
Senior at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, currently majoring in Communications Media Marketing and a minor in Marketing
What are three words you would use to best describe yourself?
Determined, attentive, and creative. Read more
Welcome CommCore’s New Team Members
Join us in welcoming our newest employees to our team by learning more about them!
Welcome, Lindsey!
Three words I would use to describe myself:
Proactive, Independent, Diverse
Why work at CommCore? Read more
Presentation Skills Training Video: How to Use Eye Contact with Your Audience in Virtual Setting
Through presentation skills training, CommCore helps your executives, spokespeople, and team leaders become persuasive communicators who can motivate an audience or team and influence behavior – whether in person or virtually. Read more
Don’t be caught in a deep-fake AI crisis
Most organizations have a list of things that can go wrong including natural disasters, cyber hacks, and unfortunately, active shooters. We are adding AI to that top ten list. Anyone with a smartphone or laptop knows that various versions of AI are everywhere.
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