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“All Quiet” Is Only Good in the Library
Who doesn’t remember being shushed by the school librarian? Too much noise in the library is disruptive, but if you’re stuck at an airport or waiting to watch a football game, you want noise… a constant flow of information. Read more
5 Tips on Cross-Cultural Communications
Business and leisure take us everywhere, whether through travel or the Internet: across waters, state lines, time zones, and continents. They also take us to different cultures. As such, it’s important that we know how to adapt communications best practices to a wide range of languages and regional mores. Read more
“Prompts for the TelePrompTer”
With both Republican and Democrat presidential conventions this month, TelePrompTer operators in Cleveland and Philadelphia are in high demand. We will make note of which speakers perform better than others from the lectern.
What Were They Thinking? “A Messi Situation”
Communication and Emotion: How to Connect
Sabrina Horn’s recent article “Loving Communications: 10 Tips to Humanize Your Brand’s Message,” emphasizes inserting more emotion into marketing campaigns in an age when technology tends to dehumanize communication.
This is especially true, she says, when mainstream news media coverage of technology increasingly plays up threats from cyber-crime including data breaches, identity theft, and loss of privacy. Read more
The Washington Metro Shutdown: “Safety First” was the Message
When Washington, DC Metro’s new General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced the complete shutdown of the nation’s 2nd largest subway system on a work day last Tuesday with only 9-and-half hours’ notice, he sent two unequivocal signals:
- Safety first
- He is ready to take whatever actions are required to safeguard the public and salvage the crumbling system regardless of the consequences
It turned out the caution was warranted.
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Communicators and Succession Planning
The sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has set off a Washington style mega-debate on succession planning. We’ll leave to others the political squabbling about whether we will have a new justice named and confirmed this year.
CommCore’s Survey Results on Crisis in 2016 as Quoted in Quality Assurance Magazine
“A recent survey conducted by CommCore showed that many industries will continue to be under fire in 2016 and beyond. The survey was titled: “From Tylenol to the Latest Cyber Attacks, 30 Years of Media and Crisis Coaching.” Read more
PREVENTING A HAIRY SITUATION FROM GETTING WORSE
By: Noura Azeem, Fall 2015 Intern
Toymaker Spin Master has been on a roll – its earnings have been skyrocketing. Its latest toy Bunchems was nominated for Toy of the Year. Read more