Rehearsal makes perfect for a video newbie

On Friday I did a new post on the Communitelligence Communication Skills blog about the rehearsal I did with a client new to video production. I encourage you to read it to learn some new tips about how to make such a rehearsal work really well for you. In addition,...

Finding the underlying truth

How do you know when you’ve uncovered an underlying truth? Do you settle on the initial finding? Or do you dig deeper? I’ve been working with a healthcare client lately to assess and improve their internal communication program. In interviews, conference...

Courage is the key

An attendee in a session at this week’s IABC world conference said “all our employees want us to allow blogging. I just ignore them. What do I tell them?” A colleague e-mailed me about using Twitter. She was shocked that people were following her...

Great networking is all about diligence

Yesterday I posted for Communitelligence’s Communication Skills blog about networking skills. With all the conferences coming up, it’s been on my mind. If networking is on your mind too, check it out.

Now blogging on Communitelligence

This week I started contributing to the Communication Skills blog on Communitelligence. Spreadin’ the love. It’s cool to be blogging together with a team, all focused on helping communicators improve their skills. Phil Douglis is talking about visual...

Do you match your persona?

In the past several weeks I’ve had occasion to meet some people I previously only knew on Twitter. It’s always interesting to meet face-to-face after building a virtual relationship. I mistakenly read in so much from how they communicate online. Then, bam!...