Rob’s blog
Lloyd Budd saved my blog.
Here at Northern Voice, the very generous Lloyd Budd just made a few quick changes that fixed tagging on this blog at long last. I owe him big-time. Thanks, amigo.
LOLmoose
In honour of this weekend's Northern Voice conference, my first forays into a whole new world of art: the LOLmoose. (Okay, okay... I'm new at this thing, and I'm 44 years old. Cut me some slack...)
Talking about crisis communication at Northern Voice
I'll be speaking about crisis communications and the social web on Saturday at Northern Voice, the kick-ass Vancouver-based blogging conference now in its fourth year: Imagine a situation where all eyes are on you or your organization, and you need to communicate...
Egads… Squidoo kudos! er, Squidoodos! uh, They like my speechwriting page!
Hey, y'all: my speechwriting page on Squidoo has just been named Lens of the Day! Drop by and have a gander - I've added a bunch of tips there, including tip#7, "Talk about the squirrel": I used to work as a tour guide in Ottawa. Busloads of seniors would come in from...
Writing to be heard
In the midst of this great GuideStar piece on writing fundraising letters comes a sentence that galvanized me: Beginning sentences with "and"- one of my favorite connectors that encourages readers to keep reading (actually "listening" because that's the way we talk...
Communities adapt.
Amazing what people will put up with to keep a community alive. (And it sure doesn't hurt if there are market forces involved.)
Attention Starbucks… promote Brent Baker
Or at least give him a big, big raise.
“Doodles” has a name! Introducing “Noise to Signal”
It's Alex's suggestion, and I love it. World, meet "Noise to Signal." And here's the first under that name (with a nod to Danah Boyd and that essay).
Social Signal is hiring a web services consultant/Drupal trainee and web project manager
Yep... it's that time again: a fabulous opportunity to work alongside my favourite people. (Caveat: you also have to work alongside me.) We're hiring a web services consultant/Drupal trainee... You'll have a hands-on role in developing and implementing online...
Doodle: Man’s best friend-of-a-friend
With a bow to the great Peter Steiner.
Nine out of 10 (spin) doctors agree
If you watch TV news in Canada, you might want to keep your eyes open for stories about household germs. The "news" may actually be a cleverly-packaged bit of spin on behalf of Lysol, according to this article from the Center for Media and Democracy: A B-roll video --...
Follow an artist’s creation, beginning to end
One of my favourite people on the planet, Randy Twaddle of ttweak, is not just a talented communications and branding strategist – he's also an artist who creates pieces of startling beauty (especially for those of us who both cherish words and futz around with...
Why, yes — I’d LOVE to speak at your event
Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
