We decided to buy a new car. While I love my Avenger, it’s a big honkin’ thing and not the most practical for ‘booting around’ downtown as we often use it for. Case in point, the various bumps and scratches that mostly resulted from me trying to back out of our narrow lane way sans coffee. Oops. So we want something small, but stylish. Practical but fun. We’re both geeks so of … Read more »
Even though I’m heavily vested in IABC (being chapter president will do that to you) I’m also a huge supporter of the Canadian Public Relations Society. I’ve been to the national conference twice and both times found it to be a high quality conference and all around great time. This year, the CPRS National Conference is coming to Ottawa and I am thrilled to be a part of it! I … Read more »
I’m not writing this post because I happen to be an expert on the subject. I do know and believe listening is the most important skill anyone can and should have, but I’ve also found myself falling into bad habits that hinder my ability to be a good listener. I am writing this as a reminder to myself and also as a commitment to do better. Perhaps you could use … Read more »
Many people have this silly notion that they need to be irreplaceable. Like their workplace couldn’t function without them. Like they should keep everything secret so if they are not around no one can figure out what they do. Perhaps it’s some form of job security… After you’re gone you’ll be some sort legend because no one else could step into your shoes and do your job like you did. … Read more »
If you haven’t heard yet , the IABC 2012 Canadian Business Communicators Summit is happening in Ottawa next week from November 1-3, 2012. There’s still time to buy a full pass if you’re the last-minute conference going type, but you can also have an opportunity to win a pass to one of the six pre-conference workshops happening on November 1. Actually you have THREE FIVE chances to win (see update … Read more »
Although I’ve learned *SO MUCH* since graduating from the PR program at Algonquin College in 2006, I still miss those days every now and again! Also the sad fact about working is you simply can’t execute every project to its fullest potential the way you might have as a student (maybe that’s just me, I was a good student!). Reflecting back I worked on some amazing (and real!) projects as a … Read more »
It takes a lot to get me out of the sun on a hot Saturday in July and into an over-air-conditioned venue for a full day of learning, but fortunately the Social Capital Conference this weekend delivered a worthwhile, great time. This past Saturday I joined over 200 others on the Algonquin College campus for a so-called “Social Media Learnathon.” I was even priviledged enough to present at the event. I spoke … Read more »
I miss writing. An odd thing to say, since I’m almost always writing something: A proposal, a report, an email, a tweet… I love the written word and it’s always been my personal favourite form of communications to output… The issue is feeling like I’m always writing out of obligation, not inspiration. Even with this blog*; it’s reached a point where I am trying to force creative words and ideas … Read more »
What a whirlwind few months it’s been… As perhaps is obvious from my lack of blogging! So far, 2012 has been a really crazy (good) year! In addition to a busy start of the year at work I’ve been prepping to take the reigns over as President of IABC Ottawa in July, helping with the IABC Canada 2012 Business Communicators Summit in Ottawa November 1-3, 2012, still running Girl Geek … Read more »
New research making the rounds in media says that most readers don’t care what you tweet. The research and commentary suggests that because a certain per cent of Twitter users (which, as you’ll see below is admittedly bias) don’t like what you might be tweeting about so you should probably tweet about other stuff. Media love sensationalized research (like this piece) to sensationalize research like this because it causes people to pause … Read more »