Crayons and a New Year

Odds & Ends

I love crayons. I still have my big box of 64 Crayola colors. It was a way to be fun and creative before there was a digital palette of choices, HTML hex codes, and mood charts. I’ve talked before about how crayons represent fun and creativity–two things...

Why LinkedIn Is No Longer Optional

Business, networking, Social Media

The other day I was looking for insights into a few people I was scheduled to meet. Do you know where I turned first? Not a company Web site. Not Facebook. Not Google Search. I started with LinkedIn. LinkedIn is no longer optional. It’s a must for any business...

3 Rules for Great Presentations

Professional Development

Anyone who has sat through a bad presentation knows what can go wrong. Maybe the speaker rambled on, or he spoke in a monotone. Maybe he read slide after slide. Or he punctuated every third word with an “er” an “um” or a “like.”...

7 Digital Trends to Watch in 2012

Gov 2.0, Mobile, Social Media

Integration, mobile, and consolidation were all topics under discussion at the January 12 IABC/Washington panel on trends in digital communications. Here are my top seven takeaways: 1. Silos will start to fall. According to Steve Radick of Booz Allen Hamilton’s...