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Mar 17, 2023

Comms: Everything Everywhere All at Once

According to Jim Maiella, EVP of Corporate Communications at AMC Networks, it's an extraordinary time to be working in communications, regardless of industry, level or specific job description. He believes there’s no other position better situated to help navigate and positively impact all aspects of a business or organization moving forward as the professional communicator, or another that has the potential to have as lasting and broad-based impact on its success, regardless of the specific challenge or opportunity.

Jan 17, 2023

Picture this: the nine corporate photos you must never, ever, take again

It's not easy to take good photos.. even harder when you're trying to convey an idea or represent a type of work. There are some clichés and shortcuts that people have all used to make the job easier... but the question is, do these really work?

Oct 12, 2022

Research: Simple Writing Pays Off (Literally) in Disclosure documents and others

Financial writing is full of jargon and complexity. But a series of research suggests that investors are drawn to simple, clear writing with short sentences. The simple reason is that complex writing is off-putting — people tune out and find it dull, a fact confirmed by neuroscience research. The author reviews a series of studies on the financial value of good writing and offers a few tips to communicate more clearly with investors, or with anyone else.

Aug 26, 2022

Adam Grant: Why repeating yourself is a good thing

Great communication is like a song. It isn’t enough to hear it once. You don’t know the melody until you hear it multiple times. You don’t know the chorus by heart until you’ve repeated it many times.

Jun 07, 2022

Simple storytelling moments can help connects employees to their work

The Harvard Business Review shares that brief storytelling, featuring concrete examples that reframe a moment by personifying human consequences, has been proven to help people see past the details of a task and greatly improve performance and engagement.