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Communicators who work with scientists or experts: There's just one week left to get the early registration discount for "Be an Expert on Working with Experts," June 19 in Washington, DC. Click through for more info and to register!
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don't get caught: Network with communicators who work with smart people at this June workshop
For the wavering young scientist who's asking "Is there room out there for one more science communicator?"
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If you're a communicator and you work with experts, I'll bet you have a wish list of things you wish they'd do--or that you could do better when working with them. Participants in my June 19 workshop, 'Be an Expert on Working with Experts,' share their wish lists. Join us--and share what's on yours.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration has referred to its own initiatives as "historic" 80 times since taking office. I've got a list of factors to consider before you overuse your favorite words...
If you're a communicator who works with policy experts, scientists, physicians and other smart folks, click here to learn about and register for my next workshop, "Be an Expert on Working with Experts," to be held June 19 in Washington, DC.
I'm doing a lecture on women and public speaking, and a workshop on communicating science, at the University of Oregon this week. Details at the link.
Need to recap sessions at your meeting? Contact @songadaymann, Jonathan Mann, for a musical summing-up. Here's what he did for TEDMED...
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On this week's "weekend read" from the DGC blog, my best finds on Twitter, including Facebook engagement with timelines, data on location tagging, using Google Hangouts for business and more.
If you're a top communicator, why would you need speaker training? Making the case for your own development, on the don't get caught blog.
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What's your advice for early career or "rising" communicators? Add to my list on the don't get caught blog
I love Evernote, the online and mobile note-taking and -sharing program. Here are 5 ways I use it with my freelancers so we can all be more efficient. From the don't get caught blog.
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Media interview smarts: Explain your process or method. Why it's important to include how you got to that research result or policy decision....
Using an analogy is a great way to explain further what you're talking about in a speech or interview...but before you use one, put it through these 3 tests to avoid the Etch-a-Sketch problem, and other issues.
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Newly redesigned Pinterest profile pages go live....Click on the photo for details.
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On the don't get caught blog weekend read, great finds I saw on Twitter, from a free infographic tool to blogger data, streaming video for nonprofits and more. Click on the photo to read them all.
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Can you get out in front on a negative issue and become a good example? On the don't get caught blog, a look at how two universities handled similar issues with sexual harrassment.
Reuters Health executive editor Ivan Oransky shares loads of data, tactics and info on what makes news in health research, and how to get reporters to pay attention to your news. His entire slide presentation is at the link.
You can catch me speaking and training this spring in NYC, Eugene & Portland, Oregon...and I've started a waitlist for a forthcoming workshop on helping experts to communicate. Click on the photo for details.
Every media interview you do is a chance to build a relationship with that reporter--and get called again for a future interview. But are you handling the call that way? Here are 8 things to do in a media interview so you'll get called again...
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16 ways I use Evernote on business travel. Add your ideas--this is how I keep it as paperless as possible.
Are your experts blowing off media interviews? How to avoid a no-show when you set up an interview for them.
Click through to see an all-in-one resource with a dozen tips on answering media interview questions.
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9 ways to blow your blog's horn...without blowing it. Gentle promotion you can live with.
2 tools for media relations in social media: freebie Zapaday, which I call a "Daybook on steroids," and MuckRackPro, a paid program that lets you make lists of reporters on Twitter and monitor what they're posting about.
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If you treat your "elevator speech" like a menu, you'll be better able to serve it up in a media interview. Here's how to use a planned message without sounding like a robot.
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