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Author: Kevin Anselmo

  • Exercise professionally like Thomas Edison

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    Kevin Anselmo

    Trivia – upon dying, guess how many pages of inventor Thomas Edison’s notes were found? Answer – over 5,000,000. Edison’s diary notes are maintained in the US Historical Record. Captured in great detail are his thoughts on perfecting the light bulb and the attributes of electric lighting. Researching about his life, Edison’s love for reading…

  • Is the internet making you more knowledgeable?

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    Kevin Anselmo

    A few months back, a friend of mine from France was visiting me in North Carolina. We organized a visit to the state fair, which is an “interesting” experience in its own right. While there, we conjured up a little spur of the moment fun poll and decided to ask the local population some trivia…

  • Public relations lessons from Linsanity

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    Kevin Anselmo

    Along with the world of public relations, basketball is also a passion in life. In this blog I will look to merge the two by highlighting the public relations lessons from a new basketball star: Jeremy Lin. Quick background for those not aware of the Jeremy Lin story (if you do know, skip this paragraph).…

  • Social media lessons from a self-proclaimed technophobe: Tony Blair

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    Kevin Anselmo

    Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair dove deep into the Twitter waters earlier this week and was able to experience the social media channel in all its positive and negative glories. It wasn’t always pretty. Seeking to promote his Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Blair threw himself into the public firing squad and answered questions on…

  • How I want my son to learn about the Iraq War

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    Kevin Anselmo

    Since moving to North Carolina from Switzerland seven months ago, I have encountered two life-changing events: working with a family of Iraqi refugees through the organization World Relief and discovering that my wife is pregnant with our first child (a son, due now in a few weeks). With the former, my eyes have been opened…

  • Experiential learning in the communications world

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    Kevin Anselmo

    If you are communications professional, what experiences in your education created the most impact and helped you in your career? If you are an aspiring communications professional, what classes do you think would help you develop the tools to flourish in your career? For me, as a current communications professional, the answer is easy: hands-on…