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Be Your Own Communications Department

Leaders and subject matter experts should act as their own communications department by developing a personal content strategy.

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6 Approaches to Incorporate into your Communications Messaging Workshop

Imagine you’re listening to a choir or a musical group and everyone is singing from a different song sheet. It will sound terrible.

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Take Your Learning to the Next Level: Convert Your Questions into Content

By Kevin Anselmo When I first started working with experts to create content, I was impressed by how they seemed to have so many answers.

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Lessons in Content Learning from Mark Schaefer’s Book KNOWN

By Kevin Anselmo “I was not an expert at becoming known when I started the book. I am now. Writing this book awarded me the

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Personal Websites – Lessons from the Top Thinkers50

If you are a professor or thought leader and want to create an individual website, where should you begin? An interesting reference point is the

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Academics: Create Content by Leveraging Different Assets

Terrific – as an academic you understand the importance of creating content for public audiences. (Watch this video if you need to be convinced why creating

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Experts Beware: Practice What You Preach

Let’s say that there is a particular leadership expert whose work you have admired for many years. You have consumed this person’s content across various

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Researchers and Academic: Adopt a PR Mindset

By Kevin Anselmo Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired magazine, noted the following in a BBC story: “Truth is no longer dictated by authorities, but is

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Why Researchers Should Communicate Their Work to External Audiences

Welcome to my Research Translation Writing program. The below video explains how researchers can benefit by communicating their work to external audiences. Learn more about

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Academics: Please Stop Rambling during Media Interviews

Master the art of impactful media interviews with practical tips! Discover how to avoid common pitfalls like rambling and jargon, ensuring your message is clear

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Researchers and Academics: Rethink Your Bio

Explore innovative ways to enhance your academic bio! Discover valuable tips and insights from top researchers and faculty members. From crafting compelling key messages to

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Podcast Episode #65: Thoughts on Revamping Your Bio

A researcher, academic or expert’s bio is important real estate that often times is neglected. A compelling bio can go a long way towards supporting

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A Practical Way to Encourage “Upskilling”

Interviewing entrepreneurs and innovators and then writing an article based on that conversation is a practical way to support upskilling.

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Think of Content as a Verb

Instead of thinking of content as noun, view it as a verb. This is the advice of beCause Global Consulting CEO Nadine Hack, who throughout her career

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Adam Kingl on How Content Creation Connects to Continuous Learning

We know that continuous learning is important for individuals and organizations to innovate in the midst of disruption. How can organizations foster a continuous learning

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Research One, Teach One, Lead One 

“See one, do one, teach one.” I very much appreciate this saying and would like to propose a related follow-up: “Research one, teach one, lead

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What is Content Learning?

It seems like every day there are new headlines and soundbites underscoring the importance of continuous learning. “The most fundamental skill: Intentional learning and the

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Informational Interviews in our Digital Age

One of my most interesting university assignments happened at Taylor University in 1999. Professor Tim Kirkpatrick assigned us an informational interview for our Mass Communications

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Content Recommendations from L&D Leaders

What content should L&D leaders be consuming? I asked this question to 14 different learning leaders on my Learning and Development Stories podcast. It has been

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Using Strategic Marketing Communications to Cascade Learning into an Organization

Seamlessly integrate training into daily work life through strategic marketing. Elevate your learning approach for lasting impact!

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Does Your L&D Department Have a Communications Messaging Map?

Help employees to make time for learning. Increase manager involvement so that their direct reports feel the liberty to engage in learning activities. These are

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Tips for Higher Ed Marcom Professionals from Popular Marketing Books

Communications strategy and execution tips for higher education marketers based on different books.

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