About half of all Canadians and 25 per cent of Americans volunteer in some way each year. This includes coaching kids’ sports, visiting seniors, sitting on boards and a variety of other volunteering activities. We can all list a number of benefits organizations get from the work of volunteers. But how often do we think about the benefits to the…

I’ve been sitting back watching political events unfold post the NATO summit Europe – which is equal parts news and entertainment. Listening to the commentary on the latest meeting of foreign leaders, and the public’s reaction, it got me thinking a lot about integrity. Each of us is personally responsible for our own integrity and how we hold true to…

I’ve been struggling if I should write about the efforts to rescue 12 soccer players and their coach from deep inside a cave in Thailand. As a parent, I’m concerned about being seen as exploiting a crisis situation (especially one involving children) in any way. However, there are great lessons in crisis communications to be learned from this rescue operation….

A few weeks ago I had to sit through a particularly painful presentation. The presenter not only had a never ending Power Point slide deck, but also spent most of the presentation reading from notes. To keep myself from falling asleep, I made notes on how this person could have gone from boring to engaging with some key presentation skill…

The simple and easy to use communications plan is my absolute favorite tool and has saved my skin more than once. Especially when I’m juggling multiple projects with different deadlines. It is the number one way to get organized, and keep others accountable and on track. If you don’t know what a communications plan is, or you aren’t using them…

Last week I had the chance to try something new. Very new. I seized the opportunity to work with Isabelle from Leap Zone Strategies to help me figure out the world of digital products and digital marketing. I created How to Communications to share my 20+years of public relations experience, training and teaching with a broader audience. But guess what?…