by CPhillips | May 1, 2018 | Campus Life, Communications, Community Building, event planning, Social capital, Social connectedness, writing
Our leadership groups project dealt with social connectedness and how that feeling translates into the health of a community. Social connectedness is simply studying how people feel about the relationship they have with others – from your spouse, to your kids,...
by CPhillips | Aug 17, 2017 | Communications, event planning, interviews, public speaking
You can find a lot of information about putting together a memorable speech or killer presentation, but there’s one part of the process you might not have thought about – your voice. No, not the tone of your presentation, but your actual voice. It’s the most...
by CPhillips | Dec 13, 2016 | Branding, Communication Planning, event planning, marketing, strategic communications
When you put the right effort into planning an event, it can be a great way to showcase your message and image to clients or potential clients. Once the decision is made to host an event, you need to start your plan by asking a few simple questions. What is the...
by CPhillips | Dec 8, 2016 | Communication Planning, event planning, School, youth engagement, youth programs
Special thanks to everyone who participated in the webinar I conducted for the Cooperative Communicators Association today. As promised, here’s the 8 question cheat sheet for planning a youth program. (handout-growing-engagement-through-youth-programs) Youth programs...
by CPhillips | Jul 27, 2016 | Blogging, Communications, event planning, marketing, public speaking
I’ve been writing speeches for other people to give for 20 years. Now, I’m going to let you in on three secrets of speech writing. They are: Substance or what you say Style. How you deliver and the words you choose to use. Impact . Did the speaker make a...
