by CPhillips | May 23, 2017 | Blogging, Communication Planning, Communications, digital communications, interviews, social media, speech writing
What is your job as a communicator? I’d say it’s to make the important information interesting enough to capture a reader’s attention. People respond to your stories on three basic levels: 1) intellectually, 2) emotionally or 3) visually. That’s where creativity comes...
by CPhillips | Apr 6, 2017 | Blogging, Business, Communication Planning, Communications, public relations, public speaking, social media, website
We use bios for so many things: introductions, blogs, websites and even when meeting people at conferences or networking events. Part of being a great story teller, is being able to tell the story of you in a way that sticks with whoever hears it. In order to do that,...
by CPhillips | Apr 4, 2017 | Blogging, Communications, marketing, public speaking, speech writing, strategic communications
It’s not only our closets in need of cleaning out now that Spring has arrived. It’s also a great time to look at your writing. Spring is about getting rid of the excess and making room for more impact and meaning. Here are some tips to get you started:...
by CPhillips | Feb 2, 2017 | Communications
Writers are artist just like painters. We create a picture with our words much like the painter does with a stroke of the brush. When you choose to create ask yourself a couple of questions. Do you care about what you are writing? If you don’t, why would a...
by CPhillips | Dec 8, 2016 | Communication Planning, Communications, strategic communications
C- Cliché R- Run on sentences A- Apathy P- Passive tone of voice Let’s start with cliché. What is it? By definition a cliché is: 1) a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought and 2) a trite, stereotyped expression. None of which sounds...