by CPhillips | Apr 26, 2018 | Communication Planning, Communications, speech writing
As a writer, it’s your job to take control and stay in control of your story so that it is interesting to your readers. You need to develop a strong narrative voice. There are two primary voices – first person and third person. In first person, the narrator is...
by CPhillips | Apr 17, 2018 | Business, Communications, Employee engagement
Since humans took their place on Earth, we have been telling stories. From the painting on cave walls, to parables in the Bible, to those told around the dinner table at family gatherings – we pass along our history in an entertaining fashion. Stories require our...
by CPhillips | Jan 1, 2018 | Blogging, Branding, College Life, Corporate Culture, empowering women, leadership, personal growth
It’s New Year’s Day 2018. The party hats have been put away. The black eyed peas and greens are on the stove. It’s a time of reflection and renewal and celebration. Celebrating what we’ve achieved to this point and acknowledging all the people...
by CPhillips | Oct 5, 2017 | Blogging, Communications, digital communications, website
Personal websites are not an oddity anymore. You don’t have to be self-employed or a small business owner to have your own site. With WordPress and Square Space and other companies providing templates that are basically copy and paste or drag and drop, it’s super easy...
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...