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Inspired Tips for Spokespeople

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Check out this clip from Big Think featuring James Martin, Jesuit priest and author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life.  Of course, you may recognize Father Martin as The Colbert Report Chaplain. 

Here, he talks about his experiences on the set of the newsroom comedy show:

Be charitable.  Represent well.  Have some fun, even if you’re nervous.

Fairly great advice for any spokesperson.   Or any social media networker.  For that matter, it’s great advice for humanity.

"Three Tough Q's" Interview Series

Three Tough Q’s: Judy Hoffman

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When I first formed the mission of this blog, I knew it would be an interesting experiment.  Crisis management experts and communications coaches are a spirited bunch.  Encouraging dialogue and debate on these topics should lead to interesting, educational places.  That’s the goal for all ye who browse here. 

What I didn’t count on, however, was how interesting the networking has become in such a short time.  Take Judy Hoffman, for example, founder of JCH Enterprises.  The blog was a few posts old when Judy reached out, sent warm complements and also offered me a copy of her book, Keeping Cool on the Hot Seat.  It’s a solid read of the foundations of dealing with (mostly local) media in times of crisis.  Check it out, if you get the chance.

We’ve traded emails and my fellow North Carolina neighbor graciously accepted the offer to answer Three Tough Q’s:

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"Ask the communications coach", "Ask the crisis manager"

“Ask the Crisis Manager” Feature

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askWith this post, I’m launching a regular segment on this blog called “ask the crisis manager.”  Here, I will attempt to address any relevant question thrown my way.  Start sending me your questions through Twitter direct messages, or through the “Contact / Ask” form.   (I’ll also respond to “ask the communications coach” questions, if you’re so inclined.)

The main goal of this feature is to help readers gain insights on an experienced crisis management mindset — which is rooted in credibility, focus and imagination.  I also hope this feature will be an ongoing, stimulating experiment for me. 

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20×20 = A Winning Architecture for Presentations

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Q:  What can communicators learn from architects? 

A:  PechaKucha 20×20.

Huh?

According to the movement’s Web site, PechaKucha 20×20 was born to limit architects’ long-winded presentations.  In February 2003, the first PechaKucha (pronounced pe-chak-cha) night was held at a gallery in Tokyo.  It established two rules for speaking architects.  1) Presenters were limited to twenty slides; 2) each slide must have auto-advanced every 20 seconds. 

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