The past couple of years have been quite a blur for me and for my career. Since joining Charlotte Center City Partners as Director of Communications, I have held on tight for an amazing roller coaster ride of learning, experiencing and understanding the role of PR and strategic communications in a variety of contexts. In late … Continue reading Defining and unbinding PR in 2015
Learning from Charlotte leaders
A couple of weeks ago, I was honored to attend the Charlotte Businesswoman of the Year award luncheon honoring Laura Schulte of Wells Fargo. North Carolina's newly-appointed secretary of commerce Sharon Decker offered the keynote address. She talked about lessons she has learned from Charlotte's great leaders, including Joan Zimmerman, Bill Lee, a homeless woman and … Continue reading Learning from Charlotte leaders
Choosing words
We all know that the "face" we put on each day - in our interactions with coworkers, our conversations with strangers, our social media presence, etc. - does not always reflect how we truly feel. For my Goffman fans out there, of course I'm talking about our "front stage" vs. our "back stage." For those … Continue reading Choosing words
Listening
I'm currently in a class called "Interactive Media & Storytelling," which has been an interesting and strange journey so far. However, as I was reading a chapter in my game design book by Jesse Schell tonight (the art of game design), he made a point that stuck with me. He said that out of all … Continue reading Listening
Digital learning: a snapshot
I am plugging along in school, and I wanted to share with you a snapshot of a typical evening at Queens. Tonight in my comm601 class, which is really the introductory class to this program, we are expanding our digital literacy through a blogging workshop. Here you see fellow student Jennifer sharing her expertise. We … Continue reading Digital learning: a snapshot
Representing Me, Visually
As part of the Organizational and Employee Identity course that I am just about to wrap up (through the MACOMM program at Queens University - which I think you can tell that I love so far), we were challenged to create a "visual representation of your professional identity by creating a personal infographic 'resume' and … Continue reading Representing Me, Visually
Review: The End of Business As Usual
I am currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Organizational and Strategic Communication through Queens University's Knight School of Communication (long name, isn't it?). To complement my course in Strategic Communication: Analysis and Theory, I recently purchased Brian Solis' newest book, The End of Business as Usual. I have yet to read his other works in … Continue reading Review: The End of Business As Usual
