What’s a print journalist like? That’s like asking what’s a politician like. The answer depends. There are beat reporters who only cover politics, general reporters who do sometimes, business reporters, columnists, editors and many others who put together a newspaper or magazine. A print interview might involve an hour with an editorial board or a
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Blog Grid | Allan Bonner Communications Management Inc. - Part 2
03 May
Giving Good Clip
I went into the media training business about 20 years ago because I had interviewed plenty of politicians who seemed to have no clear position. They didn’t seem to be up on their files. They seemed guilty of something. In those days, there were a lot of misconceptions about how to deal with reporters—ask questions
Event: 9/11, World Trade Center, New York City Date: 11 September 2001 Summary The terrorist group al-Qaeda coordinated suicide attacks on the US. They hijacked four airplanes, crashing two into the World Trade Center Towers, another into the Pentagon and a fourth (probably destined for the White House or the Capitol) near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Some
Date: 23-30 August, 2005 Summary: The storm began over the Bahamas, strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico, then weakened before hitting land for the second time on the morning of August 29. The worst damage in New Orleans occurred when the levee system failed, with many failures after the hurricane had moved inland. Eighty per
For example, you can no longer simply call your lawyer to set up a one-minute meeting. It now requires an exchange of emails In the olden days, lawyers had a schedule of service charges, as garages do. A will was so many dollars and so was a muffler. Simple. Then the accountants got a hold
25 Mar
Mastering your Voice
Your voice can radically affect your personal image as well as the impact of your text. Constant use of the telephone and voice mail makes your vocal quality more important than ever before. Even if you rarely make a speech or presentation, once you master your voice’s abilities, you can achieve your full potential. Speakers
There are workarounds in technology that are just as funny as any Goldberg cartoon What a Rube Goldberg! American cartoonist Rube Goldberg invented chain reaction – machines intended to perform a simple task in a complicated and nearly impossible way. You’ve seen a version on TV – hundreds of falling dominos pushing the next one over, releasing
Propeller-head tech types may be enamoured with convergence, but it is failing to fill the needs of real people Convergence is a happy word, it seems. The dictionary says convergence signifies moving forward. Convergence can also mean the co-ordinated movement of the two eyes so that the image of a single point is formed on
On February 6th, 2023, Turkey and Syria experienced a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, killing tens of thousands of people. It is a reminder to prepare ourselves for any disasters that could come our way.
Closing the deal has become secondary to establishing your account and following the proper procedures There are 500,000 procurement officers in North America. It’s obvious they were not procuring before and during the pandemic. Yet procurement officers have professional (sic) bodies, co-procurement agreements, hold conferences in sunny spots in the winter, and so on. Sales
25 Jan
Aspirational
Many personal coaches and therapists try to get their clients to stop using the “woulda, shoulda, coulda…” terminology. We can all get a little down by focussing on what we would have done, should have done, and could have done, had life unfolded differently.
Political parties’ fixation on analytics poses a threat to your personal information In the olden days, there were lots of ways to disrupt elections. In at least one Canadian jurisdiction, gifts would be waiting for you outside the polling place. That’s disruption. One of the first national elections I covered was in the days when
10 Jan
Auckland
Auckland’s Emergency Management Group Plan is a wake-up call for the rest of the world. In my study of 100 urban emergency plans from the top English-speaking cities in the world, none face up to lack of preparedness the way Auckland does. Auckland’s plan notes that only about 7% of its residents are prepared for
Viewing the public as de facto first responders simply acknowledges what is a reality in many disasters. Even if the public do not respond in any official, organized or meaningful way, they are present. A member of the public is often the one who reports the incident by various means, including yelling for help, dialling
05 Dec
The Changing Media
I began writing news on a typewriter. In our small and cheap broadcasting station we cut audio tape with a razor blade and even edited silent, negative film by ripping out black spots with our fingers and splicing the two pieces back together with ordinary, clear, sticky tape! You don’t have to be an expert
18 Oct
DISCOURS ET PRESENTATIONS
Le besoin Pourquoi avons-nous besoin de bien parler? Après tout, je n’ai jamais rencontré quelqu’un qui ait été affamé – du moins dans son propre pays – parce qu’il ne pouvait pas demander à manger. Peu de gens sont à ce point timides qu’ils ne peuvent pas flirter, se marier ou postuler un emploi. La
12 Oct
The Media and You
Like it or not, it’s almost impossible to cut yourself off from today’s news media. Step into an elevator in any office tower and you are likely to find your eyes drawn to a television monitor with a stream of numbers and stock symbols scrolling through. Restaurants, bars, waiting rooms, lobbies and even airlines have
05 Oct
CARING, KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION
America is so polarized that I have to be careful about writing only about Democrats or Republicans in Winning Campaigns. I’m in constant danger of alienating 50 per cent of the readership. Below, I had the good fortune to be able to use both Presidents Clinton and Reagan to illustrate a similar point. There are
Teachers of dispute resolution are constantly grappling with the question of best practices and methodologies. One of the most popular methodologies is simulations, whose value is in harnessing different learning styles. Some people learn by reading, some by writing and others by speaking. Some learn through spirituality, emotions, the physical (kinesthetic) and as a result
21 Sep
PROCESS DESIGN
Disputes are thieves. They rob us of time, energy and money. Disputes can even lead to death. Preventing disputes and resolving them quickly is imperative. Many disputes are of the kind we tell stories about over coffee in the workplace. A misunderstanding with one’s spouse, an argument with teenage children, and a difficult conversation at