The next episode of FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio, the monthly live call-in show hosted by FIR co-hosts Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz, takes place on February 7 and will discuss the role of trust in communications.

We’ll look at the Edelman 2009 Trust Barometer and recent research from IABC and Mercer Consulting, among other things.

We hope to have guest conversationalists on the show: news nearer the show date. [Update Feb 5] We’re very pleased to say that Richard Edelman, President and CEO of the Edelman PR agency group, will join us on the show. As head of the firm behind the Trust Barometer, Richard is in a good position to add some timely perspective on the topic of trust from a communications point of view.

The live show will take place over the course of an hour on Saturday February 7 beginning at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm UK time. You can listen online by visiting FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio or by calling +1 347 324 3723 (US number: works with Skype), which is also the number to call if you want to participate.

A recording of the show will be published subsequently as an FIR podcast (subscribe).

If you have an opinion and would like to be heard, here’s your chance to participate. We hope you’ll join us.

(Cross posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)