Category: Communication

  • Make your LinkedIn story a compelling one

    I spent a few hours this weekend on updating my profile on LinkedIn, the business social networking site. Most of my content changing went on the profile summary which is the first and sometimes only information about you a potential…

  • Tuning out the politics on Facebook

    Since joining Facebook in April 2007, one thing I like using it for is keeping in touch, sometimes connecting, with many American friends, colleagues and acquaintances. They’re typically a lively crowd, lots of commentary and opinion on topics of mutual…

  • A panel discussion on social media for business [video]

    What does the future look like for social media in the small and medium business setting? That’s one of the questions addressed in a panel discussion I moderated for Dell in May, the video recording of which is available for…

  • Instagram mainstream at US political conventions

    The biggest media events in four years take place this week in the US with the Republican Party convention in Tampa, Florida, followed by the Democratic Party convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, next week. In the year when a new…

  • A refresher on how to write a press release

    It seemed a good idea – spend an early hour on a Bank Holiday Monday to get up-to-date with the email inbox. Catch up on those emails that I’d marked to give attention to when I had time. After going…