The one and only reason I wish I were not in the field of Communications is because it’s not one of those one-word answer job descriptions like doctor, lawyer, accountant. The conversations tend to go something like this: Inquirer: “So what do you do?” Me: “I work in communications,” I […]
Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest – Social media strategy & Row80
Working in Communications and being a writer and blogger, I’ve heard my fair share of theories on social media numbers and klout. I’ve been blogging for over two years now and I’ve been actively using Facebook and Twitter to engage with other bloggers and writers for over a year, and […]
Communications Today: How people come across in writing and ROW80 check in
People communicate in so many ways through writing these days that different forms and even “languages” have been created. I think how someone writes reflects on their person whether for good or bad and some people seem to forget that others are only meeting their “writing persona”. As a communications […]
Book Clubs and ROW80 check in
So I was chatting with a friend over dinner and we got onto the topic of what the other was reading. We both said how we would love to be in a book club or to start a book club. I like to be in book clubs where I would […]
7 Tips for creating a PowerPoint Presentation
PowerPoint Presentations can be a useful tool and also a huge boredom flag! I was invited to be a speaker at the University of Alberta’s International Week on January 28, 2013. So for this presentation titled “More than Belgian Chocolate: The ultimate payoff for working abroad“ I needed to prepare […]