8 Sanity-Saving Questions for Federal Web Managers
Questions to ask yourself to make sure your website is actually effective.
Communications
Cookbooks for Facebook and Twitter Reports
Social media reporting can be intimidating because it’s perceived as difficult to do. I try to simplify things as much as possible so that people will actually read my reports. Social media metrics only work if they are simple and easy to follow.
How to Give an Amazing Webinar
These tips will help you feel more confident the next time you present on a webinar so that you can laugh off any glitches and continue on with style.
6 Tips to Design Better PowerPoints
Lots of things can go wrong when designing PowerPoints. Let’s talk about how to make PowerPoints right.
Re-imagining the Press Release Through Data
Admit it, press releases rarely work. King County, Wash., is now tracking data to learn which reporters are interested in specific subjects.
Communication Tips From Actors, Production Crews, and 4-Year Olds
Utilizing three ideas – the emotional check-in, the creation of a safe environment for truth, and utilizing a series of what’s good/what needs work questions (and waiting for the team to answer, not me) – might be an approach worth trying in the workplace.
The Best and Worst at Plain Language in Government
Which federal agencies should you look to as models of plain language? Which ones are getting it wrong and why?
Lessons Learned from the Big Bang Theory
We are all different and sometimes we don’t understand why what is second nature to us, doesn’t make sense to someone else.
Stop the Bickering: Create a Style Sheet
Language is not always black and white. In fact, 50 shades is probably an underestimate of all the grey! Still, the situation is not hopeless. We can communicate clearly and consistently without all the bickering. Here’s how.
To Shame or Not to Shame
As public employees, we may find ourselves in the public eye even when our jobs are behind the scenes. Like it or not, we are held to a higher standard than the general public. We have more to lose if we make a mistake on social media.