How to Use Storytelling Techniques for Effective Presentations
Creating a connection during a presentation allows for greater influence on your listeners — and a far less uncomfortable experience for the presenter.
Communications
How Thinking Like a Marketer Can Help You Get Things Done
As many of us probably know, it’s not hard coming up with good ideas. The hard part is convincing others to support the ideas you’re proposing. When it comes to change management, having a marketing mindset can help.
Basic Graphic Design Principles
Let’s face it, cleaner, modern visuals are simply more inviting. When designing reports and other visuals, be focused on the aesthetics of your design. Easy to interpret visuals and data sets allow readers to follow the flow of your design. Using plain writing language allows readers to read, understand and quickly find the information theyRead… Read more »
Launching a High-Impact Strategic Plan with No Budget
How to communicate a strategic plan to stakeholders and encourage grassroots understanding, acceptance and engagement, despite limited resources.
A New Season of Featured Contributors
Read on to meet these contributors for GovLoop who will be posting once a week for the next three months on all sorts of topics about government.
Writing is the Key to Career Success
Skilled communicators are an asset to any team, and your writing ability can have an impact on whether you’re hired or fired, promoted or passed over.
New Friend Request: How Government Can Use Social Media to Connect with Citizens
Government agencies need to keep their social media tactics fresh to stay connected with their constituents.
Ping! How Governments Can Get Their Message to Citizens
Real-time text notifications can alert citizens of important details, such as public transit arrival times, disease warnings and regional reminders.
The ‘True Mobility’ of Unified Communications
Unified communications (UC) provides a unified experience and interface for users regardless of the communication medium being used.
How to Deal with Condescending Colleagues
Spend any time in the workforce, and there is a high possibility that you will be made to feel “small” by a colleague talking down to you or devaluing your input. Taking some time, however, to understand what motivates condescension, as well as learning some strategies to combat it, can help.