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Make All Your Events Accessible to All People

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Don’t miss out on this in-depth look at successfully creating events accessible to all. From sign language interpreters to audio description, from restrooms to meetings rooms, presenter Betty Siegel of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will lead you through the steps. This willRead… Read more »

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It’s Not About You

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. The foundation of any good communication is a clear message that resonates with the target audience. But if a message is not clear, the story the media tells may not be the one you want to tell. Don’t miss Jennifer Miller, senior counselor of Rockford Gray LLC,Read… Read more »

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How Government Can Better Communicate with Small Businesses

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Small businesses have generated more than 60 percent of all new jobs in the past 17 years. Federal agencies play a major role helping small businesses succeed with government-backed loans, grants for cutting edge technologies, tax breaks, and training and counseling through SBA’s resource partners. What canRead… Read more »

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Top 5 Reasons You Should Go to the 2013 NAGC Communications School

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Here are 5 reasons why your agency should send you to the 2013 NAGC Communications School. Feel free to use these tips and share with your managers and HR teams. 1. It’s Affordable: At $650 (member rate) to $750 (non-member rate), you’ll get maximum bang for minimumRead… Read more »

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Think You Know Digital Communications?

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Government communicators and web managers need a framework and specific steps to effectively use digital communications to help their organizations meet mission-critical goals. In this half-day pre-conference workshop, Joseph Porcelli and Natalie Fedie of GovDelivery will teach you strategies and tactics you can implement right away toRead… Read more »

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Google + and Facebook and Twitter–Oh My! How to Use Social Media in a Disaster

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Do you know the best ways to integrate social media into your disaster recovery communications plan? In today’s world of growing reliance on social media, communicators can’t afford not to. Join Sandy Levine, president of Advice Unlimited, for a session that will teach you what you needRead… Read more »

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Do you monitor media interviews with your agency’s staff?

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Monitoring reporters’ interviews with government officials is a routine practice among public affairs officers, mainly to protect against misquotes, according to a survey undertaken by the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Association of Government Communicators last fall. The final report is being released today inRead… Read more »

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Can You Tell Who’s Telling the Truth—And Who’s Not?

A Highlight from the Upcoming NAGC Communications School. No matter what your actual job title, the degree of career success you enjoy is dictated by how you engage others. If you want to be a highly respected, influential, and successful communicator, learning how people communicate without words is a critical skill. This lively half-day pre-conferenceRead… Read more »

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Does Your Dot-Gov Website Meet the Needs of All Its Users?

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Internal and external stakeholders each need and want something different from government websites. Government communicators face real challenges making sites effectively manage those needs to provide the best content and services to users. ENC Strategy Account Director Josh DeLung will take you through a case study inRead… Read more »

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Seven Steps to Successful Supervision

A Highlight from the Upcoming NAGC Communications School Whether you’ve been a supervisor for years or are new to managing people, the relationship between you as a supervisor and those you supervise is one of the most important. But between long, busy workdays and stressful situations, that relationship can get ignored or thrown out theRead… Read more »

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