This weekly compilation of posts, videos and podcasts is selected for athletic communications professionals and creative professionals. This is part of CoSIDA's professional development and continuing education outreaches. The content collection focuses on topics, issues and problem-solving ideas in the areas of leadership, strategic and digital communications, productivity, mental and physical health, and more.
STORY
5 Tips To Help PR Pros Win At Meetings
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Many meetings are inefficient, boring, unproductive. How can communications professionals emerge as leaders in meetings, especially since we observe tons of meeting inefficiencies first hand and often have deadlines staring us in the face? How can communications pros "win" at meetings? Here is some timely information via PRnewsonline.com as we start 2022 (be big contributors, let others talk first, don't avoid conflict, turn problems into opportunities, surprise and delight colleagues.)
INFOGRAPHIC and HOW-DO STORY
Podcast "Getting Started" List
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From the folks at
podcastinsights.com come these helpful infographic tips and advice on starting a podcast. There's also a link to a post on how to start video podcasting on YouTube.
STORY
Difference Makers For Setting and Achieving Your Goals
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Getting started on 2022 goals can include reflecting on 2021, combining big goals and small steps, and finding someone to hold you accountable, writes executive coach Elisabeth Hayes. "Your accountability partner should be someone you trust, respect and whom you don't want to disappoint," Hayes writes.
STORY/CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
Antonio Brown's Buccaneers Release Triggers Employer Communications Dilemna
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Some crisis communiciations thoughts as Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians' and (now former) player Antonio Brown's narratives clashed following a fiery mid-game exit by the wide receiver on Sunday. Meanwhile, the first viral Instagram and Twitter posts of the year indicated brand and influencer willingness to push the envelope in 2022.
STORY/WRITING
The Top 8 Writing Tips For 2022
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As we say farewell to 2021, let's resolve to use these writing best practices in 2022, via writing coach Ann Wylie.
PODCAST
This Is What Real Mental Health At Work Looks Like
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Now, more than ever, addressing mental health in the workplace has become a business imperative. In a recent survey, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 37% of people reported feeling anxious or depressed compared to 11% in 2019 pre-pandemic. What’s more, by some estimates, half of Americans will experience an issue or significant symptoms of mental illness over their lifetime.
On this episode of The New Way We Work podcast from Fast Company, Dr. Jessica Jackson discusses how employers can offer support that actually helps employees - and keeps them from quitting. Listen to the episode for more on how mental health support at work is directly tied to work in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, how to reduce the stigma around mental health and more on the business benefits of prioritizing mental health at work.
STORYTELLING
How To Become A Memorable Storyteller In Ten Steps
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According to an article from Harvard Business Publishing: “Telling stories is one of the most powerful means that leaders have to influence, teach, and inspire. Storytelling forges connections among and between people and conveys the culture, history, and values that unite people.”
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ow do you make your story stand out among thousands of others?
VIDEO
9 Minute Masterclass: How To Refine Or Build Your Social Media Strategy in 2022
Time: 9:26
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In this informative, short nine-minute YouTube video, Hootsuite Senior Manager of Social Media Marketing Amanda Wood
walk you through each step of building a social media marketing strategy, and gives you the questions and tools you'll need to build this strategy, so that you know exactly what you're going to accomplish on social media, and what it'll mean for your business when you succeed.
STORY/INFOGRAPHIC
Infographic: How To Give Your Instagram The Best First Impression
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If you are looking to get more out of your Instagram presence, check out these strategies and tips from the team at Giraffe Social Media.
The team put together an overview of key recommendations for your Instagram profile, some of which you likely already have in place, and some others that may just be the thing you need to give your presence that extra shine heading into the new year.