Julie Parker is the CEO of Julie Parker Communications, a US-based company that provides media training, communications guidance, public relations and social media strategy for CEOs, government agencies and non-profits.
Read MoreBob Pickard is a well-known public relations and communications professional with more than three decades of experience under his belt. Bob is currently the Principal of Signal Leadership Communication Inc. - a consultancy that helps CEOs communicate authentically by striking the right chord in the real-time now of social sentiment.
I really enjoyed this chat with Bob, who is a kindred spirit of sorts. We’ve both been in the business for many years and it was great to get his insights and perspectives on a number of communications-related topics. Our conversation was 60 minutes and it really flew by. I think we could have easily done two or three hours. I’m looking forward to hopefully getting to chat with him in person once again once the pandemic situation is in the rearview mirror.
Read MoreDr. Terry Flynn is a veteran communications pro who has worked for many years on the front lines of communications and crisis management and who now has a leadership role teaching others the fine art of communications. We talked about leadership in a time of crisis, communications strategy and a crisis that we both worked on in the year 2000 - the Walkerton E. coli crisis. Lots of great insights here for communicators and leaders alike.
Read MoreThis episode is for the professionals out there who are tasked with communicating on behalf of their organizations in this time of global crisis. You will hear back-to-back conversations with two veteran communicators and long-time friends of mine - Heather Spidell, the Principal of Heather Spidell Consulting in Halifax and John Perenack, a Principal with StrategyCorp in Toronto. Thanks to both of these consummate professionals for their time and expertise. Hopefully there are a few ideas you can use to help your organization communicate more effectively in these strange times.
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