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Government leaders, economists, stock market experts, employers, career coaches, and philanthropists should stop pretending that they know what they are doing. The New York Times is blunt: What was put out there to manage or just create the illusion of managing COVID-19 hasn't been effective. More than four months into the pandemic in the U.S., the virus retains total control. Those efforts could go down in history as The Folly of 2020. MORE
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Alleged sexual harassment is a governance issue. Law professors can be engaging writers. Minna J. Kotkin starts out an opinion-editorial in The Washington Post on sexual harassment in the workplace with an allusion to "Mad Men." " Fans of that AMC classic recall how the males in the ad world considered it a perk to hit on the female employees. As Kotkin, a Brooklyn Law School professor, observes, currently things are not much different. MORE
Businesspeople following the allegations of sexual harassment by former Fox head, Roger Ailes, immediately thought: This will blow up as a governance issue. Since Enron, governance reform has been on the front burner of issues corporations have to be concerned about. Well, the business mindset could be on the money. In BloombergBusinessWeek, Paul Barrett focuses on potential shareholder lawsuits against Fox parent company 21st Century Fox. MORE
Companies probably have calls out to governance experts to parachute in and coach the members of their boards on their duties. The Harvey Weinstein scandal has now moved into the governance issues phase. At the top of the list of responsibilities is to do what it takes to be aware of criminal action, report it, and perform the necessary course correction. MORE
Investor grumbling about corporate governance at Facebook is nothing new. In the past there has been a push for the chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg to give up his role as chairman of the board. Having both titles gave him almost absolute power at the social network. He is the decider. MORE
Especially trust in government. That can make it more likely that a group of libertarians will create their own government entity via blockchain. That is, self-government by equals is possible. The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer has been published. But we didn't need that official analysis to inform us that trust is dead in the U.S. According to the Barometer trust in that category is at its lowest level in 18 years. MORE
government. Life in a BigLaw firm like Dentons can be an ordeal. But, for most human beings, prison is worse. Today, former associate at Dentons - Michael Potere - has been sentenced to 5 months in prison by a California federal judge. He had agreed to a misdemeanor plea last October. Here are details from Melissa Daniels at Law360. Potere's alleged crime had indeed been a bizarre one. MORE
The National Association of Government Communicators will hold its 2013 Communications School on April 16-19 at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel (Virginia). Plan your 2013 training budgets: NAGC holds one of the most cost-effective programs in the communications field. You will get your money’s worth. www.nagconline.org. I’ve volunteered to do a speechwriting training session. More details in the weeks to come … meanwhile, mark your calendars MORE
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"The federal government has dropped more than $4 billion on PR work since 2007, according to a report conducted by non-profit Open the Books, a nonpartisan watchdog dedicated to transparency in public spending." " - Jon Gingerich, Odwyerpr.com, December 9, 2015. Here is the article. MORE
At a meeting of the Regents today, Representative Robin Vos suggested that the Wisconsin Legislature Republican caucus is rethinking the faculty''s role in governance on UW System campuses, out of a sense that they are keeping the System from being "nimble." I am concerned that Representative Vos may be unaware of economic research that indicates that faculty involvement in decision-making through shared governance appears to contribute to the containment of college costs. MORE
The CEO's next big win could simultaneously affect litigation, funding, and governance. If this deal with Softbank is completed then governance changes will kick in. Quickly, Uber's new chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi filled the top legal spot in his ride-hail company. His choice - Tony West - was known at Pepsi for his successful ethics and diversity initiatives. That appointment received positive media coverage. MORE
Ohio had been a role model for how to proactively manage the novel virus. The governor - Mike DeWine - made his rulings from the platform of an abundance of caution. Even when there were relatively few cases and few deaths in the Buckeye State, DeWine shut it down. In world media, DeWine was hailed as a hero. That was then. Ohio, DeWine explicitly warned, could evolve into The Next Florida. Cases are surging. MORE
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Reader Claire Duffy , a presentation and speaking coach based in Sydney, is looking for a few good government communicators--on video. It's to use in a workshop for government officials (especially in human services) who want to improve their relations with their clients. MORE
In anticipation of strange things happening during the first party conference season since the coalition government came to power, Liberal Democrat Voice has just posted some funny bits from Tory Party conferences of yesteryear. I was rather surprised that they didn't balance them with a few clips from past Liberal Democrat Conferences and/or Liberal Assemblies of yesteryear, which has prompted me to start looking through my archives for gems. MORE
The conservative Drudge Report should be the go-to news site for explaining the rationale underlying the new president's "gag order" on several government agencies. As TechCrunch tells us, government agencies ranging from the Environmental Protection Agency to Transportation, have been banned from all external communications. MORE
Even in a high-level government post, you make peanuts. The advantage LeBanc brings to the law firm is his knowledge of how the government proceeds in identifying and then prosecuting alleged misconduct in telecommunications. Relatively speaking. But that gives you access to The Revolving Door. And, is your expertise is legal, some law firm will benefit greatly. MORE
I’ll present a session at the NAGC conference (National Association of Government Communicators) in Arlington VA on Friday, June 8. My topic: “The Business of Government Speechwriting: How to Write Speeches that Create Value” For more information: NAGC Communications School. nagc.com /CommunicationsSchool/ Cached - Similar. You +1′d this publicly. June 5-8, 2012. Sheraton National Hotel. Arlington, VA MORE
As I wrote in my last post, efficiency-minded legislators are raising questions about the role faculty play in decision-making on campuses across the University of Wisconsin System, and whether shared governance represents an expensive and wasteful practice. This is because economic evidence indicates that the costly process of shared governance generates cost-savings as well. Martin finds that Vos is right in one sense-- the governance structure matters for college costs. MORE
So far, government hasn't helped much. However, overall, government doesn't seem up to guiding human beings through the transition. Another standard way of making a good living, if you work very hard, is being blown up by technology. MORE
Here’s a brief interview I did with Kathryn Stokes, president of the National Association of Government Communicators: 1.What was your first job in government communications? I came to state government first as a contractor in the communications department tasked with writing the agency’s Continuity of Operations Plan, then was hired […]. MORE
Governments are going to go into stupidly ridiculous debt, or bankrupt, supporting their populations as businesses go under during this COVID-19 virus outbreak… Here’s what they should do, and do soon: Suspend all rent and mortgage payments Roll back prices … Continue reading → MORE
“The Business of Government Speechwriting: How to Write Speeches that Create Value for Your Organization” . I delivered a session on this topic at NAGC’s 2012 Communications School (National Association of Government Communicators). Here’s a quick summary of my three key points: 1. MORE
Governments have staff who take photographs as part of their jobs, and many times these photos are quite good. Fortunately, these photos also belong to the government and the various departments and agencies have generously made a lot of these photos available for use without charge. MORE
After looking at USA’s Drupal powered Whitehouse website, their actual government website is a huge letdown , it uses dated HTML and awful header graphics. Haven seen the gallery of government web sites from around the world (link above), I must agree. United States. MORE
"Where they once won regular promotions, they're suddenly pass over - leaving them feeling stale and stuck. Their old ways no longer work. Yet they don't understand why." " - Joann S. Lublin, "Restarting a Stalled Career," in The Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2015. Here is the article. We ghostwriters see it all the time: Leaders and organizations we do assignments for start to lose ground. MORE
Apparently, the government didn't follow that best practice of the business world. In the current issue of BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK, the sidebar says: "Barack Obama promised to use technology to make Americans believe in government. In the private sector, accountability is built into software development and rollout by making the makers use it. The term for that is "eating your own dogfood." " The bugs get fixed fast. MORE
News came out this week that, on top of getting a mansion to live in and a $150,000 salary, Governor Rick Perry also gets a $92,000 a year government pension. Uncategorized 1 percent 99 percent gingrich government pension OSW rick perry scott walkerThe amazing thing about this is that it’s really not very unusual to see this sort of thing for people who work in and [.]. MORE
The constituencies in the loop - government, investors, users, and media - aren't letting it off the hook. The signature of tech wundkerkinds, dating way back to Bill Gates, has been: Harvard Dropout. The most recent to be anointed with that scared branding has been Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg. Well, like many brands, that one has been losing value. Lot of it. And fast. MORE
NAGC (the National Association of Government Communicators) has extended the “early registration” deadline for its conference to Monday, May 7th. On Friday, June 8, I’ll present a brand-new session geared specifically for government speechwriters (and people who want to become government speechwriters). NAGC’s annual Communication School will be held June 5-8 in Arlington, VA. MORE
Here’s some information on NAGC’s Communications School in St. Louis: Chris O’Neil, Chief of Media Relations for the National Transportation Safety Board, will teach you how to define communication goals, separate strategy from tactics, and effectively use research and evaluation in a half-day advance training workshop at the 2017 NAGC Communications School in St. Louis. […]. News, events, and awards Professional organizations MORE
Brad Blake, “Social Media in Government: Policies, Best Practices, and Day-to-Day Changes”. . A quick reminder: NAGC will hold its annual Communications School in Bethesda, MD, from May 17-19. This year’s theme: “Technology and Transparency.&#. I am a long-time supporter of NAGC and heartily recommend their conferences. This year, I’ve volunteered to do a session on “How To Write Career-Boosting Speeches.&# . A few of the other featured speakers and topics? MORE
May 17-21, 2010 – NAGC Communications School Transparency & Technology Advancing Government Communications , Hyatt Regency Bethesda, MD, USA . Mark your calendars. NAGC’s annual conference offers an outstanding learning opportunity. I’ll be offering more info in the weeks ahead. MORE
The study just published in the influential Lancet Medical Journal is calling upon governments around the world to deter all consumption of a brisk seller in many economies. How far will the federal government be allowed to go in discouraging alcohol use? MORE
Speaker coach Claire Duffy asked for our help in finding videos of government officials discussing rules and laws clearly. I know for certain there are more examples of government communicators making themselves clear about laws and regulations. MORE
Join NAGC this Friday October 6th for Encore! Uprising: A City Divided With Mark Basnight Senior Public Affairs Training Specialist, National Public Affairs Academy, Argonne National Laboratory In crisis communications, you can’t know what’s coming. But you can look ahead to prepare for the unexpected. And you can look back to learn from what others have been through. At […]. News, events, and awards Professional organizations MORE
A guest blog from Donna Harris, a government communicator who serves on the board of NAGC (National Association of Government Communicators) … Argh…Government! Either there is too much or too little government action. But wait, I work for the federal government—well to be honest—for an independent government agency and […]. MORE
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So far, government hasn't helped much. However, overall, government doesn't seem up to guiding human beings through the transition. Another standard way of making a good living, if you work very hard, is being blown up by technology.
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JULY 22, 2020
Ohio had been a role model for how to proactively manage the novel virus. The governor - Mike DeWine - made his rulings from the platform of an abundance of caution. Even when there were relatively few cases and few deaths in the Buckeye State, DeWine shut it down. In world media, DeWine was hailed as a hero. That was then. Ohio, DeWine explicitly warned, could evolve into The Next Florida. Cases are surging.
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NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Companies probably have calls out to governance experts to parachute in and coach the members of their boards on their duties. The Harvey Weinstein scandal has now moved into the governance issues phase. At the top of the list of responsibilities is to do what it takes to be aware of criminal action, report it, and perform the necessary course correction.
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MARCH 16, 2020
Governments are going to go into stupidly ridiculous debt, or bankrupt, supporting their populations as businesses go under during this COVID-19 virus outbreak… Here’s what they should do, and do soon: Suspend all rent and mortgage payments Roll back prices … Continue reading →
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Businesspeople following the allegations of sexual harassment by former Fox head, Roger Ailes, immediately thought: This will blow up as a governance issue. Since Enron, governance reform has been on the front burner of issues corporations have to be concerned about. Well, the business mindset could be on the money. In BloombergBusinessWeek, Paul Barrett focuses on potential shareholder lawsuits against Fox parent company 21st Century Fox.
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JUNE 28, 2020
Government leaders, economists, stock market experts, employers, career coaches, and philanthropists should stop pretending that they know what they are doing. The New York Times is blunt: What was put out there to manage or just create the illusion of managing COVID-19 hasn't been effective. More than four months into the pandemic in the U.S., the virus retains total control. Those efforts could go down in history as The Folly of 2020.
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JANUARY 6, 2010
After looking at USA’s Drupal powered Whitehouse website, their actual government website is a huge letdown , it uses dated HTML and awful header graphics. Haven seen the gallery of government web sites from around the world (link above), I must agree. United States.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 29, 2018
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TJ Walker Interactive
OCTOBER 27, 2012
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TJ Walker Interactive
JUNE 16, 2012
Uncategorized government workers' pensions scott walker wisconsin recal
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
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DECEMBER 9, 2015
"The federal government has dropped more than $4 billion on PR work since 2007, according to a report conducted by non-profit Open the Books, a nonpartisan watchdog dedicated to transparency in public spending." " - Jon Gingerich, Odwyerpr.com, December 9, 2015. Here is the article.
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OCTOBER 25, 2012
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NOVEMBER 13, 2017
The CEO's next big win could simultaneously affect litigation, funding, and governance. If this deal with Softbank is completed then governance changes will kick in. Quickly, Uber's new chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi filled the top legal spot in his ride-hail company. His choice - Tony West - was known at Pepsi for his successful ethics and diversity initiatives. That appointment received positive media coverage.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 23, 2018
The study just published in the influential Lancet Medical Journal is calling upon governments around the world to deter all consumption of a brisk seller in many economies. How far will the federal government be allowed to go in discouraging alcohol use?
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 22, 2017
Alleged sexual harassment is a governance issue. Law professors can be engaging writers. Minna J. Kotkin starts out an opinion-editorial in The Washington Post on sexual harassment in the workplace with an allusion to "Mad Men." " Fans of that AMC classic recall how the males in the ad world considered it a perk to hit on the female employees. As Kotkin, a Brooklyn Law School professor, observes, currently things are not much different.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 22, 2018
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013
As I wrote in my last post, efficiency-minded legislators are raising questions about the role faculty play in decision-making on campuses across the University of Wisconsin System, and whether shared governance represents an expensive and wasteful practice. This is because economic evidence indicates that the costly process of shared governance generates cost-savings as well. Martin finds that Vos is right in one sense-- the governance structure matters for college costs.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 28, 2018
Investor grumbling about corporate governance at Facebook is nothing new. In the past there has been a push for the chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg to give up his role as chairman of the board. Having both titles gave him almost absolute power at the social network. He is the decider.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Here are details and how to apply. careers
The Eloquent Woman
AUGUST 4, 2010
Speaker coach Claire Duffy asked for our help in finding videos of government officials discussing rules and laws clearly. I know for certain there are more examples of government communicators making themselves clear about laws and regulations.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
Apparently, the government didn't follow that best practice of the business world. In the current issue of BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK, the sidebar says: "Barack Obama promised to use technology to make Americans believe in government. In the private sector, accountability is built into software development and rollout by making the makers use it. The term for that is "eating your own dogfood." " The bugs get fixed fast.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 23, 2018
Especially trust in government. That can make it more likely that a group of libertarians will create their own government entity via blockchain. That is, self-government by equals is possible. The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer has been published. But we didn't need that official analysis to inform us that trust is dead in the U.S. According to the Barometer trust in that category is at its lowest level in 18 years.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
MARCH 22, 2012
I’ll present a session at the NAGC conference (National Association of Government Communicators) in Arlington VA on Friday, June 8. My topic: “The Business of Government Speechwriting: How to Write Speeches that Create Value” For more information: NAGC Communications School. nagc.com /CommunicationsSchool/ Cached - Similar. You +1′d this publicly. June 5-8, 2012. Sheraton National Hotel. Arlington, VA
Dave Paradi's PowerPoint Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2009
Governments have staff who take photographs as part of their jobs, and many times these photos are quite good. Fortunately, these photos also belong to the government and the various departments and agencies have generously made a lot of these photos available for use without charge.
The Eloquent Woman
AUGUST 3, 2010
Reader Claire Duffy , a presentation and speaking coach based in Sydney, is looking for a few good government communicators--on video. It's to use in a workshop for government officials (especially in human services) who want to improve their relations with their clients.
Speaking Of...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
At a meeting of the Regents today, Representative Robin Vos suggested that the Wisconsin Legislature Republican caucus is rethinking the faculty''s role in governance on UW System campuses, out of a sense that they are keeping the System from being "nimble." I am concerned that Representative Vos may be unaware of economic research that indicates that faculty involvement in decision-making through shared governance appears to contribute to the containment of college costs.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 16, 2015
"Where they once won regular promotions, they're suddenly pass over - leaving them feeling stale and stuck. Their old ways no longer work. Yet they don't understand why." " - Joann S. Lublin, "Restarting a Stalled Career," in The Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2015. Here is the article. We ghostwriters see it all the time: Leaders and organizations we do assignments for start to lose ground.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
JULY 5, 2012
“The Business of Government Speechwriting: How to Write Speeches that Create Value for Your Organization” . I delivered a session on this topic at NAGC’s 2012 Communications School (National Association of Government Communicators). Here’s a quick summary of my three key points: 1.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 22, 2018
government. Life in a BigLaw firm like Dentons can be an ordeal. But, for most human beings, prison is worse. Today, former associate at Dentons - Michael Potere - has been sentenced to 5 months in prison by a California federal judge. He had agreed to a misdemeanor plea last October. Here are details from Melissa Daniels at Law360. Potere's alleged crime had indeed been a bizarre one.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
JUNE 30, 2016
A guest blog from Donna Harris, a government communicator who serves on the board of NAGC (National Association of Government Communicators) … Argh…Government! Either there is too much or too little government action. But wait, I work for the federal government—well to be honest—for an independent government agency and […].
TJ Walker Interactive
DECEMBER 21, 2011
News came out this week that, on top of getting a mansion to live in and a $150,000 salary, Governor Rick Perry also gets a $92,000 a year government pension. Uncategorized 1 percent 99 percent gingrich government pension OSW rick perry scott walkerThe amazing thing about this is that it’s really not very unusual to see this sort of thing for people who work in and [.].
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 25, 2017
The conservative Drudge Report should be the go-to news site for explaining the rationale underlying the new president's "gag order" on several government agencies. As TechCrunch tells us, government agencies ranging from the Environmental Protection Agency to Transportation, have been banned from all external communications.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 10, 2017
Even in a high-level government post, you make peanuts. The advantage LeBanc brings to the law firm is his knowledge of how the government proceeds in identifying and then prosecuting alleged misconduct in telecommunications. Relatively speaking. But that gives you access to The Revolving Door. And, is your expertise is legal, some law firm will benefit greatly.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
OCTOBER 2, 2017
Join NAGC this Friday October 6th for Encore! Uprising: A City Divided With Mark Basnight Senior Public Affairs Training Specialist, National Public Affairs Academy, Argonne National Laboratory In crisis communications, you can’t know what’s coming. But you can look ahead to prepare for the unexpected. And you can look back to learn from what others have been through. At […]. News, events, and awards Professional organizations
Joan Detz Speaker Services
MAY 1, 2012
NAGC (the National Association of Government Communicators) has extended the “early registration” deadline for its conference to Monday, May 7th. On Friday, June 8, I’ll present a brand-new session geared specifically for government speechwriters (and people who want to become government speechwriters). NAGC’s annual Communication School will be held June 5-8 in Arlington, VA.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
MAY 2, 2017
Here’s some information on NAGC’s Communications School in St. Louis: Chris O’Neil, Chief of Media Relations for the National Transportation Safety Board, will teach you how to define communication goals, separate strategy from tactics, and effectively use research and evaluation in a half-day advance training workshop at the 2017 NAGC Communications School in St. Louis. […]. News, events, and awards Professional organizations
Joan Detz Speaker Services
JUNE 16, 2016
Here’s a brief interview I did with Kathryn Stokes, president of the National Association of Government Communicators: 1.What was your first job in government communications? I came to state government first as a contractor in the communications department tasked with writing the agency’s Continuity of Operations Plan, then was hired […].
Joan Detz Speaker Services
MARCH 3, 2010
May 17-21, 2010 – NAGC Communications School Transparency & Technology Advancing Government Communications , Hyatt Regency Bethesda, MD, USA . Mark your calendars. NAGC’s annual conference offers an outstanding learning opportunity. I’ll be offering more info in the weeks ahead.
Max Atkinson
AUGUST 7, 2010
In anticipation of strange things happening during the first party conference season since the coalition government came to power, Liberal Democrat Voice has just posted some funny bits from Tory Party conferences of yesteryear. I was rather surprised that they didn't balance them with a few clips from past Liberal Democrat Conferences and/or Liberal Assemblies of yesteryear, which has prompted me to start looking through my archives for gems.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 20, 2018
The constituencies in the loop - government, investors, users, and media - aren't letting it off the hook. The signature of tech wundkerkinds, dating way back to Bill Gates, has been: Harvard Dropout. The most recent to be anointed with that scared branding has been Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg. Well, like many brands, that one has been losing value. Lot of it. And fast.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
MARCH 24, 2010
Brad Blake, “Social Media in Government: Policies, Best Practices, and Day-to-Day Changes”. . A quick reminder: NAGC will hold its annual Communications School in Bethesda, MD, from May 17-19. This year’s theme: “Technology and Transparency.&#. I am a long-time supporter of NAGC and heartily recommend their conferences. This year, I’ve volunteered to do a session on “How To Write Career-Boosting Speeches.&# . A few of the other featured speakers and topics?
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