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How To Lead An Important & Challenging Conversation to a Positive Conclusion
My daughter is a fourth-year medical student in a highly prestigious and difficult program with crazy hard finals. ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด?…
๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง?
Some CEOs and business owners “bring the lights”(as they say in the Media/Communications business). They LOVE interviewing on camera and presenting in front of…
The Three-step Communications Strategy to Inspire Good Customer Service
๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐? I know I do. I pride myself on delivering it and get annoyed when I’m…
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?
A recent LinkedIn post by my friend and fellow speaker, the amazing Karen Farrell got me thinking. She commented about how difficult it is…
๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐?
A client recently emailed me with a request. Earlier that month, an article on their industry had been published and it didnโt include their…
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ’๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฅ?
Earlier this summer I traveled to attend a conference in the UK held at a four-star business hotel. I was assured that the conference…
Can You Bring PR Spin Home?
During a live TV interview, a reporter surprisingly asked me a question NOT on the pre-produced list of questions: โPeople think PR, and they think spin. They…
How PR Persistence Helped Save the Day
Very recently I was reminded that we ALL not only use public relations skills in our professions, but how these same skills can also…
The Oct 7th Massacre – One Year Ago Today and What It Means for You
(Image: The bomb shelter where some of the participants at the Nova peace music festival hid when the attack began.) It’s October 7, 2024….
How to Phrase Your Request To Achieve Success
I was recently watching an Instagram reel, where this parenting expert recommended NOT forming a request in the question form, along with the word…
New Year. New Beginnings. Second Chances
Happy 2024! I hope you rang in the new year in good health and with your heart full of joy and enthusiasm for whatever resolutions…
Looking at the Israel-Hamas War Through an International PR Lens & A Lesson For Our Kids
In international public relations we work with people worldwide to share the stories of our clients. The teams are diverse — everyone comes from…
What to do when kids or adults lie?
Have you ever caught your kids lying? Maybe they broke something, skipped school, played a hurtful prank, or were aggressive with their sibling or…
3 Tips to Make Party Planning Confidence-Building, Family Fun!
The holidays are coming up fast! Already overwhelmed just thinking about it, given your already full schedule – advancing your career, raising your kids,…
The Sounds Of Silence, Special Edition
I wrote The Power of PR Parenting based on 40+ years of retrospect and offered examples and practical advice to help make your journey…
Good vs Evil – What’s happening in Israel
You may have noticed that I generally blog once a month, with the goal of inspiring you, providing a helpful PR Parenting tip, and/or…
A gift from me to you for my birthday!
I have a present for you.ย Yes, really! On October 25th, I will begin my last year in my 50s. (I know!ย I canโt believe it…
How many family videos are too many?
Iโm wondering: How often do you take family videos? During special occasions? When you see your kids doing something cute? I have a PR Pro…
3 Back-To-School PR Parenting Tips
How goes the summer? I hope you and your family are having a great one!! Iโve been busy spreading the word about the PR…
Myth: Donโt bring the job home.
Around two years ago, while sitting on my couch chatting with my older daughter, Noa Lee, she told me about an army friend who…