Monthly Archives: January 2008

Oh the weather outside is… not too bad

But it is supposed to get bad. So, class for today (all classes, PR Comm 001 and 002, Principles of PR and Media Relations) is cancelled. If you had an assignment due - you have the golden ticket, four more days to perfect it. Now, just cause we don't have class doesn't mean we can't ...

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Resume Help

I get a lot or requests to review resumes for people job hunting in the PR industry. In just the last month I have probably reviews more than a dozen. What I find amazing is they all look the same and my comments are almost all the same. Keep this in mind, the resume is ...

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Five reasons Chad Osko will be successful

Chad Osko was a student of mine. I received a note from him the other day and, after reading it, it occurred to me that Chad will be successful - for a lot of different reasons. To clarify, "will be successful" doesn't necessarily mean successful today or even tomorrow or that he will have a ...

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It's a train wreck and I can't stop watching

Journalism at its best. Not sure which is worse though, watching a reporter try to spank a guest or watching the guest. It reminds me of the age old advice - Don't wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig enjoys it. The worst part, read the ...

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The end is near and I will miss Bill (not me, the other Bill)

But it does make me wonder about the future of Microsoft. How much impact can one person, an iconic figure, have?Video: Bill Gates Last Day CES Clip

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Working the plan or planning to work

I have spent the last week or so working on several business plans (setting goals, objectives, strategies, etc.) and one personal plan for 2008. It is always amazing to me how much there is to do but how easy it is to do it all once it is down on paper. And, how easy everything ...

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