Public Relations: It’s Not Kid’s Play
As I was on a treadmill the other day (working to get back to my “fighter’s weight”) I found myself noticing the little things all around me.
This is what happens to me once the endorphins begin to kick in and I’m not breathing too heavily (I wasn’t in a boot camp session that day)…
- a leg extension machine sticking
- the frayed edges of a stair-stepper
- some meathead staring at himself *way too long*
- the syncopated rhythms of other runners on their treadmills
- … and the photo at the start of this post
And then it hit me: this whole PR/Communication gig is not for the faint-hearted.
Do You Get It?
[Ed: I'm on vacation. Here's the third of a week's worth of guest posts.]
Say what?
One of the biggest gripes I have with people (myself included) is that we aren’t the best at … well, expressing ourselves clearly. We’re pretty good at things like naming what TV shows we like, what kind of foods we prefer and what movie may have seen over the weekend.
But when it comes to telling our own story (especially in business), quite often what comes out could have been said by Charlie Brown’s teacher.
Remember this?
The Music Of Communications
Music, beautiful music
Whenever I think of chamber music, I think of Haydn, Beethoven or Mozart – beautiful stuff, but something I *really* have to be in the mood for.
Don’t get me wrong – their compositions have everything I look for in music: passion, depth and that element of surprise.
But you’ll be hard-pressed to find me say something like, “Hey, the Dallas Symphony is going to have a chamber music series this year – we should check it out!”
It’s just not my vibe.
Image: classicalmusicperiod.wikispaces.com, CC 3.0
Nay Nay.
