Beth WagnerJan 152 minWhat is YOUR word(s) for 2020?I recently attended a networking meeting during which we were asked if we made new year’s resolutions, and if so, what ours were. Not sur...
Beth WagnerAug 14, 20194 minNew school year nostalgia - and a few suggestionsScrolling through my Facebook newsfeed right now is an exercise in nostalgia. My friends with school-age children are posting their back-...
Beth WagnerApr 15, 20192 minFrenemy: The AP StylebookNews in the world of writing is rare. Yes, there's news about new books, news about magazine articles, news about Twitter posts (you know...
Beth WagnerFeb 7, 20191 minAll hail to grammar guardians"Social media has spawned a generation of un-Strunk-and-White-ified people who appear to believe that punctuation is optional, that gramm...
Beth WagnerJan 16, 20191 minKindness and workplace communicationsNo doubt that, if you're on Facebook and other social media, you've come across posts that encourage kindness in your everyday interactio...
Beth WagnerNov 15, 20184 minDust off your winter weather communications planAn article (see link below) about Western Kentucky University's winter weather communications plan popped up in one of my Google news fee...
Beth WagnerNov 13, 20182 minThe most wonderful time of the yearWe are rapidly approaching my very, very favorite time of year. Part of it is the beauty of everything. The rest of it is fond nostalgia....
Beth WagnerNov 9, 20181 minPunctuating those pesky bullet pointsIt was so good to see everyone at WINGS (Women's Independent Networking for Success) today! Sixteen women in business supporting each oth...
Beth WagnerOct 24, 20181 minMake a difference from your dining room tableSo excited! Last Tuesday I hosted Dining for Women at my house and we had 12 women attend! Even better, I just found out we raised $330 ...
Beth WagnerOct 24, 20181 minThe value of a crisis communications planI may sound like a broken record, but this article - once again - shows the importance of having a viable crisis communications plan. Don...
Beth WagnerSep 27, 20181 minDining for a good cause!Last night, I attended my first "Dining for Women" event. The concept is simple: A bunch of women friends/colleagues get together monthly...
Beth WagnerAug 14, 20181 minBridge the communications divideWithin the last month, I have found myself part of four different conversations about workplace communications "across generations" of wo...
Beth WagnerAug 2, 20181 minYou'll be glad you didOregon's Woodburn School District just created a position for and hired a communications coordinator to "improve communications with pare...
Beth WagnerAug 2, 20181 minHeard of the "Bullseye Principal"?"Genuine communication is much more than merely expressing an opinion or dumping information. It’s all about connecting: connecting with ...
Beth WagnerJul 11, 20181 minIs your content current?As I've been reminding my colleagues for a few weeks, summer is a good time to look at your online presence (website, social media, etc.)...
Beth WagnerJul 11, 20181 minSmall-town newspapers alive!https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/06/23/small-town-american-newspapers-are-surprisingly-resilient?fbclid=IwAR3s6FWYqYxtD-IXk1S...
Beth WagnerJul 10, 20181 minAttention, Mac users!Help for all you Mac users out there - leverage macOS features for more error-free content: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-tw...
Beth WagnerJun 5, 20181 min5 questions PR pros should ask reportershttps://muckrack.com/blog/2018/06/04/questions-pr-pros-should-ask-reporters?fbclid=IwAR0kqD5Bsc8IEPgbscVjEHefCfXzTsqHoyN00f0K0tgbCeol75gV...
Beth WagnerMay 30, 20181 min4 ways to communication effectively"If you want to be heard, you have to help people cut through the noise and focus on what’s important. That requires additional signals t...
Beth WagnerMay 21, 20181 minCommunicator's lessons learnedWhen I was a newspaper reporter, I often was torn between the pressures of my schedule and deadlines and the desire to give my interviewe...
