Archive for December 2014
Cutting back on the holiday cookies & communications trend #8 – SCN Encourager
Some “trending” trends are more fun than others. Sorry. #8 just isn’t of them. This one will require new levels of self-discipline and awareness. It’s probably fitting for us to now have a toughie. Santa would want it this way. So, as we continue counting down the remaining shopping days until December 25 in conjunction with my unfootnoted rundown of future…
Read MoreTuesday Tech Tip: It’s the “VS” that brings OPO to life!
If you watched my previous video on the birth of OPO (#onepersonoffice) you may have noticed the format: whiteboard with hands darting in and out with drawings and nudges. The software used is VideoScribe, which provides a refreshing change from PowerPoint slides. I’ve had pretty good luck with VideoScribe, other than some hair pulling over…
Read MoreGoing “Mobile” is old hat. But it’s still Communications Trend #9. – SCN Encourager
The countdown until December 25 and countdown of major trends in communications continues. It all began yesterday. And today I sit in stunned wonderment. I just can’t get over the fact that for a number of years – spanning nearly three decades – somehow my mom guided everyone in our family (whether we were in our teens, were college students, or even young marrieds…and heck!…
Read MoreBig Time Trends and the Shopping Days remaining until Christmas – SCN Encourager
Note today’s date. The magic number is down to 10. That’s how many pressure-packed days we have left to buy presents for any of our gift-giving needs on the 25th. It’s also the number of communication related TRENDS I’m going to count down for you day-by-day. Of course, Cindy thinks I’m a knucklehead for even attempting to link…
Read MoreIt’s December. Hang the holly and start wordsmithing. – SCN Encourager
Every school communicator knows what I’m talking about! It’s that time of year when it’s incredibly difficult to come up with non-cliché, non-overused, and non-exclusive holiday greetings to use in our various school communications. Okay, I’ll admit that non-cliché and non-overused words and phrases also trip me up during the other 11 months as well, but hear me out. December…
Read MoreNo quick fix . . . but there is a fix
Schools and businesses people share many goals – including being exasperated with each other at times. The way to produce more high school graduates who are college-ready is to hold teachers’ feet to the fire and run schools more like a business, business leaders say. It’s not that easy, educators say. No national speaker frames this…
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