Metrics, metrics, metrics. They can be daunting, but they’re essential for gaining a seat at the table. So is speaking the top executives’ language. Time to hone your math and verbal skills.
Glean tips from the finance giant’s savvy approach toward amplifying, humanizing and harmonizing its execs’ voices online.
A recent speech from the pontiff offers timeless linguistic lessons for communicators from every tongue and tribe. Levity and brevity are heavenly, but beware the temptation of adjectives.
Do you know your way around your company’s financials and annual reports? You’ll need to have a handle on it to be a strategic advisor and have a seat at the table.
In interviews with over 200 chief communications officers, the Page Society pinned down how comms pros can best help their organizations: In short, they must be agents of change.
It’s more essential than ever for communicators to become strategic advisors to corporate execs, but that means they must become fluent in subjects that matter to business leaders.
Busy tasks and incessant outside requests will sap your time, energy and cheerful disposition. Try these approaches to set and maintain your priorities.
It’s crucial that every communication initiative have merit and meaning. Finding viable metrics can be tricky, though. Try this approach to getting in sync with execs and proving your worth.
Communication is not always the primary fuel rocketing a professional to the top-floor corner office, so thoughtful preparation is essential. Consider these five common liabilities.
What equipment to buy? How to find stories? Should it go external, too? Download Ragan’s free guide to podcasting, and figure it all out.
If you’re saddled with a leader or client who’s a poor communicator or a stilted speaker, there is hope. Here’s how to play up strengths and minimize glaring weaknesses.
Start by identifying the purpose of your presentation. From there, tailor the talk for your audience, and keep it concise.
From crisis communications to unveiling that brilliant new product, your head honcho should recognize these high-profile moments to step up and be the face and voice of your organization.
As workers increasingly are urged to be brand ambassadors, the company-endowed megaphone can start blaring adverse messages against leaders. Here’s how to mitigate any damage.
As a leader, you can’t handle every task, so it’s important to empower your team to do crucial work without you. Here are some tips to help you manage this workplace interaction.
