You have the right to change your mind, even if you are the spokesperson for a certain stance that doesn’t take to kindly to people of an opposing mindset. And there is a way to be true to your new belief and still remain a spokesperson.

Silence is a powerful tool that allows you to work engagement into your messaging by littering giving the audience time to think and reflex.

I'm back. After a hiatus created by life and circumstances, I'm ready to take back the role as 'messenger master.' If you have to step away from a position for a while, you may find stepping back into the role of spokesperson daunting. It can be, but I will give you my five step plan for how I am reassuring myself to that role for this podcast.

As this podcast is being released, the world is dealing with the spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19. This is a crisis that we are all suffering through together, but when this issue passes, you may find yourself having to deal with a crisis of your own. As a communications specialist, these are 5 crisis communications messaging best practices that you should follow.

Every so often I have to remind myself that new people are tuning in to this podcast and that we must revisit some basic themes to ensure all listeners are on the same page.

Your message you have worked hard to craft is tied to you for its delivery. That makes it extremely important that you deliver your message as 'you' consistently.

‘Going blue’ is an expression used by comedians to describe the choice to curse in their acts. This choice can change the direction of their career, and a similar choice by you can do the same for your career as a messenger.

The world's greatest algebra teacher and the world's worst algebra teacher are both trying to teach algebra to students. There success or failure is less about the content they have to deliver, but the delivery of the content.

Messages are easier to take in if the messenger has 'the look' of a person who should deliver a certain message to a certain crowd.

Just as your message has a target audience that represents those who will easily accept it, there is some sort of logo, mascot, or a person of authority that comes to be an easy representation of the reason behind the message. What do you do when the time comes to change that logo, mascot, or person?