We Are Talking Again!

We kick off Season 2 with a delightful guest -- retired USA Today editor (and very my longtime friend) Carolyn Cerbin, who shares her experiences in print journalism as it expanded to digital news coverage and all bits in between.

On a personal note, my thanks to so many of you who have been asking me to bring the podcast back. I’m also very excited to have potential guests asking to appear and talk about not talking essentially. Thanks for listening!

Sara

In this episode of Stop Talking, we discuss chaotic and confusing communications between the White House and the White House press corps. Jane Watrell, communications manager for the Orange County (FL) Mayor's Office and a former broadcast journalist in the prestigious Washington D.C. press corps offers her unique perspective as we delve into this issue and so much more.

On this episode of Stop Talking Sara & Tom are joined by our show's first repeat offender! That's right Public Relations specialist Laura Richeson, APR is back. The trio tackles the difficulties of hospitality during the pandemic and much more!

This episode Sara & Tom are joined with Orlando Ballet's own Artistic Director Robert Hill. They discuss the challenges the ballet has overcome to keep producing and have upcoming performing arts shows with the pandemic.

In this special episode of Stop Talking, crisis communications expert Sara Brady interviews Tom Jelneck, a social media/digital marketing expert, about the true impact social media can have on brands, politics, policies and more.

On this special episode of “Stop Talking” Tom and Sara are joined by Nicki Weisensee Egan, the author of “Chasing Cosby”. Nicki is an established reporter who would report on Cosby’s allegations starting back from 2005. In this episode, they discuss what it was like during the time of previous allegations, up to the point of his conviction.

On this special episode of Stop Talking, Tom and Sara practice social distancing while doing a remote podcast due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us as, they discuss the impact of the virus on small businesses and many more.

On this special episode of Stop Talking, Sara interviews Laura Richeson with Richeson Communications. We chat about Krispy Kreme, public relations, community involvement, and about having a plan for crisis communications.

I recently became captivated by the bestseller book, “She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.” The book is written by New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey who broke the story about allegations of Harvey Weinstein’s disturbing misconduct and which ended his prestigious Hollywood career.  

The book presents an in-depth, candid and sometimes startling review of how two journalists along with the newspaper’s editorial leadership pursued and effectively reported this shocking story. What struck me more than the horrific allegations against Harvey Weinstein, is this firsthand account of the multitude of legal and PR tactics deployed by those defending the Hollywood titan in order to prevent or minimize the New York Times coverage. This book provides great insight for public relations practitioners who work in crisis or reputation management. For PR practitioners desiring to specialize in crisis and reputation work, “She Said” is a must-read. Kantor and Twohey have perhaps unwittingly provided an amazing example of what NOT to do when representing a client in crisis.

Crisis communication expert Sara Brady answers questions from Stop Talking listeners about communications strategies when a non-profit is struggling.