Continuing on my storytelling kick from last week here… Last weekend I had the pleasure of seeing Ira Glass speak in Seattle about the history of This American Life and the masterful art of storytelling that goes behind each and every episode. Interestingly, one of the very first posts I did on this blog more […]
Pathos. Sure, it may be a word that you haven’t thought about since half hearing it uttered by a droning professor during a random communications class back in college. But, as communications professionals, “pathos” or the art of emotional appeal, is something we all embrace as a core function of our job. Whether drafting a press release, brainstorming […]
When I recently moved back to Seattle in April, I immediately started poking around at various local nonprofits where I could lend a helping hand. Sidenote, Seattle’s nonprofit community is beyond impressive. Kudos to this city. I need to add two extra days to the weekend and just float around helping out a new nonprofit […]