Everyone seems to be talking about building and managing community these days. But what does it really mean? I think some of the answers lie in awareness of what culture is and how it works. We used to be a print and language based culture. Things were only deemed to be “official” or legally or …
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A good friend of mine told me recently, in a conversation about reporting the results of a communications campaign: “I told our metrics people to please include share of voice. They said what I was asking for didn’t make sense. But I said, ‘Come on guys, put it in – I don’t know what it …
The new issue of the Journal of Professional Communication (volume 3, issue 1) is published. You can read it here. It is almost had dot believe that we have now been publishing for three years. During that time, we have showcased Canadian professional communication research in both official languages. We have also had research reported …
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I began teaching communication studies in 2001, when I was hired out of my post-doctoral fellowship to be the first professor in the new communication studies program at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. My first week was marked by the first great tragedy of the 21st Century, when the World Trade Centre was bombed and …
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Another successful residency of the McMaster-Syracuse MCM program drew to a close on Thursday afternoon. We had a wonderful time sharing ideas, debating the latest industry challenges and opportunities and simply building friendships and professional collaborations. This residency saw three key events: Seven students successfully defended their capstone research projects. The capstone project is the …
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I spent most of this weekend at the Ontario Universities Fair at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto, representing our new Honours Bachelor of Professional Communication program, of which I am the founding director. We have launched this new professional program, to meet the needs of the marketplace, and to provide a powerful education for young …
Our world is changing at light speed and it need a new class of highly qualified, well-educated, ethical professional communicators. This change is creating the need for highly competent and well-educated professional communicators, whose role in winning battles in the court of public opinion will work in parallel with lawyers who fight in the court …
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July 31 is the last day to apply for the McMaster-Syracuse Master of Communications Management program, of which I am the Director. We are in full admissions mode, right now, interviewing candidates and receiving completed applications daily. It’s an exciting time. The MCM is Canada’s premier professional communications management master’s degree. This year’s class is …
Every so often, we have an experience that reaffirms our belief in the goodness of people. This morning, it was my turn. I have spent the last several weeks running to six conferences, presenting five papers and delivering one keynote speech in three different time zones! It has been quite the month and I am …
I am very pleased to look back on this successful residency week in the McMaster-Syracuse Master of Communications Management program. Students from near and far gathered at the Ron Joyce Executive Education Centre in Burlington, Ontario for a week of intense collaborative learning and networking. Three courses were taught: “Reputation and Brand Management,” “Negotiation: Theory …
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