Many of us have been watching a plethora of press or media conferences. Some of those conferences are being judged by multiple audiences. In response to some of the conversations about press conferences, I wanted to share this - one of the best press conferences...
Back in 2019 (seems like a forever ago), the team at the Centre for Crisis & Risk Communications (CCRC) was planning to host an in-person Crisis & Risk Communication conference in Vancouver, BC in the fall of 2020, #CRISISCON2020. We had confirmed a conference hosting facility, confirmed key-note...
On November 13, 2020, the three Chiefs of the Stoney Nakoda Nation and the Director of Stoney Nakoda Emergency Management Mike Crawford received the IAEM Canada National award for Prepared Community. This award is in recognition of the Nation's commitment to #preparedness that was in place to help guide them...
This is not my story. I do however, have permission from the author to share his story. Chad Hymas wrote this several years ago. It is just a part of his story. I read it recently in one of his Instagram posts. After reading Chad's words, I...
On May 21, 2020 we had the opportunity for a "virtual coffee" with Dr. Rob Britton. Dr. Britton spent almost his entire working career in the crisis-prone airline industry; he became head of advertising and marketing planning at American Airlines two weeks after the “9/11” terrorist...
Why were people hoarding toilet paper during COVID-19 Many things and communication about the COVID-19 pandemic has been confusing to me. Wear a mask, don't wear a mask. Stay 2M apart, stay 3M apart. Communication from trusted organizations has been mixed with an abundance of misinformation. One...
My Coffee chat with Dr. Vincent Covello, Dr. Randall Hyer, and Stephan Margolis On May 14, 2020 I had the opportunity to share a virtual coffee chat with my friend, mentor, and advisor, Dr. Vincent Covello. He was accompanied by his colleagues Dr. Randall Hyer and...
Grateful for the opportunity to participate in a Telephone Town Hall hosted by the Alberta Counsel. In this town hall, we explored municipal communications through: PLANNING FOR THE NEW NORMAL, Thank you to Benjamin Morgan, Doug Downs, of JGR Communications and Jackie Sargent. If you...
We were grateful for the opportunity to chat about "How to Craft Your Message During Crisis" with Bart Egnal of the Humphrey Group. https://soundcloud.com/inspirepodcast/s2-e18-how-to-craft-your-crisis-communication/s-COEnmkGXgqW?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.company&utm_campaign=postfity&utm_content=postfity394e3...
Self-care: more than wearing a mask. More so then ever, there is plenty of dialogue surrounding how to protect one self - from COVID-19. From the wear a mask - don't wear a mask controversy to mad panic to stockpiling toilet paper, to public social media...
