What with Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 elections, it’s been a rough few weeks here in the northeast. Sandy and the elections have put “ground games” in the news—and, like hurricane responders and presidential candidates—public speakers need a good “ground game,” too. Here’s why. The Ground Game of Presidential Politics In her pre-election article Obama’s Edge: Read More
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New Jersey Got Help with Hurricane Sandy Because Chris Christie Didn’t Burn Bridges
The Temptation to Burn Bridges In my younger years, I was inclined to burn bridges. If I didn’t like how someone treated me, I just walked away from them— completely away! And I didn’t come back for a long, long time, if ever. This didn’t work well for me, and it wouldn’t have worked well Read More
For Disaster Communications, Keep a Wired Telephone Handy
In 2012, my husband and I were among the lucky east-coasters who didn’t lose power during Hurricane Sandy. But if we had, we would have been prepared to communicate with the outside world through a handy-dandy, old school device that doesn’t need to be charged, as a cell phone does. It’s called a wired (in our case, Read More