Rob’s blog
Four Pollies for NOW Communications
Terrific news from last month's convention of the American Association of Political Consultants: my friends (and former coworkers) at NOW Communications took home four Pollies, the coveted awards for excellence in political communication. They won a bronze in the...
The fifth anniversary… that’s wood, right?
This blog is coming up to its fifth birthday on April 17th. Suggested ways to celebrate? Volunteer celebrity guest bloggers, prize giveaways, something else?
Strategic blogging workshop at Hollyhock: May 17-21
We're putting the finishing touches on Word Power, the Social Signal blogging workshop that Alex and I will be holding at the Hollyhock Centre from May 17 to 21. I'm excited about this: there are a growing number of technical how-to resources for blogging, but there...
Accidental dossiers: privacy and security in the new web
I just posted this at the Social Signal blog. It's the opening presentation I didn't end up delivering at the 2006 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Here's an excerpt: Think about Web 2.0 – the loose collection of new technologies like blogs, news feeds and the like...
At the Nonprofit Technology Conference
What I'm up to for the rest of the week: Nonprofit Technology Conference, convened by N-TEN: The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network.
Rewrite the quotation books
I don't know much about state senate races in Maryland. I do know a great quotation when I see one... and Jamie Raskin, a constitutional law professor running in the Democratic primary, has just assured himself a place in the next edition of any half-decent book of...
18 hours a week. Heh.
When the British government put out the call for a new speechwriter to manage the troubled health dossier, they offered a salary ranging from about £38,000 to £56,543. That in turn provoked gasps of outrage throughout the British media and blogosphere (any...
Wanted: one big conversation – using coComment to track your comments across blogs
For the past few days, I've been trying out coComment, a free online service that tries to solve one of blogging's thornier problems: tracking one user's comments across multiple blogs. While much of the fuss that's being made over blogging in the traditional media...
Nettwerk Records creates Save the Music Fan to defend users from RIAA
Previously on this blog, I posted about Nettwerk Records and their pro-user approach to business. They're paying for the defence of one David Gruebel, who is being sued for thousands of dollars by the Recording Industry Association of America for allegedly downloading...
The arrow of your ways (PowerPoint-wise)
You're preparing a PowerPoint presentation, and you have this slide, and you think, "You know what would go nicely right about here? An arrow..." Hold it right there, buckaroo. Before you go any further, read this post by Joel at Hyde Park Associates. He makes a...
In the moment
The mixed reviews for Jon Stewart's Oscar-hosting performance last weekend may reflect a dilemma I've noticed with many speakers. They get only tepid response from their audiences during their prepared remarks, but wow 'em during the Q and A afterward. Often that...
Sea change for Canada? About time.
It's good to see NDP MP Dennis Bevington is gaining momentum in his quest to have Canada's motto changed to "From sea to sea to sea". And it brings back some fond memories. When I was working for Audrey McLaughlin, we often joked about her insistence on using the...
Why, yes — I’d LOVE to speak at your event
Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
