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Communication Wonders and Blunders - Volume 2
Communication Wonders and Blunders - Volume 2

Which communication moments stood out this month?

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communication, Creativity, Advertising, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, Marketing, pop culture, social media, UK, USA, women, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, crisis communication, E Jean Carroll, New York Magazine, headlines, sexism, Donald Trump, Rishi Sunak, Rwanda, asylum seekers, Piers Morgan, journalists, tone deaf, Lyft, earnings report, typo, Bloomberg, David Risher, CEO, CEO communication, Wendy's, dynamic pricing, surge pricing, Froot Loops, Kelloggs, cereal for dinner, Frosted Flakes, leadershi, leadership, Tony's Chocolonely, lawyers, farmers, fair trade, creative, creative communication, creativity, campaigns, communication campaigns, advertising, marketing, Wonka Experiecne, Wonk Experience, AI, AI imagery, AI script, Air Canda, Air Canada, chatbot, lawsuit, Tribunal, Canada, written communication, words matter, LW Theatres, email communication, customer communication, customer experience, US Pentagon, Patrick Ryder, Department of Defense, US government, press conference, Taylor Swift, Japan, Japan Embassy, humor, fun James Bond, Super Bowl, West Wing, time change, time zone
10 Communicators on Santa's Naughty List
10 Communicators on Santa's Naughty List

Whose communication skills put them on Santa’s Naughty List in 2023?

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communication, Advertising, Creativity, Leadership, Marketing, pop culture, social media, Writingbeth CollierElon Musk, Open AI, OpenAI Board, Chris Licht, CNN, CEOs, International Women's Day, Tony Fernandes, AirAsia, shirtless meeting, shirtless photo, Jeffrey Barber, John Barber, Jeffrey Ranen, Lewis Brisbois, lawyers, sexist, racist, homophobic, emails, writing, writing skills, law firm, job loss, company crashed, company culture, andi owen, john clarke, pity city, sell your dog, remote work, heartless, CEOs doing dumb things, google, job cuts, system access, poor communicators, redundancy, fired, lay offs, twitter, post, employee voice, SVB, press releae, jargon, press release, Silicon Valley Bank, women, sports, women's soccer, FIFA, footall, women's footall, Gianni Infantino, Jenni Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Spain, Women's World Cup, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, cage fight, Mark Zuckerberg, dumb executives, dumb tweets, dumb emails, Beth Collier communications, workshops, coaching, professional communication
Google Employees Deserved Better
Google Employees Deserved Better

Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.

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communication, inspiration, kindness, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, USA, Writingbeth Colliergoogle, googlers, Xooglers, layoffs, layoff communications, redundancy, US, tech, technology, tech companies, mass layoffs, tech layoffs, leadership, communication, email, New York Times, notification, system access, twitter, respect, employee experience, Up In The Air, George Clooney, pop culture, pop culture inspiration, downsize, downsizing
12 Days of Communication Tips - Part 2
12 Days of Communication Tips - Part 2

Six more communication tips - all inspired by what we’ve seen and heard in 2022.

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communication, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, Marketing, pop culture, Public Speaking, social media, Speeches, UK, Writingbeth Colliercommunication lessons, communication moments, clear communication, communication training, communication mistakes, communication skills, communicators, communication professional, communication, communication tips, comms, empathy, Ovo Energy, tone deaf, pets, cuddle your pets, cuddleyourpets, KFC, automation, automated messages, Germany, PBR, Pabst Blue Ribbon, beer, campaign, bad campaign, funny, not funny, eat ass, happy or not, UK, government, happiness machine, happiness machines, Number 10, 10 Downing Street, No. 10, PM, Prime Minister, Uk, UK Government, England, Stuart Kirk, Financial Times, HSBC, Miami, bad speeches, soundbytes, fired, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays, Samsung, ageism, older women, older people, holiday, vacation, fun, respect, audience, clueless, dumb, soft skill, essential skill, skills, presentation skill, development, Beth Collier, Communications, 2023, 2023 development, learning
12 Days of Communication Tips - Part 1
12 Days of Communication Tips - Part 1

It’s the 12 Days of Communication Tips - all inspired by what we’ve seen and heard in 2022.

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communication, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, Public Speaking, social media, Speeches, UK, USA, women, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, communication lessons, communication moments, writing, speaking, public speaking, Angela Rayner, Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries, MP, Bain Capital, sexism, misogyny, unconscious bias, Tui Travel, email communication, customer communication, Accenture, Accenture Song, Accenture Interactive, press release, diversity, LGBT+, Burger King, Jewish, Jew, Passover, images, social media, IWD, International Women's Day, Roccamore, Flipkart, soft skill, essential skill, training, development, communication training, communication coaching, 2023 development, life skills, learning
Who's on Santa's Naughty List?
Who's on Santa's Naughty List?

Whose communication skills put them on Santa’s Naughty List in 2022?

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communication, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, Public Speaking, social media, Speeches, UK, USA, women, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, communication lessons, communication mistakes, communication moments, communication skills, communication training, CEO, CEOs, Elon Musk, Boris Johnson, Kanye West, Ye West, Alex Jones, Mark Zuckerberg, twitter, facebook, meta, P&O Ferries, layoffs, zoom, crying CEO, selfie, International Women's Day, Roccamore, All Blacks, New Zelaand, Flipkart, Sydney Morning Herald, Rebel Wilson, out, racism, racist comments, Nicosia, Neil Parrish, tractor porn, Canada, Chrystia Freeland, Jacob Rees Mogg, UK, MP, Parliament, Santa's Naughty List, poor communicators, sexistm, sexist, sexism, writing, public speaking
Who's on Santa's Nice List?
Who's on Santa's Nice List?

Whose communication skills put them on Santa’s Nice List in 2022?

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communication, Creativity, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, social media, UK, USA, women, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, clear communication, Santa, Santa's Nice List, Nice List, leaders, communicators, Lord of the Rings, Amazon, Hobbits, racism, diversity, inclusion, positive, love, acceptance, Emirates, Pringles, Matt Hammerstein, CEO, Barclays, Barclays UK, Barclays Bank, Mike McDaniel, Miami Dolphins, football coach, NFL, Sanna Marin, Finland, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand, sexism, Prime Minister, world leaders, press, press conference, dumb questions, sexist questions, clueless reporters, Dolly Parton, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, humility, empathy, leadership, leader, social media, twitter, Washington Department of Natural Resources, fun, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court, Taylor Swift, Midnights, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine, Politicians, female leaders, women leaders, leadershi, communication training
Another Tale of Two Layoffs
Another Tale of Two Layoffs

The layoff communication from Meta is giving me déjà vu…

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communication, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, USA, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, communication lessons, communication mistakes, layoff, layoff communications, redundancy, job loss, fired, letting people go, cull, workforce reduction, job losses, tech, technology, meta, facebook, twitter, stripe, airbnb, Brian Chesky, Mark Zuckerberg, Patrick Collison, John Collison, USA, silicon valley, writing, communication tips, plagiarism, stealing, business, cost cutting, cost reductions
Is this sexist – or sloppy?
Is this sexist – or sloppy?

Diane Ladd deserved better.

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communication, pop culture, USA, women, Writingbeth Collierwomen, sexism, lazy journalism, shoddy journalism, poor journalism, Nepo baby, Laura Dern, Taylor Swift, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Corey Cogdell, Olympics, Rio, medal, medal winner, bronze medal, trap, US, Team USA, writing, GQ, journalism, men's magazine, words matter, communication, pop culture, Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, award, award speeches, acceptance speeches
A Tale of Two Layoffs
A Tale of Two Layoffs

There’s no good way to do a layoff, but there is a better way…

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communication, Leadership, pop culture, social media, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, leadership, layoffs, redundancy, Stripe, Twitter, Elon Musk, Patrick Collinson, John Collinson, social media, e-commerce, payments, payments company, let go, made redundant, job loss, fired, tweets, tweeps, Stripes, words matter, writing, mass layoffs, tech, technology, leader, lack of leadership