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Go Hug Yourself
Go Hug Yourself

We can do more to reach gender equity than this.

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communication, inspiration, Leadership, pop culture, social media, USA, UK, women, working mothersbeth Colliergender, gender inequality, gender equity, embrace equity, International Women's Day, international women's day, women, girls, motherhood penalty, Missouri, dress code, dress code for women, lawmakers, New York Times, hag, hottie, babe, Cindy Gallop, Madonna, word salad, platitudes, advocacy, advocate, sexism, misogyny, United Nations, March 8, March 8th, USA, women's rights, voting rights, DigitALL, campaign, communication, communication campaign, Silicon Valley, STEM, working mothers, maternity discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment
Take Responsibility.
Take Responsibility.

Words are great. But they aren’t enough.

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communication, Leadership, kindness, inspiration, Learning, USAbeth Colliercommunication, communication lessons, layoffs, redundancies, job loss, job cuts, fired, let go, letting people go, communicating layoffs, Marc Benioff, Salesforce, job losses, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, Patrick Collinson, Stripe, Twitter, email communication, you're fired, writing, words matter, CEO, leaders, senior leaders, USA, leadership
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
The Thumbs Up Emoji Does Not Make You Look Old  
The Thumbs Up Emoji Does Not Make You Look Old  

I went down the curiosity rabbit hole to find out the origin of a popular story.

Here’s the surprising truth I learned…

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Advertising, communication, Creativity, Curiosity, kindness, Leadership, pop culture, social mediabeth Colliercommunication, journalism, news, curiosity, be curious, be kind, Daily Mail, New York Post, lazy journalism, shoddy journalism, research, Nancy Reyes, Lee Clow, advertising, leadership, podcast, TBWA Chiat Day, Gen X, Gen Z, emojis, thumbs up, leader, recognition, thank you, appreciation, social media
What's with all the cheaters?
What's with all the cheaters?

It’s supposed to be PSL Season - not Cheating Season.

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communication, Creativity, pop culture, USAbeth Colliercommunication, creativity, cheating, cheaters, Adam Levine, Maroon 5, TikTok, Sumner Stroh, Try Guys, Magnus Carlsen, chsee, chess, fishing, Lake Erie, walleye, weights in fish, cheating competiton, Jake Runyan, John Mulaney, Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, slow news, Washington Post, Guardian, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, creative thinking, communication skills
I Get What Serena Is Saying
I Get What Serena Is Saying

Would Serena Williams’s record be different if she were a guy?

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communication, inspiration, Leadership, pop culture, USA, women, working mothersbeth Colliertennis, professional tennis, athletes, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, US Open, Wimbledon, French Open, working women, working moms, working mothers, working parents, working mums, pregnancy, pregnancy discrimination, maternity discrimination, bias, bias at work, baby brain, lawsuits, redundancy, sexism, sexist, professional athletes, mom, Olympia, emergency c-section, IVF, mental health, Vogue, retirement, USTA, champion