Posts Tagged ‘Communication’

Persuasion vs Participation

25 Jan 2008 at 11:49

Michael Sommermeyer

Communication, PR, Persuasion

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The beginning roots of public relations contains a history filled with efforts to manipulate and persuade people to do something. A recent history (2001+, give or take) of public relations chronicles attempts by PR people to engage their audiences in conversations to find out what makes them tick, and then presumably find the golden [...]

Shouting and Spewing: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

17 Jan 2008 at 14:22

Michael Sommermeyer

Communication, Thoughts, Wordiness

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Some of my friends are snapping at one another. Taking pot shots and cracking low blows. For some it’s all in the social media game: a heated exchange of ideas. For others, I don’t know for sure.
It’s not just online. I was riding the elevator yesterday and these thirty-somethings let off some stylized cursing, leaving [...]

Goodwill with Chocolate Chips

10 Jan 2008 at 12:26

Michael Sommermeyer

Communication, PR, Recipe

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I met Ben Graham as a member of the Leadership Clark County Class of 2001/2002. We were the guys from the courts. He has served as a District Attorney for much of his career and I was a newbie to the county from Texas working as the first court information officer for the Eighth Judicial [...]