Inspire & Influence
A blog for the global network of Northeastern communication, digital media, and HR professionals
Charting a career path with a French accent
Have you ever considered living and working in another country? Our alumna Gina Dunn, CPS’15, did just that, moving to Paris in 2016 and applying her communication expertise as an independent consultant. In this interview, I ask Gina about her...
CommTech – what’s all the fuss about?
As communicators – and communication educators – staying on top of the trends that are driving our field is imperative. One those trends: The explosion of digital technologies. As organizations increasingly use data in all aspects of the...
Diversity and inclusion — going beyond the slogans
As PR Week noted in 2018, like many other industries and professions, “the communications sector has a diversity problem, with too few people of color – and far too few diverse individuals in high-ranking positions.” PR Week also created...
Are you suffering from Zoom fatigue?
Meetings have been a fixture of organizational life for as long as…well, as long as there have been organizations. But the Covid-19 pandemic has brought into sharp relief why meetings can be so frustrating, unproductive, and stress-producing. So,...
Stories create experiences and make careers
For Dr. K. Dawn Rutledge, who graduated from our program in 2012, storytelling has been a constant thread throughout her life and career as a communicator. Dawn vividly remembers entering a poetry-writing contest in eighth grade. “I actually won...
Find your alumni network!
Northeastern University is a network spread across the United States and around the world. From special interest groups to local geographic communities, and everything in between, there is a part of the network for everyone. One example is our...
Are you applying the principles of persuasion?
Persuasion. Isn't that what communication is all about? Effectively and ethically applying Richard Cialdini's six principles of persuasion can make all the difference in whether a message has impact, or not. The six principles - reciprocity,...
Alexa, chart my career path!
Stefanie Potgieter graduated from our program in 2015 and now works as a senior program manager with the Secure AI Foundations team at Amazon. Her role has several different components. She is the Business Operations Manager for an organization of...
How we’re ‘revolutionizing’ experiential learning
College of Professional Studies students have a firm grounding in experiential learning through capstone projects with corporate partnerships. Recently, we tried a new twist on the capstone experience. Students from two master's programs, Corporate...
Why communicators should measure what matters — an interview with Katie Delahaye Paine
I recently had the opportunity to interview Katie Delahaye Paine, who has been a pioneer in the field of communication and PR measurement for three decades. You can read some her contributions to the profession at the bottom of this post. Students...