by czangerl | Jan 9, 2021 | Program News, Trend spotting
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 enterprise, in how they make...
by czangerl | Dec 27, 2020 | Student and Alumni perspectives, Trend spotting
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, what can we do about...
by czangerl | Dec 6, 2020 | Trend spotting
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,...
by czangerl | Nov 16, 2020 | Trend spotting
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 in our program...
by Patricia | Jul 15, 2020 | International spotlight, Student and Alumni perspectives, Trend spotting
Can FEAR and FAILURES be part of a learning process? With all that has been happening, this seems to be a good time for the last of my three-part series. As a brief recap from my previous posts, the series started with Why I chose CPS to pursue my dream!, then I...
by Patricia | Jul 15, 2020 | International spotlight, Student and Alumni perspectives, Trend spotting
Am I Resilient?! Starting in March of 2020, I have been consuming an overwhelming amount of online content in an attempt to track the labyrinth of chaos we are facing in our world today. While writing this piece, there were times that I felt paralyzed and unable to...