Posts by: April Wonsick

podcast: i heart plant tours

For communications professionals, plant tours should be fascinating. Informative. Fun. Content Lead Eric Knappenberger shared how he maximizes a manufacturing plant tour whether he’s researching, writing content, interviewing an SME or just wants to know how things work.

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communication essentials – digital stuff

Every day there is something new to address in the digital landscape. So I bring you ChatBEN to provide you with a grab bag update of all the digital “stuff” you need to know right now.

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communication essentials – are you really surprised?

Part Blog. And part PSA. I share what’s surprising me in both my personal and professional worlds. What’s surprising you?

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communication essentials – the most important networking skill

On the heels of writing about the things they don’t teach you in school, I thought I’d write about a very valuable component of networking.

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three risks to consider for an automatic GA4 setup

The automatic setup to GA4 offers convenience and less complexity, but risks like these remain with the transition to the new service. Digital strategist Daniel Arnold explains what you should look for.

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communication essentials – some of the most important aspects of leadership can’t be taught.

Ever have one of those moments where you say to yourself “I don’t remember them teaching us that in school…”

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recruit, engage and retain with purpose

Fostering relationships that lead to recruiting and retaining top talent requires shifting your focus. Instead, unite teams around purpose in the workplace.

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communication essentials – Five things you’re going to hear a lot about this year.

In January I posted on LinkedIn five things you’re going to hear a lot about this year. Was I right?

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our role in the adoption of AI technologies, like ChatGPT

I’ve been asked a lot of questions about my take – akhia’s take – on AI, specifically as it relates to the emergence of ChatGPT.

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communication essentials – my New Year’s resolution? to not have one.

Why do we make things hard on ourselves? Think about New Year’s resolutions. Now, imagine you established KPIs the same way. Why do we use that approach in New Year’s resolutions? We are setting ourselves up for failure from day one because you can’t manage what you can’t measure.

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