Comments on: Getting in front of the audience http://navigatecommunications.com/2006/11/30/getting-in-front-of-the-audience/ navigating the new communication climate Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:21:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: dbradfield http://navigatecommunications.com/2006/11/30/getting-in-front-of-the-audience/#comment-584 dbradfield Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:55:56 +0000 http://navigatecommunications.com/2006/11/30/getting-in-front-of-the-audience/#comment-584 Hi Jason. You're exactly right about needing to be interested in new ways to communicate. I find the evolution of communication incredibly exciting. I don't know that I'd describe the undercurrent as hostility. I think for many, it's a general resistance to change. But just as the media industry has decided to embrace change, so must PR professionals. Many are with great success. I often tell people that what we do hasn't changed, but the way we do it is changing and will continue to change. It takes a while to come to terms with this, but when I see people "get it" there is an incredible amount of passion and rejuvenation. The business of communication is more exciting and more diverse than it has ever been. Hi Jason. You’re exactly right about needing to be interested in new ways to communicate. I find the evolution of communication incredibly exciting. I don’t know that I’d describe the undercurrent as hostility. I think for many, it’s a general resistance to change. But just as the media industry has decided to embrace change, so must PR professionals. Many are with great success. I often tell people that what we do hasn’t changed, but the way we do it is changing and will continue to change. It takes a while to come to terms with this, but when I see people “get it” there is an incredible amount of passion and rejuvenation. The business of communication is more exciting and more diverse than it has ever been.

]]> By: Jason Chupick http://navigatecommunications.com/2006/11/30/getting-in-front-of-the-audience/#comment-581 Jason Chupick Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:03:54 +0000 http://navigatecommunications.com/2006/11/30/getting-in-front-of-the-audience/#comment-581 Hey David, great event, glad I made the scene! (I'm in that pic somewhere). Two quick thoughts: first, congrats on including Bart Feder. I've been to a lot of things about online video and he's the first to bring it from a TV journalism background. He was way more dynamic than I would've guessed at first blush. Second, I hope someday we can dispense with the 'how to pitch' portion of these events. It takes up like, 30 minutes of a 90 minute event. Did you detect a mild undercurrent of hostility in the room to new media? I often feel it and it kinda saddens me. PR people are in the ultimate curiousity business. We should all be interested in anything and everything to do with new ways to communicate. Hey David, great event, glad I made the scene! (I’m in that pic somewhere). Two quick thoughts: first, congrats on including Bart Feder. I’ve been to a lot of things about online video and he’s the first to bring it from a TV journalism background. He was way more dynamic than I would’ve guessed at first blush. Second, I hope someday we can dispense with the ‘how to pitch’ portion of these events. It takes up like, 30 minutes of a 90 minute event.

Did you detect a mild undercurrent of hostility in the room to new media? I often feel it and it kinda saddens me. PR people are in the ultimate curiousity business. We should all be interested in anything and everything to do with new ways to communicate.

]]> By: dbradfield http://navigatecommunications.com/2006/11/30/getting-in-front-of-the-audience/#comment-578 dbradfield Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:20:43 +0000 http://navigatecommunications.com/2006/11/30/getting-in-front-of-the-audience/#comment-578 Thanks for the comment, Sarah. I'm glad the session was useful. We can definitely explore a continuation. I suspect that PRSA will probably host another session in 2007 given the popularity of yesterday's event. In the meantime, we can always do something less formal and pull together people who want to explore social media over drinks or dinner on a monthly basis. If anyone is interested, leave a comment here and we'll figure out the best way to continue the dialogue. David Thanks for the comment, Sarah. I’m glad the session was useful. We can definitely explore a continuation. I suspect that PRSA will probably host another session in 2007 given the popularity of yesterday’s event. In the meantime, we can always do something less formal and pull together people who want to explore social media over drinks or dinner on a monthly basis. If anyone is interested, leave a comment here and we’ll figure out the best way to continue the dialogue.

David

]]> By: Sarah Smedley http://navigatecommunications.com/2006/11/30/getting-in-front-of-the-audience/#comment-574 Sarah Smedley Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:06:23 +0000 http://navigatecommunications.com/2006/11/30/getting-in-front-of-the-audience/#comment-574 The Sum of the Parts Thank you, David, Paula, speakers and all organizers for hosting the panel. Each speaker was so informative on his own; the bonus was the play-off between them during q&a. I felt they peeled away one layer of the blog-onion for me, thanks to their collective discussion. Would you consider hosting a continuation? Perhaps with a focus on how this new media stream motivates users to act (following on Will's anecdote about the people in China who are fund-raising for tsunami victims from their activity on Second Life).Thanks again for enlightenment! The Sum of the Parts
Thank you, David, Paula, speakers and all organizers for hosting the panel. Each speaker was so informative on his own; the bonus was the play-off between them during q&a. I felt they peeled away one layer of the blog-onion for me, thanks to their collective discussion. Would you consider hosting a continuation? Perhaps with a focus on how this new media stream motivates users to act (following on Will’s anecdote about the people in China who are fund-raising for tsunami victims from their activity on Second Life).Thanks again for enlightenment!

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