iPhone as a secret recording device

by | Nov 24, 2012 | blog

I came across this post describing a journalist’s preference of using her iPhone to record interviews in secret. In dangerous situations where the sight of a microphone can give the journalist or their interviewees away, using someone as common and ordinary as a...

Google+ Hangouts On Air tips!

by | Nov 13, 2012 | community management, news

My guest blog post for The Community Manager is up! I share ten of my best practices when hosting a live Q&A Google+ Hangout on Air. As well as continuing my tradition of offering a custom illustration to go with the post. Check it out! The Community Manager is a...

How to remain calm in a sea of chaos at the workplace

by | Jul 26, 2012 | news

My guest blog post is now live on Hiten Vyas’s website all about empowering yourself. Entitled, “How to remain calm in a sea of chaos at the workplace”, I share how I keep my head when times get hairy at work. I also contributed a custom illustration...

How to create compelling spontaneous video

by | Jul 12, 2012 | blog, creativity

I thoroughly enjoy attending the NSA Conference every year. And as an audio podcaster, I am compelled to record each day to include in an audio documentary for my audience. This year, however, I decided to try something different. Video! For years I wanted to create...

Art gallery community management

by | Jun 18, 2012 | social media

I checked out the Van Gogh exhibit at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa last week and was met with a complete surprise. I ran into my friends, Rob and Katherine, before getting in line. Katherine snapped a photo and tweeted: We walked into the Van Gogh exhibit...

Who said email was dead?

by | Jun 17, 2012 | social media

Remember a while back when all the social media bloggers kept saying how email was dead? No one’s using it anymore. Social media is where all the attention is at! HA! First it was Twitter who started sending me email digests. Complete with retweets from people...