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Sin State: What Penn State Should Do Next

by Mark Grimm Communications

Just as Kent State is best known for the shootings of unarmed student protestors over 40 years ago, Penn State will be long remembered for its sexual predator crisis. The university’s crisis communication mistakes have only fueled the fire. The errors made are numerous. The cover up, Coach Paterno’s announcement he would retire after the season and [...]

Credit Union Speech: What’s Your Takeaway?

by Mark Grimm Communications

On Tuesday, November 15th, I present, “What A Story! Speaking Tips to Help You Tell the Credit Union Story in a More Powerful Way,” at a combined meeting of two credit union chapters. Please comment (in the “Leave a Reply” box below) by telling me what one takeaway YOU would like to get from the presentation. [...]

Herman Cain Crisis Communication: Amateur Hour

by Mark Grimm Communications

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain’s poor crisis communication is really astounding. The sexual harassment allegations were something they were aware of long before the story broke and yet Mr. Cain stumbled badly in responding. He first said he didn’t know about any settlement between his accusers and the National Restaurant Association (where he was CEO). He later reversed [...]

Steve Jobs — Quintessential American Entrepreneur

by Mark Grimm Communications

“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” This Steve Jobs’ quote comes from his remarkable 2005 Stanford commencement address. Doctors told him he had just a few months to live only to learn later his cancer was treatable (at least for the [...]

Why You Never Say “No Comment”

by Mark Grimm Communications

When you respond to a question with a “No Comment” you actually are making a statement: “I don’t want to answer that question and I really wish you had not asked it.” Whether it is in front of a camera or not, we all will be asked questions we don’t want to answer. “No comment” [...]

911′s Enduring Legacy – “When You Fall, Someone Will Catch You”

by Mark Grimm Communications

There were so many profound 911 ceremonies this weekend any number of them could be singled out. In my hometown, Guilderland police officer Dave Romano gave his firsthand account of 911 at the Crossgates Mall ceremony attended by many brave Guilderland police and fire personnel. Romano raced to the scene as a volunteer the moment [...]

Romney, Perry and Social Security

by Mark Grimm Communications

Please view my quick take over the exchange over social security between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry at the GOP debate at the Reagan Library: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Ram12G3Ic

Do You Wear a Hood to a Mixer? Put Your Photo on LinkedIn

by Mark Grimm Communications

LinkedIn is the most popular social media site for professionals. It’s about networking to build relationships, gain exposure and attract business. Yet, when you glance over the list of LinkedIn names, it is astonishing to see how many people don’t post their photos. Are you one of them? If so, please allow me this straightforward question: Do [...]

The Hurricane and the New State of Journalism

by Mark Grimm Communications

Hurricane Irene blew one final nail into the coffin of “traditional” news media. Facebook is now its own news network. The real challenge now is how artfully traditional media blends social media into their new way of doing things. Adapt well or perish. Despite the storm, our local Sunday newspaper still got delivered in the early morning hours. As it sat there in [...]

Morgan-O’Donnell and TV Interview Etiquette

by Mark Grimm Communications

When former U-S Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell abruptly ended her interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan, it sparked debate over the media treatment of political candidates. That ongoing debate is a needed one. Media bias is real and every viewer and reader should take that into account as consumers of information. However, this exchange wasn’t even [...]

How to Handle the Murdoch Mess

by Mark Grimm Communications

The world’s top media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, is getting scorched and needs to act quickly to avoid further disaster involving his corporation’s notorious phone hacking scandal. First, if he knew about the phone hacking, he has to resign now. There is no comeback from such inexcusable conduct. His corporation’s stock is nosediving and he himself would take [...]

Open Letter to My Fellow Elected Republicans

by Mark Grimm Communications

I believe same sex marriage does not threaten heterosexual marriage which is rightfully considered a sacred covenant. Gay marriage makes the institution more inclusive and provides liberation to an entire class of people who have every right to expect such equal treatment. New York’s historic legislation is a defining moment for civil rights and for [...]

Top Presentation Strategies for Women

by Mark Grimm Communications

This article has been selected for DeFinis Communications’ “Top Presentation Strategies for Women” Blog Carnival. You can enjoy even more posts from other exceptional bloggers at http://www.definiscommunications.com/blog/blog-carnival-top-presentation-strategies-for-women. We have heard a great deal about the need for women to “empower” themselves. Better presentation skills are surely one of the best ways to achieve that. Women [...]

Gay Marriage Doesn’t Attack Our Values, It Supports Them

by Mark Grimm Communications

Many of my fellow conservatives genuinely believe gay marriage assaults their values and cheapens the institution. Their earnest reverence for this sacred ceremony is admirable, but their thinking must be challenged. There is nothing wrong with being gay. Have we still not come to that conclusion? I was raised by nuns and priests in the Catholic [...]

What Weiner Should Have Done

by Mark Grimm Communications

When the press begins to call a U.S. Congressman the “Peter Tweeter,” there’s a pr problem. First, let’s be honest. The guy’s name has made it a bigger story. That’s just plain bad luck for him. It reminds us of 1988 presidential contender Gary Hart fooling around with his mistress Donna Rice on the yacht, [...]

PowerPoint is Like a Brick. It Can Build a Home or Smash a Window.

by Mark Grimm Communications

PowerPoint can be very useful or very boring depending on how it is used. Don’t you love it when a speaker uses a slide that looks like this? ARTICLE I Adoption of Code [Adopted 6-1-1999 by L.L. No. 5-1999]§ 1-1. Legislative intent. In accordance with Subdivision 3 of § 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the local laws, [...]

End Teacher Tenure, But Not With The Spoils System

by Mark Grimm Communications

Teacher tenure does not work because it protects underperforming teachers from any threat of removal. It even delays the removal of misbehaving teachers who should be shown the door. Lifetime job security has never been a recipe for excellence and it certainly has a negative effect on our children. But what do we replace tenure [...]

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