Good day! Peruse your Thursday Daily PR Brief - February 1, 2024
Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
Steal these speechwriting techniques from Niecy Nash-Betts' powerful Emmy speech (PR Daily - February 1, 2024)
Communicator Spotlight: Matt Kallman, Uber's vice president of global communications (Axios - February 1, 2024)
Memo To PR Pros: How Bad Is The News Going To Be This Year? (O'Dwyer's - January 31, 2024)
TikTok News Anchors: A New Frontier for PR Professionals? (PRNEWS - February 1, 2024)
Why Brands Must Prioritize Transparency and People During a Crisis (Spin Sucks - February 1, 2024)
Integrating 'Thinking, Fast And Slow' Insights With AI In 2024 (Forbes - February 1, 2024)
3 big stressors in PR and how professionals can combat them (Agility PR Solutions - January 31, 2024)
The 6 DO's (and DON'Ts) of Resumes (Capstone Hill Search - January 31, 2024)
What PR pros need to know about pitching climate reporters (Muck Rack - February 1, 2024)
Truth, Trust & Trickery (PRovoke Media - January 31, 2024) [PODCAST]
How to Inject Creativity into Your Next Presentation (Media First (UK) - February 1, 2024)
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Steal these speechwriting techniques from Niecy Nash-Betts' powerful Emmy speech
By Sherri Kolade
PR Daily - February 1, 2024
"And you know who I want to thank? I want to thank me — for believing in me and doing what they said I could not do," actress Niecy Nash-Betts proudly said as she accepted her win for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at the 75th Emmy Awards. "And I want to say to myself in front of all you beautiful people, 'Go on girl with your bad self. You did that.'"
Communicator Spotlight: Matt Kallman, Uber's vice president of global communications
By Eleanor Hawkins
Axios - February 1, 2024
As vice president of global communications at Uber, Matt Kallman is responsible for shaping how the world perceives the ride-sharing and delivery platform, which has over 6.5 million drivers and couriers transporting people and goods across 75 countries.
Memo To PR Pros: How Bad Is The News Going To Be This Year?
By Bob Brody
O'Dwyer's - January 31, 2024
This just in. The news is really bad today. It's even worse than yesterday. Guess what the news will be tomorrow? That's right! It's going to be worse still. Guaranteed. Unless it somehow gets better.
TikTok News Anchors: A New Frontier for PR Professionals?
By Nicole Schuman
PRNEWS - February 1, 2024
This shift in media consumption habits presents a unique opportunity for PR professionals. TikTok news anchors may help communicators to reach Gen Z in a way that traditional media outlets cannot.
Why Brands Must Prioritize Transparency and People During a Crisis
By Travis Claytor
Spin Sucks - February 1, 2024
Transparency and authenticity are not merely buzzwords in crisis communication—they are the pillars. Travis Claytor shares recent examples of this in action.
Integrating 'Thinking, Fast And Slow' Insights With AI In 2024
By Anthony Wong, Marketing Director of Attensi
Forbes - February 1, 2024
As we step into 2024, the fusion of psychological understanding and AI can lead to more effective, personalized and ethically responsible marketing strategies.
3 big stressors in PR and how professionals can combat them
By Katie Brenneman
Agility PR Solutions - January 31, 2024
A career in public relations can be a rewarding experience. You get to work with a range of clients and use both creative and strategic skills to address challenges. Yet, there's no denying that there can be significant pressure involved.
The 6 DO's (and DON'Ts) of Resumes
By Shira Levitt
Capstone Hill Search - January 31, 2024
One of the most common questions candidates ask us is: Do you have any suggestions to improve my resume? Conversely, hiring managers frequently lament about areas for improvement they see in resumes. Thus, we are sharing the 6 most common resume recommendations we make to candidates across all levels and industries.
What PR pros need to know about pitching climate reporters
By Matt Albasi
Muck Rack - February 1, 2024
Climate reporting tends to be all doom and gloom, but does it have to be? That's one of the questions Jen Johnson and Jon Amar, both Climatebase fellows, want to answer with their new report "Flipping the Script: Unlocking Hopeful Climate Stories," which offers a compelling case for shifting the narrative towards stories of climate progress.
Truth, Trust & Trickery [PODCAST]
By Diana Marszalek
PRovoke Media - January 31, 2024
Finn Partners’ Gil Bashe joins the PRovoke Media podcast to discuss the perilous spread of false information — and communicators' duty to curb it.
How to Inject Creativity into Your Next Presentation
By Adam Fisher
Media First (UK) - February 1, 2024
Discover how to make a presentation creative with expert tips. Elevate your slides with engaging visuals and audience interaction.
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