Speeches
Speeches and panel discussions
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Speakers & Speeches: Social Networks and Business Communications - June 25, 2008
Content summary: Shel Holtz presents “Social Networks and Business Communication,” a session during the “All-Star” slot at the IABC International Conference in New York City on June 25, 2008. (The All-Star track features speakers who have received high ratings during previous conferences.)
Listen to this podcast now:
Get FIR:
- Download the MP3 file (34.5MB, 1:15:29)
- Subscribe to the RSS feed
- Get the show at iTunes
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
Join the FIR Discussion Forum and extend your conversations with the FIR community. You can also join the FIR Facebook Community and become an FIR friend.
Messages from our sponsor: FIR is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years, www.ragan.com.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Speakers & Speeches: Employees Are the Brand - April 23. 2008
Content summary: Shel Holtz presents a breakout session on the blurring lines between internal and external communications at the Society for New Communications Research New Communications Forum in Santa Rosa, California, on April 23, 2008. The session delves into internal communications practices that prepare employees to represent the company in their social media activities.
Download the file here (MP3, 29.2Mb, 1:04). Subscribe to the Speakers & Speeches RSS feed to get these and future podcasts automatically. For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as the free Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon. To receive all For Immediate Release podcasts including the twice-weekly Hobson & Holtz Report, subscribe to the full RSS feed.
Listen to this podcast now
If you have comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, email us at fircomments@gmail.com; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Speakers & Speeches: ROI of Online Press Releases - April 23, 2008
Content summary: Dr Mihaela Vorvoreanu, with Clemson University’s Department of Communication Studies, presents the results of research conducted into the ROI of online press releases at the recent New Communication Forum in Santa Rosa, California. The study was developed by the Society for New Communications Research for Vocus, which commissioned the research. The research team included Jiyan Wei from Vocus, Shel Holtz, SNCR Executive Director Jen McClure, and Dr Vorvoreanu. TWI Surveys managed the online survey and produced the data that led to Dr Vorvoreanu’s presentation on April 23, 2008.
Download the file here (MP3, 11.5Mb, 25:13). Subscribe to the Speakers & Speeches RSS feed to get these and future podcasts automatically. For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as the free Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon. To receive all For Immediate Release podcasts including the twice-weekly Hobson & Holtz Report, subscribe to the full RSS feed.
Listen to this podcast now
If you have comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, email us at fircomments@gmail.com; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
Monday, March 24, 2008
FIR Speakers & Speeches: Lindsey Nicole Loughman on Edelman Digital Bootcamp - March 24, 2008
Content summary: University of Georgia PR student Lindsay Nicole Loughman assembled this report on the Digital Bootcamp, a social media conference for PR students organized by Edelman and held March 1, 2008 at the University of Georgia.
Download the file here (MP3, 5.95Mb, 13:01). Subscribe to the Speakers & Speeches RSS feed to get these and future podcasts automatically. For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as the free Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon. To receive all For Immediate Release podcasts including the twice-weekly Hobson & Holtz Report, subscribe to the full RSS feed.
Listen to this podcast now
If you have comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, email us at fircomments@gmail.com; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
FIR Report: IABC EuroComm 2008
The seventh annual IABC EuroComm Conference took place in Barcelona, Spain on February 4-5, 2008.
This professional development event, organized by IABC Europe and Middle East Region in cooperation with La Salle University, Barcelona, brought together communicators from across the region to learn and share best practices, examine case studies and discuss the latest developments in communication planning, practice and analysis.
Further information on The EuroComm Blog 2008.
FIR listener and IABC member Ronna Porter was there and provides commentary and opinion about the event, the programme and some of the sessions.
About our Commentator
Ronna Porter is a director at Sound Strategies Ltd. She brings in-depth experience in integrated, strategic marketing and communications for some of the world’s leading technology and telecommunications brands. Both in-house, and as a consultant for Report International, Hill & Knowlton and Citigate Corporate, she has directed cross-border programmes for Compaq Computer, Oracle, Motorola, Shell Services International, and BT.
Merging her sector and discipline expertise, Ronna is passionate about the challenges and opportunities that technological development brings to successful corporate and marketing communications, and its impact on continuous brand development. Ronna holds an MSc in Public Relations from the University of Stirling, plus a BA (Hons) in Commerce (with Marketing) from Napier University of Edinburgh.
Ronna blogs at Have your say about Sound.
Download the 14-minute report here (MP3, 6.5MB), or subscribe to the Speakers and Speeches RSS feed to get it and future podcasts automatically. For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as the free Juice, DopplerRadio or iTunes, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon.
To receive all For Immediate Release podcasts including the twice-weekly Hobson & Holtz Report, subscribe to the full RSS feed.
Listen to this podcast now:
If you have comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future content, email us at fircomments@gmail.com; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments; or comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR; or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
This FIR Speakers and Speeches podcast is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.
Podsafe intro music - On A Podcast Instrumental Mix (MP3, 5Mb) by Cruisebox.
Monday, July 09, 2007
FIR Speakers & Speeches: Where Podcasting Fits in the Business World - July 9, 2007
In June 2007, How to Do Everything with Podcasting was published. Written by FIR co-hosts Shel Holtz with Neville Hobson, the book walks you step by step through the process of creating, broadcasting and promoting your own podcast.
In this FIR Speakers & Speeches podcast, Shel and Neville read a complete chapter from the book - “Chapter 20: Where Podcasting Fits in The Business World.”
This chapter is the introduction to Part 5 of the 360-page book, “Use a Podcast as a Business Communication Tool,” covering business podcasting today, podcasting as a marketing supplement, podcasting’s advantages and the regulatory argument.
More information about the book at the companion website: www.everythingwithpodcasting.com.
[From our sponsor: FIR is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years, www.ragan.com]
Download the 22-minute conversation here (MP3, 10Mb), or sign up for the Speakers & Speeches RSS feed to get it and future podcasts automatically. For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a such as the free Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon. To receive all For Immediate Release podcasts including the twice-weekly Hobson & Holtz Report, sign up for the full RSS feed.
Listen to this podcast now:
If you have comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, email us at fircomments@gmail.com; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments; or comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR; or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
Podsafe intro music - On A Podcast Intrumental Mix (MP3, 5Mb) by Cruisebox.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
FIR Speakers & Speeches/NMRCast - NCF Panel on the Social Media Press Release: March 8, 2007
This podcast is being fed through three feeds. The NMRCast, FIR Speakers & Speeches feed, and the “everything” feed.
Download the file here (MP3, 28.5Mb, 1:02:14). Subscribe to the Speakers & Speeches RSS feed to get these and future podcasts automatically. For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as the free Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon. To receive all For Immediate Release podcasts including the twice-weekly Hobson & Holtz Report, subscribe to the full RSS feed.
Listen to this podcast now
If you have comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, email us at fircomments@gmail.com; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
Navigation
Home | About Us | Archives | FIR Book Club | Press | Subscribe | Contact Shel | Contact Neville
Search This Site
We want your feedback
Email comments with or without audio attachments (5 MB/3 minute limit) to fircomments at gmail dot com.
North America Comment Line:
+1.415.895.2971
Europe Comment Line:
+44.20.3239.9082
Skype: fircomments
FIR Shows
Podroll: Other PR Podcasts
- Jaffe Juice(Joseph Jaffe)
- Voices of Public Relations (from PRSA)
- Online PR Podcast
- PR and Other Deadly Sins
- Cafe2Go from IABC
- Steve Lubetkin's Podcasts
- Jay Baer's Social Pros Podcast
- Donna Papacosta's Trafcom News Podcast
- On the Record Online (Eric Schwartzman)
- Six Pixels of Separation with Mitch Joel
- Inside PR with Gini Dietrich, Joe Thornley and Martin Waxman
- PRWeek Podcasts
- Marketing Edge from Provident Partners
- Marketing Over Coffee with John Wall and Christopher S. Penn
- Media Bullseye Roundtable
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Email Policy
Our email policy is simple. We send no email, so you'll never receive any from us. Not spam, not a personal note, nothing. We receive listener comments at this domain, but we both use our personal email accounts when we reply. The only thing to subscribe to here is the RSS feed. Visit our site without worry. We're email free.
Special Thanks
The FIR logo image shown at the top of this page was specially designed for us in October 2005 by Effective Edge Communications, Inc., Elmira, Ontario, Canada. Check out their podcast.