Prof. Tatum's Communications Class

04/19/2022

Less Effective Messaging: "PPE Masks are no longer required, in certain places."

Better Messaging: "Though masks are no longer required, they are strongly encouraged in all places. Also, continue to wash your hands consistently and keep 6 feet of distance from persons not from your household."

03/14/2020

During these perilous and trying times, as a communications scholar, I can't help but notice the communique that comes from major and minor businesses, and their "official" response to this pandemic. Some of them have done well. Others... especially some unnamed big businesses and institutions 👀👀... have been sorely less impressive.

I'm here to help! If you run a company, big or small, and need solid and well-crafted communique, inbox me. Let's work something out!

02/22/2020

Yup

04/14/2019

Do you have a paper that needs some sprucing up? Send it to me, and I'll give it a good once-over! You only pay if you get an A!!

Inbox me today!!
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02/27/2019

Dear Presenters, Facilitators, and Clinicians,

When using a PPT presentation, DO NOT read your slides verbatim! (Especially when you have a lot of verbiage) There's a 99% chance that your audience is well educated and will read and understand it for themselves. You should be able to paraphrase the content and elaborate on it, since you're presenting the content. But, again, DO NOT read it to us. It insults our intelligence and wastes our time. Plus it shows that you're not mentally ahead of the material and you're just as surprised about your next slide as we are.

07/29/2018

Understanding and highlighting your soft skills for prospective employers will give you a valuable edge over others who are vying for the same job.

04/03/2018

This year an intriguing discovery was made. Apparently, we humans can absorb herbal energy from plants. This theory has been in the works for a long time by the ones who practice alternative medicine, but

10/27/2017

Here is an exceptional video on the mechanics of constructing a memorable Persuasive Speech!

TED talk, TEDx East, Nancy Duarte, Presentation, Resonate, Slide:ology, slideology, duarte design

10/24/2017

Excellent advice.

05/09/2016

In today's world of hyper-technology* (patent pending), it's long been noted that we humans are losing the art of interpersonal communication. Some...scratch that...Most of us can't have a normal face-to-face conversation without "checking" our phone at least once every 10 minutes. Well, how can we have normal and meaningful conversations in today's world? Let Celeste Headlee tell you. She's an expert!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6n3iNh4XLI&feature=youtu.be

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have great conversations – and most of us don’t converse very well. A great...