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Santa's Naughty List 2024
Santa's Naughty List 2024

Whose communication skills put them on Santa’s Naughty List in 2024?

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communication, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, UK, USA, Writingbeth Colliercommunication lessons, communication moments, crisis communication, communication campaigns, communicating layoffs, Royal family, Kate Middleton, photoshop, Gregg Doyel, Gregg Wallace, women, sexism, MasterChef, Christopher Chope, Boris Johnson, Bridget Jones, Sam Altman, Open AI, Scarlett Johansson, Nike, WNBA, Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever, Wendy's, dynamic pricing, Lyft, math, numbers count, PR, Kyte Baby, Nat West, Internet Brands, return to office, remote working, CEOs, leaders, communication mistakes, 2024
Santa's Nicest Communicators - 2024
Santa's Nicest Communicators - 2024

Whose communication skills put them on Santa’s Nice List in 2024?

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communication, Creativity, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, Marketing, pop culture, social media, UK, USA, Writingbeth Colliercommunication lessons, communication moments, communication campaigns, Gisele Pelicot communication, Taylor Swift communication, Dolly Parton communication, Taylor Swift Eras concert, MJ Deery, creative communication, Best of 2024, Santa's Nice List Communications, Tony's Chocolonely, LW Theatres, Richard Branson, Necker Island, Alan Bates, The Killers, England Euro semifinal win, Wall Street Journal, Maggie Steffens, Flavor Flav, water polo, US Water Polo, Olympics, US Women's Water Polo Team, writing, speaking, PR wins
Communication Wonders and Blunders - Volume 2
Communication Wonders and Blunders - Volume 2

Which communication moments stood out this month?

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communication, Creativity, Advertising, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, Marketing, pop culture, social media, UK, USA, women, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, crisis communication, E Jean Carroll, New York Magazine, headlines, sexism, Donald Trump, Rishi Sunak, Rwanda, asylum seekers, Piers Morgan, journalists, tone deaf, Lyft, earnings report, typo, Bloomberg, David Risher, CEO, CEO communication, Wendy's, dynamic pricing, surge pricing, Froot Loops, Kelloggs, cereal for dinner, Frosted Flakes, leadershi, leadership, Tony's Chocolonely, lawyers, farmers, fair trade, creative, creative communication, creativity, campaigns, communication campaigns, advertising, marketing, Wonka Experiecne, Wonk Experience, AI, AI imagery, AI script, Air Canda, Air Canada, chatbot, lawsuit, Tribunal, Canada, written communication, words matter, LW Theatres, email communication, customer communication, customer experience, US Pentagon, Patrick Ryder, Department of Defense, US government, press conference, Taylor Swift, Japan, Japan Embassy, humor, fun James Bond, Super Bowl, West Wing, time change, time zone
Communication Wonders and Blunders
Communication Wonders and Blunders

What communication moments stood out this month?

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communication, Branding, Advertising, Creativity, Leadership, Learning, Marketing, pop culture, Public Speaking, social media, Speeches, UK, USAbeth CollierKyte Baby, CEO, reputation, reputational damage, crisis communications, communication, NatWest, Brittany Pietsch, Cloudflare, Warren Buffett, Beth Collier, communication lessons, communication moments, better communication, stronger communication, public speaking, writing, press release, PR, skills, top skills, soft skills, leadership skills, US Embassy, London, tea, UK, redunancy communication, layoff communications, Tampa Bay Bucs, Todd Bowles, NFL Coach, NFL, football, Super Bowl, playoffs, interview, press conference, dumb questions, journalism, reporting, Sir Howard Davies, H&M, sexist, children, ads, advertising, lazy advertising, sexual advertising, Internet Brands, remote working, back to the office, Iko Iko, video, Amazon Prime, word salad, JLo, Jennifer lopez, This is Me Now, Washington Commanders, Ron Rivera, coach, MP, politician, UK MP, James Cleverly, Home Secretary, rape, Glen Powell, justin hartley, Hollywood Reporter, Golden Globes, mistaken identity, funny communication, humor
Watch Your Mouth
Watch Your Mouth

Are we feeling more rage now - or just more comfortable expressing it?

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communication, Leadership, pop culture, Public Speaking, USA, UKbeth CollierAdam Driver, Ferrari, Ridley Scott, Napoleon, Elon Musk, Twitter, X, fuck, fuck off, fuck you, f bombs, Logan Roy, Succession, swearing, anger, rage, frustration, angry communication, communication, words, clear communication, simple communication, 2023, Chris Wallace, interview, TV, movies, journalist, Beth Collier writes, Beth Collier communications
The Helpers Are Out There
The Helpers Are Out There

Mr. Rogers taught me to look for the helpers. So I did.

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Appreciation, communication, kindness, pop culture, USA, working mothersbeth Collierkindness, helpers, Mr. Rogers, Taylor Swift, Swifties, Taylor Swift Eras concert, Disney World, Tower of Terror, Slinky Dog Dash, kids, children, working mom, family vacation, Disney vacation, Disney World Hollywood Studios, traveling with kids, family trip, holiday, USA, Florida, being kind, random acts of kindness, be nice to others, America, homesick, expat
Janet Jackson is Not “The Woman Who Flashed Her Boob at the Super Bowl”
Janet Jackson is Not “The Woman Who Flashed Her Boob at the Super Bowl”

Give Janet her flowers. She earned them.

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Appreciation, communication, kindness, pop culture, USA, womenbeth CollierJanet Jackson, Super Bowl, Justin Timberlake, wardrobe malfunction, women, sexism, double standards, scandal, Janet Jackson boob, Les Moonves, misogyny, communication, music, pop culture, legacy, Damita Jo, Rock Your Body, respect, Nasty, Control, women artists, female singers, 1980s
Google Employees Deserved Better
Google Employees Deserved Better

Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.

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communication, inspiration, kindness, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, USA, Writingbeth Colliergoogle, googlers, Xooglers, layoffs, layoff communications, redundancy, US, tech, technology, tech companies, mass layoffs, tech layoffs, leadership, communication, email, New York Times, notification, system access, twitter, respect, employee experience, Up In The Air, George Clooney, pop culture, pop culture inspiration, downsize, downsizing
Go Hug Yourself
Go Hug Yourself

We can do more to reach gender equity than this.

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communication, inspiration, Leadership, pop culture, social media, USA, UK, women, working mothersbeth Colliergender, gender inequality, gender equity, embrace equity, International Women's Day, international women's day, women, girls, motherhood penalty, Missouri, dress code, dress code for women, lawmakers, New York Times, hag, hottie, babe, Cindy Gallop, Madonna, word salad, platitudes, advocacy, advocate, sexism, misogyny, United Nations, March 8, March 8th, USA, women's rights, voting rights, DigitALL, campaign, communication, communication campaign, Silicon Valley, STEM, working mothers, maternity discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment
Take Responsibility.
Take Responsibility.

Words are great. But they aren’t enough.

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communication, Leadership, kindness, inspiration, Learning, USAbeth Colliercommunication, communication lessons, layoffs, redundancies, job loss, job cuts, fired, let go, letting people go, communicating layoffs, Marc Benioff, Salesforce, job losses, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, Patrick Collinson, Stripe, Twitter, email communication, you're fired, writing, words matter, CEO, leaders, senior leaders, USA, leadership
12 Days of Communication Tips - Part 1
12 Days of Communication Tips - Part 1

It’s the 12 Days of Communication Tips - all inspired by what we’ve seen and heard in 2022.

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communication, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, Public Speaking, social media, Speeches, UK, USA, women, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, communication lessons, communication moments, writing, speaking, public speaking, Angela Rayner, Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries, MP, Bain Capital, sexism, misogyny, unconscious bias, Tui Travel, email communication, customer communication, Accenture, Accenture Song, Accenture Interactive, press release, diversity, LGBT+, Burger King, Jewish, Jew, Passover, images, social media, IWD, International Women's Day, Roccamore, Flipkart, soft skill, essential skill, training, development, communication training, communication coaching, 2023 development, life skills, learning
Who's on Santa's Naughty List?
Who's on Santa's Naughty List?

Whose communication skills put them on Santa’s Naughty List in 2022?

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communication, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, Public Speaking, social media, Speeches, UK, USA, women, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, communication lessons, communication mistakes, communication moments, communication skills, communication training, CEO, CEOs, Elon Musk, Boris Johnson, Kanye West, Ye West, Alex Jones, Mark Zuckerberg, twitter, facebook, meta, P&O Ferries, layoffs, zoom, crying CEO, selfie, International Women's Day, Roccamore, All Blacks, New Zelaand, Flipkart, Sydney Morning Herald, Rebel Wilson, out, racism, racist comments, Nicosia, Neil Parrish, tractor porn, Canada, Chrystia Freeland, Jacob Rees Mogg, UK, MP, Parliament, Santa's Naughty List, poor communicators, sexistm, sexist, sexism, writing, public speaking
Who's on Santa's Nice List?
Who's on Santa's Nice List?

Whose communication skills put them on Santa’s Nice List in 2022?

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communication, Creativity, inspiration, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, social media, UK, USA, women, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, clear communication, Santa, Santa's Nice List, Nice List, leaders, communicators, Lord of the Rings, Amazon, Hobbits, racism, diversity, inclusion, positive, love, acceptance, Emirates, Pringles, Matt Hammerstein, CEO, Barclays, Barclays UK, Barclays Bank, Mike McDaniel, Miami Dolphins, football coach, NFL, Sanna Marin, Finland, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand, sexism, Prime Minister, world leaders, press, press conference, dumb questions, sexist questions, clueless reporters, Dolly Parton, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, humility, empathy, leadership, leader, social media, twitter, Washington Department of Natural Resources, fun, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court, Taylor Swift, Midnights, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine, Politicians, female leaders, women leaders, leadershi, communication training
Another Tale of Two Layoffs
Another Tale of Two Layoffs

The layoff communication from Meta is giving me déjà vu…

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communication, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, USA, Writingbeth Colliercommunication, communication lessons, communication mistakes, layoff, layoff communications, redundancy, job loss, fired, letting people go, cull, workforce reduction, job losses, tech, technology, meta, facebook, twitter, stripe, airbnb, Brian Chesky, Mark Zuckerberg, Patrick Collison, John Collison, USA, silicon valley, writing, communication tips, plagiarism, stealing, business, cost cutting, cost reductions