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Explore insights, how-to tips, trends, and best practices from our team of internal communications experts. All our blog posts are original content written by our writers, consultants, and interns.
Our Valentine to You: Books We Love
Valentine’s Day brings to mind stories of love . . . and stories we love. It should come as no surprise that the O’Keefe Group’s communication experts love books. We love to read about subjects from food to theatre, from music to history, and more – both fiction and non-fiction. […]
The Brave New World of Workplace Texting – And How to Manage It
Instant messaging has earned its place in the workplace and – if done well – can boost efficiency, cut down on emails, and increase camaraderie. The communications team should encourage texting best practices by creating and enforcing ground rules. —— 6:50 am 12:07 pm * Translation at end of article […]
Storytelling: Put all the pieces in place
If you’ve ever struggled to get your point across or worried that your presentations are utterly forgettable, you’re not alone. Trying to communicate effectively can sometimes feel like a jigsaw puzzle where none of the pieces seem to fit quite right. Successful storytelling works like the puzzle’s border: It forms […]
5 Tips to Help Your Team Build Storytelling Skills
By Laura Singer, Senior Communication Consultant Storytelling is a terrific tool to engage an audience—whether that audience is a single business partner in another function or an employee population of thousands. For most people, telling stories in a business environment doesn’t come naturally, because it requires un-learning a lot of […]
