susanharrow | June 28, 2006

This week’s featured woman entrepreneur or executive is Susan Harrow, CEO of Harrow Communications and PRsecrets.com (San Francisco, CA).

Words are the ambassadors of our intentions. Once you open your mouth to speak to anyone anywhere, you are auditioning. You are vying for their attention, for their time, for their commitment to you and whatever you have to promote. Here are 10 ideas you can use today to become a Soundbite Genius…

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susanharrow | June 27, 2006

The late ABC Anchor Peter Jennings noted, “I find writing the evening news sometimes very challenging because I realize that what we’re trying to give folks in the evening is black and white when so often I want to give them gray.” That same frustration is only exacerbated these days for media and communicators alike. Bottom line: There is a place for nuance. It’s just a small place.

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susanharrow | June 7, 2006

I just checked out Viral Videos and suggest that you do, too. Watch the wonderful Mr. Fred Rogers as he testifies before Congress in 1969 on the need for expanded public broadcasting funding. In our speedy times, Mr. Rogers is slow, sincere and completely compelling. He calls for his show to continue to be supported (it started with $30 of funding) explaining that his show is “a neighborhood expression of care”. On his show he says “feelings are mentionable and manageable.” Listen to him tell a poem starting with a line he heard from a child, “What do you do with the mad that you feel…”

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Tags: ifilm, Jessica Simpson, Mr. Rogers, Nick Lachey, public broadcasting, The DaVinci Code, viral videos