by Diane Wild | Jul 31, 2019 | Wild Words
I’ve consumed a lot of professional development opportunities in my life, some meaty, some empty calories. One that stuck to my ribs was a workshop with Dr. Vincent Covello, organized by my boss at the health care organization I worked for at the time (thanks Helen!)....
by Diane Wild | Jun 14, 2019 | Wild Words
The golden age of blogging might be over, overshadowed by other forms of social media as well as the rise of enewsletters, but rumours of its death have been greatly exaggerated. It can be harder to find an audience who will eagerly visit your site and read every post...
by Diane Wild | Jun 6, 2019 | Wild Words
Today is National Coworking Day in the UK, so here I am … not in my coworking space. But I am contemplating the ways finding that coworking space was one of my best pre-move ideas. Working freelance and relocating to a new city in a new country is a recipe for...
by Diane Wild | May 29, 2019 | Wild Words
On my way to Loch Ness last weekend – I’m spending my summer free time exploring more of my new country – I shared a bus ride with a jovial Australian man. From the seat behind me he soon asked that stock question: “What do you do?” I have a stock response: “I’m a...
by Diane Wild | May 20, 2019 | Listen Up, Wild Words
I’ve written before about how important listening is to any communicator. How can we know what our client or organisation needs if we don’t first actively listen and ask questions to align our activities with the business purpose? And how do we know how to...
by Diane Wild | Jan 28, 2019 | Wild Words
I created this video to illustrate one of the online video makers I recommended in a previous post, but it actually illustrates my most important communications philosophy, to start with the purpose in mind. We can get so busy with multiple projects on the go that...