Stories by Bob Pearson

Security, public health and privacy risks demand the development of a discipline within PR and different models for journalism.

In this first part of a two-part series, Bob Pearson and Ayaz Malik offer a framework for getting a multi-part organization to read from the same script. This initial article provides ways to contextualize strategies, objectives, tactics and measures across marketing and functional teams/disciplines.

How do you teach U.S. diplomats to be effective storytellers? A group of PR pros created a simple model for a State Department communications course that makes storytelling scaleable and systematic. Yes, it seems basic and you may think you follow the model’s steps already, but take a moment to consider the framework. It can bolster your storytelling effort.

Creating and crafting a compelling story only looks easy. It’s hard work for PR pros. But how about teaching the basics of storytelling to members of the foreign service? Bob Pearson’s been doing that for several years. He shares tips he’s gained that have helped and can augment your storytelling too.

The best sports organizations in the world are continually obsessed with recruiting the right team members. Building a team that will have the right chemistry to win and then retaining those administrators, players and coaches after they have achieved some level of success are perhaps the twin holy grails of sport.