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NPC Communicators Virtual Program - How to Communicate During a Crisis
The number and severity of crisis situations that now confront companies and organizations — and put their reputation, profits, and future at risk — underscore the importance of knowing how to communicate about and deal with a crisis. Crisis management expert, author, and National Press Club member Edward Segal will share his decades of experience, advice and insights with fellow NPC communications professionals in a "virtual conversation" on how to communicate during a crisis during a Zoom video conference on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 12-1 p.m. Registration is free and available to Club…
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NPC Communicators Lunch & Learn: Media Relations Strategies
Former NPC board governor and communications strategy consultant Ed Barks will discuss how to work with the media to achieve critical business and public policy goals at the NPC Communicators Lunch and Learn on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 12 p.m. Ed will provide tips for developing magnetic messaging, granting interviews and engaging on digital media during this session, which is hosted by the NPC Communicators Team. Registration for this virtual meeting is free and open to NPC members only. Dealing with the press is a high wire act. Skilled spokespeople realize that they hold their company’s future…
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NPC Communicators Lunch and Learn: How to Communicate Effectively with Congress
Many communications campaigns support legislative or regulatory advocacy efforts, and it is helpful to better understand best practices for working with members of Congress and their staff. Join the Communicators Team of the National Press Club for a virtual conversation about meaningful ways to work with federal lawmakers and stakeholders. It will be conducted during a Zoom videoconference on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Registration is free and available to Club members only. Public affairs is by far one of the most beneficial yet overlooked tactics in the strategic…
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NPC Communicators Program: Evaluating PR Wire Services & Media Databases
Long before the introduction of email, paid wire services provided an effective and efficient way to distribute press releases because they were sent directly to the newsroom by teletype machines. Today, public relations practitioners have many more tools for disseminating news and reaching key reporters and editors. Join the Communicators Team for an online discussion led by team member Steve Honig on the evolution of paid press release wires from print to digital systems. The session will be on Thursday, March 11 at 6 p.m. Admission is free for all members of the National Press Club.…
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NPC Communicators Team Program: How To Rock Your Next Presentation (online or in person)
In the early days of the pandemic, we all got a bit of a pass with remote meetings and presentations. If the dog barked in the background, if the kids jumped in front of the camera, if our background was nothing more than a lonely light switch, people understood. We were all in the same boat. This medium was new to all of us. All that has changed. Why? SOME people have gotten very good at it. They’re the new standard against which we are all being judged. In fact, it’s been said that anything communicated using a screen is now compared with everything else we see on any screen. So your Zoom…
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NPC Communicators Program: Managing a crisis with digital solutions
Communications professionals are increasingly needing to manage crisis situations on social media, and how they respond to those incidents affects the brand and reputation of their clients or employers. On Thursday, April 1 at 12pm, the NPC Communicators Team will host a "Lunch and Learn" session with Sam Huxley, a trusted advisor to numerous companies and organizations on managing a crisis with digital solutions. Sam will review the tools for monitoring social media channels when a crisis erupts and how to use digital platforms to issue responses and analyze their effectiveness. This…
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2019 National Press Club Communicators' Summit
National Press Club Communicators’ Summit 2019 Explores: The Future of News Communicating with Journalists The Science Behind Better Communicating Legal Issues Facing Practitioners On Thursday, October 31, the National Press Club will host its annual Communicators’ Summit in the National Press Club, Ballroom – located at 529 14th Street, NW – 13th floor. This year’s program will offer tactics for effectively navigating the ever-evolving communications landscape. Speakers and panels will tackle privacy and legal issues facing communicators and will present research and case studies on the…
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Pro Tips: Writing Workshop 2019
Whether you’re a journalist or a nonfiction author--or you aspire to be one--you’ll leave this multi-session half-day workshop with concrete skills that will help you take your work to the next level. Participants will create the program that best suits their interests and needs, selecting from a choice of sessions for each of four hour-long time slots, running from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Confirmed sessions include: How to make an investigative story go viral. How do you get readers to stick with you through a hefty, lofty, longform investigative piece? By writing it with them in mind. Washington…
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How to report and write policy stories the public will actually read and use
General Public Tickets NPC Members: Please login for access to member tickets. It’s one of the thorniest ― and most important ― challenges journalists face today: How do you get the public to read about policy? Whether you currently write for insiders (or outsiders who want to be on the inside), or you simply want to learn how to frame and report your work for maximum impact, this half-day workshop will give you the tools and knowledge to produce exclusive stories that reach people who don’t typically read about policy ― and also make insiders sit up and take notice. Sessions will include:…
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Covering Coronavirus: Expert Tips for Journalists and Communicators
Journalists with questions about how to responsibly and pro-actively cover the coronavirus epidemic are invited to attend an educational panel discussion next Monday evening at the National Press Club, where they will hear from top health care journalists, risk communication experts and senior public health officials. The February 10 panel discussion organized by the NPC Journalism Institute and the NPC’s professional development team, and will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Club's conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for NPC members and $10 for the public on Eventbrite. Confirmed…
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