How to Rock Your Conference Presentation
During the period of time when my immigration papers were being processed, I'd watch my Digital Echidna peers travel across North America and even…
Laying the Groundwork for Accessible Employment - But You Can Get a Head Start
“Collectively, we started to change the face of disability employment in the province of Ontario.” I’m not one given to hyperbole, but this comment by…
Content Matters: The Peril of Prioritizing Style Over Substance
Ever since the beginnings of the Internet, people have been trying to game the system to place first in search results. Some have nefarious intentions…
Plan Your 2018 Content Without Sucking All the Creativity Out of It
We’re four days into 2018 -- have you completed your comprehensive content plan for the year yet? It’s the bane of many of a communicators’ job -- the…
Reviewing, Reporting, Communications - Six Foundational Items that Transcend All
A few weeks ago, I had the honour of teaching a class at Western's Faculty of Information & Media Studies. The instructor, Dan Brown, is a friend of…
Getting the most out of your virtual ticket to DrupalCon Global
The Open-Source Digital Experience Conference couldn’t get more digital than this. Just over a year ago, when planning for DrupalCon 2020 began, we…
Intranet Introspection: Communication and Preparation
To date we've discussed a number of steps to make your Intranet launch successful. From understanding requirements to gathering information to…
Are You Creating Unintentional Barriers to Accessible Employment?
I’m currently on the train, en route to Toronto to participate in a meeting of the Employers’ Partnership Table -- a group of various businesses and…
Ask Echidna: Delivering Bad News
From the Ask Echidna mailbag we received this question from Ben A., "Is there a good way to deliver bad news in business?" It's an important question…
How to Make Mindfulness a Part of Every Day
Earlier this week, we recognized World Mental Health Day. Events like this are wonderful ways to coalesce our collective attention on an issue…