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One of the new business books I have in my to-read pile is Groundswell by Forrester Research analysts Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff.
My copy came last week courtesy of McGraw-Hill UK who distribute the book in Europe and South Africa.
I still have two other business books on the go at the moment - and two [...]

Maybe the question is better phrased as: has the desire to learn how to produce podcasts for business died?
I’m wondering this because two public events about podcasting I’d been due to speak at during the next month have been cancelled because of lack of interest.
The first one was a big surprise which I heard about [...]

If you’re a UK-based podcaster and concerned about digital rights, an upcoming event from the UK Podcasters Association (UKPA) may interest you:
UKPA is hosting a seminar on rights with the Open Rights Group at the Guardian, Farringdon, London, Saturday March 29th 2pm - 5pm and it would be great if you would come and take [...]

Does the idea of being marooned on a desert island appeal to you?
Metaphorically, it appeals to me and so I happily accepted an invitation from Neil Dixon a few weeks ago to be a guest on Desert Island Geek.
The format for this 30-minute podcast is simple according to the invitation document Neil sent me:
Desert [...]

Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz will host a special live call-in edition of "For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report" this Saturday, February 9, at 10am Pacific (1pm Eastern and 6pm GMT).
The call-in episode will focus on the blurring of the lines between internal and external communications. If you work in external PR, how [...]

As a podcaster, I often do interviews and other audio recordings when on the road.
Clients’ offices, in hotels, airports, at conferences, you name the place, opportunities often arise for recording a conversation that may end up as a podcast.
My preferred portable audio recorder remains the Microtrack 24/96, about which I wrote an enthusiastic review [...]

As any podcaster knows, the barriers to entry for starting a podcast are very low.
As I often like to describe it, all you need to get going are five things:

A computer
A microphone
Free recording and editing software
Somewhere to store and share the audio files
Some imagination

That will get you started.
As you get going, you may want to [...]

If you’re wondering about business podcasting - how to start one, where it might fit within your communication planning, or even how to make your current podcast more effective - winning the FIR Listener Contest could be the answer you’re looking for!
To mark the third anniversary of For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz [...]

Three useful resources about leadership communication:

The December 2007 edition of the IABC Cafe2Go podcast includes an interview I did with Jay Coleman, chair of IABC’s Excellence in Communication (EXCEL) Award. Topics discussed include a leader’s communication role, some of the biggest challenges in leadership communication, the impact employee blogging can have on a CEO’s communication [...]

A week ago, I took part in A Brand You World 2007 Global Telesummit which featured 24 hour-long seminars throughout the day on the broad subject of personal branding.
My session was Express Your Personal Brand Through the Power of Podcasting. Introduced by event organizer Krisha De, it took the form of a live conversation, [...]