Personal Touch

by Josh Wilson on February 21, 2011

I work full time in media production. I’m part of a team of very talented graphic and video designers, writers, editors, webmasters, sound engineers, etc. So you might say that I’m a bit biased towards media. It’s amazing for getting your message out to large groups of people, giving your projects authority, introducing yourself, and even providing regular automated updates.

But media isn’t so good at connecting you with people. Media may be cool, but it’s impersonal. If you want to connect with people you have to actually talk with them. There’s lots of ways to do this: [read more…]

Missionary Communications

by Josh Wilson on February 7, 2011

I ran across the November 2007 issue of Catalyst Services’ Interchange Postings newsletter. It’s full of little nuggets like this:

Many workers never reveal personal struggles in their letters. Health issues, physical dangers, or financial needs are “acceptable,” but admitting to battles with bad attitudes, pride, selfishness, or fear is off limits. No wonder we have the missionary-on-a-pedestal syndrome!

I think it applies to far more than just missionary communications. I hope you enjoy it.

Large Organization Communications

November 8, 2010

There are two ways you can communicate as a large organization with multiple departments and one audience. 1) You can communicate as distinct parts. The upside is that each part develops its own voice and is able to push forward its own agenda. The downside is that each part is jockeying for position against the [...]

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Shooting Events

November 1, 2010

Hi all, I don’t know about you, but I’ve always struggled to take good photos of events. They’re often unpredictable, never repeatable, and always unique. However, they are markers in the life of your ministry, non-profit or missionary work. Here are some tips to help you take better photos of your events.

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Camera Modes

August 16, 2010

Hi folks, In the last article of this series I covered the different parts of a camera and the balancing act you need to get a correctly exposed picture. In this article, I’ll be giving you a quick run down of the different camera modes. Each mode handles the balancing act differently, and there are [...]

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How Cameras Work

April 2, 2010

This week we’ll be talking about the basics of how a camera works. This is a bit of a crash course and I’m going to whip through it as quickly as possible. Sorry for the dry technical bits – there’s no good way around them. Hopefully in trade for the pain you’ll have a better [...]

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Two Tools Intro

March 24, 2010

Hi Friends, I’d like to tell you a bit about an upcoming series of posts I’m working on that deals with the hands on part of telling your story. For most situations all you really need is a point & shoot camera and a Mac. For those of you without a Mac, I’ll be attempting [...]

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Being Specific Without a Destination

February 22, 2010

One of the quickest ways to loose followers is to be ambiguous about what you are doing and how your followers can get involved. Waving your hand in a northerly direction and saying “We’re heading sort of that way…” doesn’t instill confidence in your expeditionary team. Even Lewis and Clark had something specific in mind [...]

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Expecting Responses

February 15, 2010

Dear Friends, Don’t know about you, but I often find myself in somewhat awkward group situations. I’m a bit of an introvert, and when you put a bunch of introverts in a room together you often get the same effect that letting the clutch out on a car gives you – whiplash followed by a [...]

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Outsourcing Compassion

February 8, 2010

“What in the world do you mean by ‘outsourcing compassion’?” she asked. I don’t really remember what we were talking about. Or who I was talking to. My memory is getting bad. I do remember that I had used the term sort of loosely, without realizing what I was saying until it was already out [...]

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