It’s cliché these days to say, “we don’t like slides.” Or to quote Mattis, “PowerPoint makes us stupid.” I don’t know that it has any direct impact on one’s intellect.
It’s cliché these days to say, “we don’t like slides.” Or to quote Mattis, “PowerPoint makes us stupid.” I don’t know that it has any direct impact on one’s intellect.
I’ve been thinking about the way our community handles crisis communication. Is it just me, or do PAOs get real nervous, and drop into “no comment” mode, when bad things
MaxDisclosure doesn’t usually like to talk about OPSEC, so hold onto your hats. When we think about protecting sensitive information, we like to lump it all under the Operations Security
I recently hosted a big-name media outlet and anchor. They were a good crew; fair and receptive to our input. We had a good plan and were providing very good
This is the first in a series of guest posts from Ace Castle, a career Coast Guard pilot and MaxDisclosure reader. Why do I read Maximum Disclosure? Why wouldn’t I?
This month, I’m celebrating nine years as a federal, GS civilian employee. Fellow 1035s, join in the conversation … here are a few things I think I think about life
Sure, we all know the 5 Ws. Good communicators start with why, then spill out the who, what, when and where in precedence of the amount each W lends to
“I’d be a great PAO, I’m really nice and love to talk to people.” -Someone I probably won’t hire. We all know this guy, right? Mr. or Mrs. Personality, who
We all love the Information Bus. It rolls down Understanding Highway at a healthy speed, plowing through yellow lights along the way. Hop aboard! We want our friends and partners
I recently had a conversation with an ignorant dude about talking to the media. (I talk to the media) “Yeah but sometimes the media publishes classified information,” he said. They