Knowing how to effectively gather a video story using just your mobile phone is an essential skill for journalists, organizational storytellers, and even field staff. And guess what? There are free resources that can help you learn how to do that well!
Organizational communication is not immune to issues of ethics. We need to think carefully about what to say or not and how to share about organization activities, staff, constituents, and beneficiaries. This post includes a list of free resources all related to communication ethics.
Punctuation, spelling, grammar, style, calculations, accuracy, tone – editors review all of these in the editing process. If you are learning to edit or want to refresh your skills, there are free and low cost courses for that!
If you are your team are searching for training related to writing, consider taking a free course. Check out what Magazine Training International (MTI), Poynter Institute, and others have to offer.
Telling journalistic stories is a critical way that organizational communicators, like you, can share about your organization’s cause. To do that well, you need to cultivate the same skills as a good journalist: knowing how to discover and develop a story, cultivate sources, research, and conduct meaningful interviews. I’ve compiled a list of several online courses that can help you in all of these areas.