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Communication Leaders or Luddites?. IABC International Conference Tuesday, June 28, 2005 Hilton Washington DC. Luddites?. Business Communication. How is technology changing our work today? Why? What is in it for you?. The Fireside Chat. "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" .
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Communication Leaders or Luddites? IABC International Conference Tuesday, June 28, 2005 Hilton Washington DC
Business Communication • How is technology changing our work today? • Why? • What is in it for you?
The Fireside Chat • "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
A Dream Fulfilled …………a giant step for mankind
A Nation Redefined “We will never forget”
A World Forever Changed "Perhaps we will never know the exact scale of the human casualties," Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Impacts of Technology on Communication What changed?
So what changed? • Sender-driven • One-to-many • Controlled • Receiver-driven • Many-to-many • Uncontrolled
What has NOT changed ? • Face-to-face communication • People love toys
What has technology changed Immediacy Integration Information Collaboration Access
ImmediacySpeed & Reach “I want it and I want it now” Queen 1990
IntegrationNetworks, Content Management, Technology “A phone is not a phone…..”
AccessSearch, Choice Opt-in, Opt out choice “Don’t send it, I can find it …”
Blogs, Wikis, PodcastsOpportunities? http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/
Some Food for Thought • Good management not more computing power is the key to higher productivity • IT expenditures have little impact on productivity unless accompanied by good management McKinsey with London School of Economics( September 2004)
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