Three Wishes for 2026
One of my favorite sports contacts, an elegant thinker, recently asked: is our seeming inability to retain information the way we used to just a function of “getting older”...or is part of it due to the digital devices (phones) via which we engage?
Field Notes from Taiwan and France: Spring 2023
This spring, I had the privilege to spend time in Taipei and Paris, two cosmopolitan capitals half a world away but in which the lessons from the court were bountiful. Here are three main lessons for sports marcomms and PR professionals to be better communicators to global audiences.
When Sport Meets Diplomacy and Governance
Where does sport fit into diplomacy and governance? This terrific question brought me to London for four days of meetings, presentations, roundtables, and informal discussions at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS. And resulted in fantastic onwards questions and ideas.
Space and Time in the Sports Continuum
Space and time. These two words aren’t frequently associated with sports, although they impact a historian’s work and influence every communications pro’s tool box. Yet, as a sports writer and historian, I’m thinking a lot about space and time in the sports continuum.
Five Steps For Communicating Beyond Academia
How do you wade into the public engagement pond?
With a little strategy and research you can create your own plan – or give greater definition to what you’ve been doing ad-hoc.