Stop auto play website videos
Website auto play videos can affect the user experience negatively. Some tips on how to switch off the settings to improve accessibility.
How can you help subtitle training videos?
Learn how to subtitle a video and help improve accessibility of the resources on WordPress.tv
Discover why people flock to WordCamps
WordCamps – is this where they play Scrabble, or perhaps word bingo? Is it a spelling bee or literacy improvement event? To experience a WordCamp, and the WordPress community which populates these global events, is to experience the essence of shared learning, informal knowledge exchange, and opportunities for both professional and personal development. WordCampers may… Read More »
Automated tools to help PR practice
The CIPR artificial intelligence (AI) panel has published an initial list of 95 tools collated from its crowd-sourced project. Check out the list to find ones that will help you in your work. A number of AI tools I suggested are feature in this database. The project had its genesis in the #PRstack project from 2014… Read More »
Women first won the right to vote 100 years ago
2018 sees the centenaries of the first pieces of legislation giving women the right to vote and to stand for election on the same terms as men. The Representation of the People Act 1918 was a milestone in British political and social history, as it allowed for some (but not all) women to exercise a… Read More »
Managing how your teams deal with GDPR
New data protection regulations are coming. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a new EU legal framework for processing citizens’ data, and will be in force in the UK from 25 May 2018. In preparation for this, a series of partnership webinars will bring together senior practitioners and leaders in the area of information… Read More »
Get your tickets for PRFest 2017
PRFest, a practical based CPD conference, is coming back to Edinburgh on 15 – 16 June 2017. This event has been designed by communications practitioners for fellow practitioners. It is based on a model of workshops, discussion and implementation. The festival was set up in 2016 by CIPR communicator colleague Laura Sutherland to encourage people to… Read More »
Gender equality in pay still to come
Call for gender equality this International Women’s Day Women are still having to work harder to survive and thrive professionally in the workplace. The Gender Pay Gap is a symbol of how inequality persists in 2017, according to women and gender historians Dr Maureen Wright and Dr Barbara Thompson. International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017,… Read More »
The suffragette movie
The story of the suffragettes has reached the international movie market almost 100 years on from the movement’s most dramatic period, writes Abha Thakor. “We’re in every home, we’re half the human race, you can’t stop us all!” – this battle-cry heralds the newly released feature film ‘Suffragette’, bringing today’s audience a renewed or perhaps initial understanding of women’s fight for… Read More »
‘My PRstack 2’ book – a guide to using digital tools
By Abha Thakor Want to use more digital tools in communications, but don’t know where to start? The second #PRstack book helps improve public relations workflow and support practitioners’ professional development. The book features 48 guides to help public relations professionals add to their digital PR skills. It is available both as an e-book and… Read More »