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The first and longest-running podcast for professional communicators.
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FIR Interview: William Beutler on PR and Wikipedia
Has the relationship between Wikipedia and the PR industry improved?
36 min
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FIR #391: Match Group Swipes Right on AI-Genera...
The use of AI is disclosed in the release. Does that make it better?
19 min
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FIR #390: The Fall and Rise of NFTs
Like the Phoenix, NFTs Have Arisen from the Ashes
15 min
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FIR #389: Bloated C-Suites (and Some Alternatives)
Too many executives lead to problems. Are there better leadership models?
15 min
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FIR #388: Watch Me Get Fired
GenZers are recording their terminations. It's a bad look for their employers.
90 min
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FIR #387: Sentiment Analysis, Risk Mitigation, ...
A-list companies are using AI to monitor employees' internal online activities
16 min
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FIR #386: Is AI Too Generic a Label?
There are all types of AI. It's a disservice to simply call them all AI
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FIR #385: Amazing Search Results That Drive Lit...
Perplexity will answer your question. Why click a link?
18 min
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FIR #384: Social Networks Shift Away from the P...
Closed, private networks are gaining popularity. How will marketers cope?
16 min
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FIR #383: Leadership Traits Aren't What They Us...
Executive presence demands a different set of traits than it did a decade ago
15 min
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FIR #382: Brain Implants Are a Thing Now
Set the sci-fi aside. There are serious business implications here.
15 min
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FIR #381: The State of Trust in 2024
Edelman's Trust Barometer Reveals Declining Trust in Scientists
90 min
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FIR #380: Vanguard Leaves Investors Twisting in...
Poor communication left investors unaware they couldn't trade new Bitcoin ETFs
13 min
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FIR #379: Top Communication Trends for 2024
From global elections to climate change, disinformation to AI, communicators face challenges
21 min
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FIR #378: AI for Crisis Communications
Artificial Intelligence can help you respond faster and better when it hits the fan
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FIR #377: Two Decades of Podcasting
Neville and Shel begin their 20th year of producing FIR
28 min
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FIR #376; Is the Internet Pendulum Swinging Bac...
A power shift is coming, says Anil Dash, with individuals reasserting their place on the net
22 min
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FIR #375: ChatGPT Speaks for Itself about its P...
The generative AI chatbot doesn't think it'll replace human communicators.
57 min
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FIR #374: Getting Your News from AI
OpenAI has signed a deal with a major publisher to include news in its training set
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FIR #373: Has the Fediverse Reached Its Tipping...
Media companies are increasingly adopting fediverse protocols
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FIR #372: More Disinformation Targets Companies
Research finds organizations are targets of increasingly sophisticated attacks
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FIR #371: Employee AI Competencies
Job postings increasingly list AI skills. Are employees ready to compete for those jobs?
17 min
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FIR #370: War, Managers, and Empathy
How companies should address the Israel-Hamas conflict with employees
15 min
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FIR #368: AI and PR Codes of Ethics
PRSA has released an ethical guide for the use of generative AI
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FIR #366: DIY GPT
OpenAI has unleashed the ability for anyone to create a custom AI chatbot
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