Category: Morning Buzz

Building Your Personal Brand

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget & Performance Manager at the City of Brighton, Colo. Connect on Linkedin. What I’m listening to: The Barbie movie soundtrack What I’m watching: Schitt’s Creek What I’m eating: Apples – We did a pick-your-own, and I am now drowning in apples.   What is your professional brand? … Continued

Local Gov Needs to Keep Moving: Maggie Smith Can Help

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones – connect on LinkedIn! What I’m Listening to: Kelly Clarkson’s Chemistry What I’m Reading: Keep Moving by Maggie Smith What I’m Doing to Take Care of Myself: MixxedFit, driving with the windows down, snuggling on the couch with my kids, and hugging my dog   … Continued

Accessible Reports: 7 Strategies to Improve Closing the Loop

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Billy Trakas, Founder at A Community Engagement Company. Connect with Billy on LinkedIn. What I’m Watching: Halfway through the new season of Black Mirror What I’m Listening to: Been getting into folk music more and more so I’ve been listening to Gregory Alan Isakov and his collaboration with … Continued

Is Your Community Business Accessible to Your Community?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk, Communications Manager for the City of Battle Creek, Michigan. Connect with Jessica on Twitter/X (still holding on) and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading and Watching: The Harry Potter series. I got my 10-year-old interested, so we are reading the books, then watching the movies. He likes the books better, … Continued

Can Joy Be More Than Self?

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Chaquinta Fisher, Desktop Support Manager for McLennan County, TX. Connect with Chaquinta on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs What I’m Listening to: Mike Todd, I Will When I Don’t Want To What I’m Watching: Sweet … Continued

Some Guardrails to Consider with ChatGPT 

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Rafael Baptista, Strategy & Innovation Director for Buncombe County, NC. Connect with Rafael on LinkedIn. What I’m Listening to: No Rules Rules Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings Audiobook A Hobby I Enjoy: Bike riding  What I’m Working On: Moving houses with two kids … Continued

For Cities and Taylor Swift, a Love Story with Crossover Appeal

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect with Warren on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: The Washington Post’s retrospective featuring 70 years of readers’ national park photos. (Our need to document experiences on public lands is even older than the concept of public lands.) What … Continued

In Search of Some Shade

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Chris Keefer, Owner, K2 Communications of SC, LLC, in Blythewood, SC. Connect with Chris on Facebook and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History’s First Global Manhunt by Steven Johnson (this month’s book club pick). What I’m Watching: … Continued

Leaving It to Chance

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Adam Gaub, Communications Director at Gaston County, NC and @adamgaub on Threads. (I’m really close to giving up on Twitter/X or whatever Elon’s calling it now, but still there for now @agaub.) What I’m Reading: Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy, by … Continued

Bridging the Digital Literacy Gap for Local Government Employees

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Bill Brantley, Chief Learning Officer for BAS2A (instructional design and talent development consultancy) in College Park, MD. Connect with Bill on LinkedIn.  What I’m Reading: “Map It: The Hands-On Guide to Strategic Training Design” by Cathy Moore. What I’m Watching: The Mystery Science Theater 3000 channel on … Continued

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