Jim's blog for the business community.
At the request of IT Business, Jim has bee
asked
to do a regular blog on new ways in
which the business community can make use
of the new media to gain an edge in the business
world. This first blog looks at the introduction of
the new Google Phone.
http://blogs.itbusiness.ca
Jim and Senior Consultant Cam Cathcart lead a 1-day Crisis Communications workshop to the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD).
Bill Elsner, President of British Columbia Association of Emergency Managers, hosted the day for his key emergency management team.
 Sechelt Indian Art |  SCRD |
 SCRD Emergency Manager Bill Elsner |  SCRD Radio Room |
Muscular Dystrophy Conference in Vancouver
Jim was one of the plenary speakers at the British Columbia Firefighters Muscular Dystrophy Conference in Vancouver on November 8th.
Jim talked about how to get the media's attention and catch their eye with stories that aren't hard news. View Jim's PowerPoint
 Remembrance Day - November 11, 2009
We invite all viewers of our site to click on this link and view an great tribute
to the men and women of our armed forces.
Remembrance Day Ceremonies in Vancouver, BC & St. John's, NL
President Jim Stanton laid a wreath on behalf of Vancouver Royal United Services Institute. Jim was one of the people instrumental in getting the famous Legion poppy placed on city of Vancouver signs that surround Victory Square in honour of our veterans.
Senior Associate Cam Cathcart was Master of Ceremonies at the 91st Remembrance Day Ceremony at Victory Square in Vancouver, BC.
Senior Associate, Sgt. Paula M. Walsh, laid a wreath on behalf of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary in St. John's, NL.
|  Cenotaph at Victory Square, Vancouver |
 President Jim Stanton laying a wreath,
Vancouver |
 Jim & poppy street sign in Vancouver |
 Senior Associate Cam Cathcart
as M.C. in Vancouver |
 Senior Associate, Sgt. Paula M. Walsh,
laying a wreath in John's, NL on behalf
of the RNC 038 |
Jim spoke to GTIME #1 in Toronto, October 29th
Disaster Recovery Information Exchange Toronto (DRIE Toronto) and the Building Owners and Managers Association Toronto (BOMA Toronto) conducted the first Greater Toronto Incident Management Exchange (GTIME #1) event at the CNE.
This involved a table-top exercise which challenged participants by providing them with invaluable insight into an emergency scenario they could easily face. During the session, a state of the Microsoft technology art evaluation technology was used to capture each exercise input as it was competed.
A written post event report will be sent to all participants.
Jim was invited as the Key Note speaker and assist in the exercise process. Comments about Jim's presentation included:
| "I have heard Jim speak now for at least ten years. He always has something fresh and stimulating." |
| "Made our lunch time period move right along with his use of humour and up-to-date examples." |
| "No one better, Jim is the master of presentation." |
|  Jim discusses the Stanton Method
of Crisis Communications |
 Jim speaks at lunch time |
 Jim takes questions from the 200 plus participants |
Jim and Rick delivered a 1-day "Creative Media Relation's" workshop in Simcoe, Ontario to folks from Haldimand County and Norfolk County.
Participants were put through their paces and participated in simulated television and telephone interviews in the County Library.
Comments from participants included:
| "Jim and Rick know what they are doing - they are great reporters and can still offer fabulous tips on how to engage the media." |
| "Clear, concise and to the point. They shared real-time information that have direct impact on the public perception of our community." |
| "Made us feel comfortable and able to handle a 'terrifying' experience." |
It was the end of the season for fall foliage but the images in Simcoe were quite outstanding.
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 Norfolk County Library |
 Fall Scene |
 Fall Scene |
 Fall Leaves |
We recently completed a 1-day Media Spokesperson Workshop with Vancouver Island Savings and Credit Union Senior Executives in Victoria BC.
The session was held in the Union Club, originally established as a "gentleman's club" in the 1860's, it overlooks Victoria's beautiful inner harbour and is beside the famous Empress Hotel.
  Union Club |  Union Club Entrance |
 Executives at Work |
 Empress Hotel, Victoria |
 Crisis Communications at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC)
Our highly acclaimed two-day Communicating in a Crisis workshop will be held at the JIBC on the dates noted below.
The workshop includes interactive training, on-camera media interviews, news conference preparation, handing media scrums and culminates with a half-day exercise on the JIBCs applied learning laboratory. Featuring innovative immersive simulation laboratory, the applied learning laboratory enables very realistic scenario training.
The dates are as follows:
November 19 - 20, 2009
January 18 - 19, 2010
March 15 - 16, 2010.
To register for one of these workshops, contact:
The JIBC Registration Desk at:
604-528-5590 or 1-877-528-5591
register@jibc.ca
For more information, see the JIBC Flyer.
 News Conference |
 Hydra Simulator |
Media Relations workshop in Hamilton
Jim just finished conducting two, one-day media relations workshops in Hamilton, one for first responders and the second for communications and emergency management personnel. The sessions were held in a huge mansion, built by a Hamilton tobacco tycoon in 1895.
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Workshop room, the table was custom-built for the mansion's dining room in 1895. No way you are going to move this! Notice the beautiful stain glass on the windows.
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Home was built by George Tuckett, he was a prominent business man and owned Tuckett Tobacco Company
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Entrance to Masonic Hall, built in 1923. The pipe organ has more than 3000 pipes and is still used on a regular basis.
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Masonic sign and view of the mansion
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Grandfather clock dating from early 1800's, rooms have ceiling varying fro 10' to 16'. The woodwork was done by John Hoodless, a well-know furniture manufacturer in Hamilton at the time. |
Entrance off Queen Street, the Elk was shot in the Hamilton area in 1896. The entrance Oak doors are 8' high and two inches thick.
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Homeland Security Conference, Washington, DC, May 18, 2009
Jim was the only foreign delegate invited to speak to a joint Homeland
Security and National Association of Government Communicators conference at
the Reagan Center in Washington, DC.
His topic was: "The Science of Communications: We Need to Change With the
Times"
As a result of this presentation, Jim has been asked to sit on a Homeland
Security panel to examine the impact and response to the influences of the
New 2.0 Media.
 | Here we see Jim on his trip to Washington, DC, "meeting" President Obama.
A copy of Jim's presentation is attached.
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World Conference on Disaster Management
Jim was a speaker at the 19th World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto on July 22nd.
His topic, “Lead, follow or get out of the way,” demonstrated to communicators and business leaders, the importance of understanding how to use the New Media, in conjunction with the Old Media to get your messages out in times of uncertainty.
Joaquim Menezes from itworldcanada, covered jim’s presentation and has written a story for the magazine.
 A video link is also included showing Jim ”in action” at the conference. To read the article and view the video go HERE and the story and video will pop up.
Emergency Preparedness Conference in Vancouver
Jim spoke on April 28th, to the Emergency Preparedness Conference in Vancouver. His topic, "Communicating in a Crisis," was rated by the participants as the most interesting presentation at the conference. The session was extremely timely as participants had to deal with preparing messages for an outbreak of an unknown illness.
View the "Communicating in a Crisis" presentation PDF
Click here for letter written by Larry Pearce
Chair, EPICC Forum
Calgary Herald News Article: Don Braid: Alberta tap dances around facts on girl's flu.
Click here for article.
Justice Institute of British Columbia
On April 2-3, 2009, Jim and Cam Cathcart presented a 2-day crisis communications course at the JIBC, New Westminster campus.
The participants especially liked the exercises done on the Hydra simulator, they felt this added realistic dimension to the workshop and many wanted to see the course expanded to three days, so they could all get a chance in each of the simulation pods.
Watch for details on the next flight of courses coming soon from the JIBC at www.jibc.ca.
Workshop News Conference | 
Cam in Class |
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Simon Chau in the Hydra Centre |
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