2017 Alabama Media Professionals Communications Award 2017 Alabama Media Professionals Communications Contest Award – State Award – Honorable Mention presented to Donna Francavilla for  Radio and Television Advertising – Radio “FOSM 2016 60 Spot”

HOW TO USE A MICROPHONE How to use a microphone when speaking in publicHow do you properly use a microphone so that you don’t sound like you talking to the interviewer from China? If you are being interviewed in a radio station, most likely you will be seated or be standing in front of a […]

<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://franklyspeakingcommunications.com//wp-content/uploads/2017/03/professional-development-tips-how-can-you-present-your-best-self-1024x683.jpg" alt="PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TIPS: HOW CAN YOU PRESENT YOUR BEST SELF?" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/professional-development-tips-how-can-you-present-your-best-self.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/professional-development-tips-how-can-you-present-your-best-self.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https://i1.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/professional-development-tips-how-can-you-present-your-best-self.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https://i1.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/professional-development-tips-how-can-you-present-your-best-self.jpg?resize=600%2C400 600w, https://i1.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/professional-development-tips-how-can-you-present-your-best-self.jpg?resize=1200%2C800 1200w, https://i1.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/professional-development-tips-how-can-you-present-your-best-self.jpg?resize=272%2C182 272w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> <h2><strong>20 Things Likable People Do &amp; What You Can Learn From Them</strong></h2>When thinking about what to write about for this month’s Alabama Media Professional […]

<img width="1024" height="768" src="https://franklyspeakingcommunications.com//wp-content/uploads/2017/03/donna-francavilla-named-2015-positive-maturitys-top-50-over-50-1024x768.jpg" alt="Donna Francavilla named 2015 Positive Maturity’s &quot;Top 50 Over 50,”" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/donna-francavilla-named-2015-positive-maturitys-top-50-over-50.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/donna-francavilla-named-2015-positive-maturitys-top-50-over-50.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https://i0.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/donna-francavilla-named-2015-positive-maturitys-top-50-over-50.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https://i0.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/donna-francavilla-named-2015-positive-maturitys-top-50-over-50.jpg?resize=1200%2C900 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/donna-francavilla-named-2015-positive-maturitys-top-50-over-50.jpg?w=1600 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> In the late 1980's the Washington Post wrote about Donna Francavilla, a young news director who turned the tables on entrepreneur Donald Trump. While covering a […]

<img width="600" height="340" src="https://franklyspeakingcommunications.com//wp-content/uploads/2017/03/About-Donna-Francavilla-of-Frankly-Speaking-Communications-Public-Relations-Firm-of-Birmingham-Alabama.jpg" alt="Donna Francavilla featured in 2016 Shelby County Reporter’s annual Profile Magazine, published in 2/2016" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/About-Donna-Francavilla-of-Frankly-Speaking-Communications-Public-Relations-Firm-of-Birmingham-Alabama.jpg?w=600 600w, https://i0.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/About-Donna-Francavilla-of-Frankly-Speaking-Communications-Public-Relations-Firm-of-Birmingham-Alabama.jpg?resize=300%2C170 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> Donna Francavilla has earned numerous awards and recognition for her skill as a reporter. (For the Reporter / Dawn Harrison)</p><h2><strong>Donna paves her own way in the business news world.</strong></h2><p><strong> […]

<img width="612" height="351" src="https://franklyspeakingcommunications.com//wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CharacterCounts.jpg" alt="Professional Development Tips: Character Counts" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CharacterCounts.jpg?w=612 612w, https://i2.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CharacterCounts.jpg?resize=300%2C172 300w" sizes="(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px" /> <h4><em><strong>"Think and act as if the cameras and the microphones are always on. If you make a mistake, own up to it, apologize to those you have hurt, lick your wounds, and move on."</strong></em></h4>Donna Francavilla, Founder, Frankly […]

<img width="698" height="400" src="https://franklyspeakingcommunications.com//wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Presentation-Training.jpg" alt="TIPS FOR DELIVERING A POWERFUL PITCH/SPEECH" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Presentation-Training.jpg?w=698 698w, https://i0.wp.com/franklyspeakingcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Presentation-Training.jpg?resize=300%2C172 300w" sizes="(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px" /> <strong>Have you ever felt anxious when delivering a pitch or speech?</strong> Did you nervously pace the floors? Did you fret over time limitations and feel tormented over over whether all the important points were addressed? Has […]