As you know, I speak to audiences around the globe on crisis management and creating a crisis-ready culture. Well, I have exciting news! I have recently brought Michelle Joyce on my team as my Director of Events! Michelle and her team will be managing my speaking business, booking all of my customized seminars and programs […]
Tips for Helping Law Enforcement Position Itself as the Source of Trust and Credibility in a Crisis
Within the first 3 hours from the time the bombs went off in the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings, there were reported to be over 500,000 tweets with the hashtag #bostonmarathon alone. That’s half a million tweets containing this one hashtag. This doesn’t account for any other tweets using different hashtags, tweets that didn’t use any […]
Behind-The-Scenes Look At How To Deliver a TEDx Talk
Every speaker dreams of taking the TED stage – or at least this speaker did! As a professional speaker, it’s a great honor to be asked to speak at a TEDx event, to share your “idea worth spreading” with the world and hopefully inspire your audience with your message. In November of 2014 I was […]
Melissa Agnes To Keynote At Upcoming Law Enforcement Social Media Conference
Some of the most important and rewarding work I do is in helping the public service sector, be it police agencies, fire departments, cities and municipalities, hospitals, emergency management departments and others, better plan and prepare for a crisis or emergency situation. That said, I am pleased to, not only announce an amazing initiative by […]
My Tour of L.A.’s Emergency Operations Center – So Cool!
Last week, while I was in L.A., Colton (my business partner and the “Day” in Agnes + Day) and I had the opportunity to visit the LAFD’s Emergency Information Center, along with LA’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Department Operations Center (DOC), 9-1-1 Dispatch Center and Fire Station 4. We got a personal guided tour by […]