Boy Scouts Ziplining Away
Scout-A-Palooza's the feature story in the Oak Cliff People, http://www.oakcliffpeople.com/2011/09/01/oak-cliff-people-090211 Boy Scout Troop 5 and Crew 5 hosted their first annual Scout-A-Palooza with water balloon fights, an awesome zipline, rope bridges, caveman golf, and tomahawk throwing and showcased Cub, Scout,…
Stage Sight!
Visually-impaired patrons can now more fully enjoy live theatrical performances thanks to this new program by Reading & Radio Resource. The organization recently launched its Audio Description Services in partnership with the AT&T Perofrming Arts Center. Trained volunteers provide live…
Why is Making a Donor Call so Scary? Instead, Remember the Joy
I've conducted a couple of Major Donor Cultivation training sessions recently and was reminded of the best part of fundraising. I always begin my training sessions with a question, "How did you feel the last time you gave more money…
Reading & Radio Resource featured in The Dallas Morning News
Mike Tamez, sportscaster for Station NTRB of Reading & Radio Resource, is featured in a front page Metro story for The Dallas Morning News. There's also a video of Mike, who's been blind since the age of 4, talking about…
Public Relations for CT Aerospace
Miller Consulting is honored to provide public relations services for CT Aerospace, www.ctaerospace.com in partnership with kimschlossberg designs, www.kimmarla.com. CT Aerospace, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas is a privately-held company providing a wide variety of products and services for the aviation…
Thinking with Words
My son's teacher recently told me that my son's ability to "think with words" was outstanding. My knee-jerk immediate thought was "How else would one think but with words?" But there are several ways to think - spatially like engineers…
Martin Luther, The Reformation & Other Everyday Things
It's not every day I have the chance to write about Martin Luther, The Reformation, and the organ building tradition in Northern Germany! Writing this story about The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration's new organ was a treat.
Sometimes a Small Thing
Sometimes a small thing can trigger a story idea. Mrs. Pearl, 93 years old at the time, sent a $20 cash donation to Reading & Radio Resource with a hand-written note saying that the radio reading service was the first…
I Do Sports, Too.
I do sports, too. As a girl, I lived in West Texas where football is King, so football is ingrained in my soul. I still have my Rankin Red Devils memorabilia.
Mobile Home Parks – Telling a Story
Deciding how to communicate a complicated story to the media takes thought, skill, and experience. Community Resource Group was throwing a Grand Opening Party in celebration of its first conversion of a manufactured home park from investor-owned to resident-owned. But…
Feature Writing
Feature writing offers a chance to more fully explore an issue and to tell a compelling a story. It’s also a chance to bore the reader after the first page if attention is not paid to story arc. The CliffDweller…
How is this Lawyer Different?
How to differentiate your client from others that do the same thing? Walter Hofheinz is an estate planning lawyer, one of several hundred in the Dallas area, and thousands in Texas. As the 2006 recipient of the State Bar of…
What’s Your Story Today
Creativity and persistence can make a big difference in whether your story is told in the media or not. In Dallas, The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration is only one of thousands of churches. Churches all do basically the same…