M Power is a Melbourne based public relations company that believes communication empowers. Karen Morath is the founder and Managing Director of M Power. M Power provides consulting, training and communication services to organisations largely in the locality of Melbourne

This is m-news, M Power's monthly e-newsletter. It's in its fifth year and goes out each month to hundreds of people who work in or run organisations and understand the power of effective communication.

m-news includes information about related themes - four snippets about business, organisational and individual effectiveness, communication and public relations.

M Power is a public relations company which also runs a speakers' agency and a publishing service. It was founded on the belief that communication empowers.

Karen Morath, managing director, M Power

The ‘fast four’ for October are

1. A quote we like
2. Over communication
3. The power of words
4. Gratuitous plug

1. A quote we like

“Surrounding yourself with individuals who inspire, stretch and challenge you – let’s call them master minds – gives you little choice but to be constantly immersed in the excitement of opportunity.”

Source - Robert Gerrish, Flying Solo, October 10, 2005, www.flyingsolo.com.au

2. Over communication

How much communication is enough? How did you feel when the newspaper front pages were screaming the news of the most recent Bali bombings? Anywhere near as outraged as the first time three years ago? Would another tsunami be reported in as much detail as the first? Should it be? What if no footballers were killed? Should we expect the media to maintain the rage or just report ‘the facts’ each and every time there is a bombing somewhere or do we just need to know how many Australians were killed? If the media doesn’t make a big deal every time there is an incident, will we as a community start to call the blowing up of humans ‘incidents’? Or do major headlines give the criminals ‘glory’ they seek but don’t deserve? What role does communication play in the world of war?

3. The power of words

Got something to communicate? Don’t underestimate the punch a few well-chosen words can pack?

One of the laugh-out-loud (LOL to those of you under 12) moments I have in my day is scanning my spam. (Sad, yes I know please someone send me something funny).

Those appendage-enhancement sales people occasionally outdo themselves.

Cautious wrapping, worldwide shipping
Don’t forget to get it for the weekend
Give her something to smile about
Personal zone, intercontinental shipment!

Maybe next time you consider PPT slides you will pause and simply write something that would fit in the subject line of an email. And really put a smile on the face of your audience.

4. Gratuitous plug

North magazine with Eddie on the cover published by us at M Power is out now.

Like one? Considering advertising in it? Got a story idea for us?

Send us an email at north@mpowercct.com

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