I dislike the term blogosphere. It sounds like some kind of all-encompassing entity. One made up of personal gripes, margarita recipes, and silly cat videos. It would be like grouping together grocery store flyers, credit card applications, and heartfelt letters. We would see it on the news… The anchor would say, “hey, what did the […]
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12 blogging mistakes made by researchers and evaluators
Blogging is like everything else, when you first start you’re going to make a lot of mistakes. Eventually, if you want to improve, you’re going to need to stop making the same mistakes over and over. I’ve been working with fellow bloggers for years now, here are some of the mistakes I see repeated time […]
The secret to high response rates, 5 follow-up cartoons
The secret to high response rates: follow-up. If the mass email doesn’t work, send an individualized email. If that email doesn’t work, call. If calling doesn’t work, mail. Everyone responds differently, perseverance is the key. It also helps to stand out a little. I’ve developed this set of cartoons to do just that, stand out […]
Cartooning Tom Murphy, 7 illustrations on development
Outside of my 9 to 5, the topic I get asked about the most is social media. So much so that I’ve started designing and writing a companion blog to this one just to cover the topic. If you’re interested I’ll have more info about in the next few weeks. My first piece of advice […]
Randomized Controlled Trials, 5 illustration collaboration with Jen Hamilton
You know what’s great about collaborating with experts? After each post I know a little bit more about the evaluation world. How about you? Have any of my cartoons helped you learn something new? I hope so. About the Illustrations This week’s collaboration is with friend and colleague Jen Hamilton. Jen’s leading a three day […]
Illustrating Causation, 5 cartoons in collaboration with Jane Davidson
Jane Davidson will be talking causation as part of the BetterEvaluation/AEA coffeebreak webinar series. If you read this prior to Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 4:00 – 4:20 PM EDT, you can sign up for the free live webinar. If you get to this after the date, you can go here for an Open to […]