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Learn how information, language, and communication work to win the war of ideas.

Conversations from Q: telling a story that’s never been told

Conversations from Q: telling a story that’s never been told

Imagine never having been photographed before. It’s almost unthinkable in the world in which many of us live, but what about worlds in…
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Deepa Vijayan
Aug 24, 2020
Arts, activism, and ways of seeing.

Arts, activism, and ways of seeing.

“You’re the first person who’s ever bought one of these books,” the bartender tells me. It’s an unusual place to buy handmade books…
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Deepa Vijayan
Aug 24, 2020
Conversations from Q: Focus, fatigue, and online learning

Conversations from Q: Focus, fatigue, and online learning

Now that we know online learning is going to be a big part of what we do at Quantico, it’s time to examine the learning environment in…
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 23, 2020
Conversations from Q: Storytelling for a cause

Conversations from Q: Storytelling for a cause

I love listening to someone talking about a book they’re writing, or planning to write. People write because they feel that there’s…
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Deepa Vijayan
Aug 18, 2020
State of the Web: Brand guidelines

State of the Web: Brand guidelines

Many content creators have a thorny relationship with brand guides. They’re essential in may situations. Useful, even. But how often do we…
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 17, 2020
Building an internal content culture

Building an internal content culture

There’s a lot of advice out there about how to create effective content, including the advice we provide at Quantico CCIL workshops. Some…
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 17, 2020
State of the Web: Native content

State of the Web: Native content

Native content is one of the most powerful tools a brand can use in its content and storytelling strategy. It’s also risky, because when it
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 11, 2020
The Copywriting Collection

The Copywriting Collection

Can anyone who can write, become a copywriter? Copywriting is more than writing; it has a function: to sell an idea, a person, a product…
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 11, 2020
The Idea Toolkit Series

The Idea Toolkit Series

When you’re communicating and writing, context matters — more than many people realise. The Idea Toolkit Series takes you through some of…
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 10, 2020
Arts communication series: Strategies (part 3 of 3)

Arts communication series: Strategies (part 3 of 3)

What is the role of the arts communicator? How do we get audiences to step into concert halls or sign up for a talk by a writer? If art…
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 6, 2020
Arts communication series: Challenges (part 2 of 3)

Arts communication series: Challenges (part 2 of 3)

The arts are arguably one of the most powerful but least-understood products of human civilisation. How we approach the arts and…
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 6, 2020
Arts communication series: Opportunities (part 1 of 3)

Arts communication series: Opportunities (part 1 of 3)

Before our audiences step in to galleries, before they visit the box office, before they purchase their tickets online, or gather around…
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 6, 2020
Conversations from Q: Online training and the learning mindset

Conversations from Q: Online training and the learning mindset

When workshops moved entirely online, it became clear that how we learn is going to change. We’re exploring new ways to look at online…
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 5, 2020
From crisis communication to risk communication for sustained behavioural change

From crisis communication to risk communication for sustained behavioural change

Crisis communication involves thinking about what we say and how we say it are in response to an urgent, acute, and immediate problem. A…
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Quantico CCIL
Aug 5, 2020
Communication Field Guide

Communication Field Guide

Getting started in the world of marketing, communications, content, and copywriting can be challenging when you don’t know what each term…
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Quantico CCIL
Jul 28, 2020
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