Time for Digital Spring Cleaning

  • Fran Stephenson
  • April 12, 2019
  • 3 min read

Are you a digital hoarder? I know I am.  I save news stories to read in Facebook later (and never do), I have an RSS reader with dozens of blogs rolling up just waiting for me to read it and yet, I can never find anything.  I just got a new laptop, so it was […]

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PRConsultants Group Selects Step In Communication as Texas Partner

  • Fran Stephenson
  • December 19, 2016
  • 2 min read

PRCG Adds Step In Communication to its Nationwide Client & Agency Network Step In Communication and Fran Stephenson, APR, has been appointed the San Antonio partner of the PRConsultants Group (PRCG), a nationwide network of leading public relations professionals. “Step In Communication has proven its expertise in strategic communication, social media management and crisis preparation,” said […]

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The 6 Best Writing Tips You Will Ever Need

  • Fran Stephenson
  • July 29, 2015
  • 3 min read

Elisha and Elyssa Share Their Secrets Writing is part of my job. Every day.  But I am always looking for ways to improve my writing skills, my writing habits and my writing product. So imagine my surprise when I attended the Adventure Con conference at SeaWorld and got the best writing advice I’ve had in […]

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Reflections on SeaWorld’s 25th Anniversary

  • Fran Stephenson
  • November 5, 2013
  • 3 min read

It passed by with little fanfare earlier this summer, but SeaWorld San Antonio is 25 years old. This is an important milestone for our city, our region, and one that is important to me personally. This largest of the SeaWorld parks opened in April 1988 in what was then considered a remote part of San […]

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Goodbye Attention Span

  • Fran Stephenson
  • May 9, 2012
  • 4 min read

A lot changes when you age.  My attention span has really changed in the last five years. While I’m not exactly sure whether it’s physical aging or environmental factors, I have recently begun calling this syndrome “late onset ADHD.” Never in my working life have I had so many things happening at once.  Irons in […]

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Your Next Job Interview May be Weirder

  • Fran Stephenson
  • April 19, 2012
  • 3 min read

I attended the “Rockstars vs. Roadies, Who Makes a Better Employee?” session at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival last month. This session was a real stretch for me because I am a one person shop, so I don’t hire people, at least not right now.  A thread which emerged during the session about interview […]

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Happy Birthday Girl Scouts!

  • Fran Stephenson
  • March 12, 2012
  • 3 min read

Happy birthday Girl Scouts! Today this venerable organization for girls turns 100.  I attribute my success in my life and my career to a great Girl Scouting experience. The motto “Be Prepared” has served me well in public relations and in my family life. I was a Girl Scout for the ten best years of […]

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