Today I depart for Reno, Nevada for the 2011 National Association of EMS Educators Symposium. The annual event brings together paramedic and EMT educators from around the world for training, product evaluation, and networking. At NAEMSE I am looking forward to: 1. Co-Presenting Effective Visual Presentations with Kyle David Bates. We have previously presented this […]
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Slides from my 2011 EMS World Expo presentation, Using Social Media to Market Your EMS Agency. Using social media to market your ems agency slideshare View more presentations from Greg Friese. If you are interested in having me present this or other topics at your conference please contact me.
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Funny PSA's: Do they work?
Are Public Service Announcements (PSA’s), like this new disco theme combined with Hangover supporting cast member Dr. Ken Jeong, effective? Or do they only provide some entertainment to those of this on the inside? I have seen this video shared by dozens of Facebook and Twitter friends, but they are all EMS professionals. I have […]
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Things my Dad Said …
As a child if Twitter had been present maybe I could have parlayed the things my Dad said into a poorly rated and reviewed sitcom. Now as a father myself I hear my dad’s voice as I channel these words of wisdom. 1. Can I make a suggestion? Although this is a question it is […]
A new episode of the PIOSocialMediaTraining.com podcast is posted. I interview Attorney Doug Wolfberg of Page, Wolfberg, and Wirth about some of the legal and ethical pitfalls of social networking. We also preview an upcoming PWW education webinar. Listen to the PIOSocialMediaTraining.com Podcast. //
David Konig has been schooling me in the ways and uses of “Internet Memes” and with some basic understanding I gave it a go with the Twitter Meme #ifiwereGovofWi (If I were Governor of Wisconsin). You could adapt this Twitter Meme for your own state by replace “WI” with your own state (you probably didn’t […]
January 2011 was the highest visit month ever for Everyday EMS Tips. Thanks. I attribute that to three things: 1. Ongoing Snowpocalypse. Bad weather on the east coast means more people are indoors reading the EMS Blogosphere. 2. EMS Blog of 2010 Contest. Really appreciate inbound links from the FireCritic.com and the other finalists. 3. […]
I am paying close attention to Super Bowl week because my team, the Green Bay Packers, made it to the big game. I have high hopes for Sunday’s game. Football is full of metaphors for life and the week leading up to Superbowl XLV has many events that could be tweaked and replicated for EMS […]
Like many EMS professionals I have read media accounts from the Tucson mass shooting for lessons we might learn for application to future mass shooting incidents. Tragically, a mass shooting could happen in any community and we all need to consider a mass shooting in our all-hazards pre-planning and cooperative planning with other emergency responders. […]
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3 Hopes for Every Paramedic in 2011
Welcome to 2011. Sounds pretty cool doesn’t it. These are my three hopes for Every Paramedic in 2011. 1. Competency based continuing education that honors your time, experience, and knowledge. Many of you might just now be realizing that you have less than 90 days to meet the NREMT refresher and continuing education requirements (if you […]