Paul Oestreicher
Stratford, Connecticut, United States
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Brief bio: Paul Oestreicher, PhD is an accomplished public relations and public affairs…
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Somehow, I worked 33 years in news radio without ever losing a job--until today. Thank you to all my great current and former colleagues who gave me…
Somehow, I worked 33 years in news radio without ever losing a job--until today. Thank you to all my great current and former colleagues who gave me…
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Summer vibes & Paralympics! With the sun shining over Paris, we're ready to ignite the excitement of the year – the Paralympic Games! 🌟 At…
Summer vibes & Paralympics! With the sun shining over Paris, we're ready to ignite the excitement of the year – the Paralympic Games! 🌟 At…
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When airline passengers flip out when their flight is delayed an hour or two, some perspective is in order. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch…
When airline passengers flip out when their flight is delayed an hour or two, some perspective is in order. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch…
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Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Readling/Literacy Volunteer
Stratford Public Schools
- Present 8 months
Education
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Member
Diversity in Clinical Trials Steering Committee
- 2 years 7 months
Health
The Diversity in Clinical Trials Steering Committee works to increase diversity in and access to clinical trials while strengthening community partnerships. We strive to be meaningful drivers of change; we want to ensure that all patients have access to clinical trials and treatment regardless of their ethnicity, geographic location, and other social determinants of health.
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Board Member, President
Connecticut STEM Foundation
- 15 years
Education
CT STEM advocates for the study, understanding and practice of science and engineering, and seeks to inspire and educate students, academics, parents and other members of our communities. We sponsor the annual CT STEM Fair, which involves over 600 students, judges and community volunteers.
Publications
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The Power of Not Knowing
Also available on Medium: https://medium.com/@paul-oestreicher/the-power-of-not-knowing-afcc9c83fdc6
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The Abnormality of the New Normal
Also on Medium: https://medium.com/@paul-oestreicher/the-abnormality-of-the-new-normal-4857bf099446
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1980: The Lesser-Known Inflection Point
Also on Medium: https://medium.com/@paul-oestreicher/1980-the-lesser-known-inflection-point-24a1d7cab051
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What Pfizer's Super Bowl Ad Should Have Been
Also on Medium: https://paul-oestreicher.medium.com/what-pfizers-super-bowl-ad-should-have-been-647e39c64333
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Incremental Is Fundamental
O'Dwyer's PR and Medium
Also on Medium: https://paul-oestreicher.medium.com/incremental-is-fundamental-44408475643d
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Stopping Ourselves from Mattering Less
O'Dwyer's PR
Also at: https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/20048/2023-08-23/stopping-ourselves-from-mattering-less.html
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Nice or Kind: What’s the Best Choice?
Medium
Niceness or kindness -- I usually find mutual exclusivity to be an irrational choice but this is different.
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You Don’t Get It… and Don’t Know It
Medium
We don’t get a lot of things, including ourselves. The lack of self-awareness is pervasive and potentially quite damaging personally and professionally.
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A Sorry State: Tips for Crafting Effective Apologies
Strategies & Tactics
This article may also be viewed here: https://medium.com/@paul.oestreicher/a-sorry-state-tips-for-crafting-effective-apologies-db7d10bbcba3
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Stop "F"ing Up Your Apology
Medium
This article may also be viewed at: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2017/12/stop-fing-up-your-apology.html
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Harvey Weinstein Shows Us When Apologizing Makes Things Worse
Medium
May also be viewed here: https://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2017/10/harvey-weinstein-shows-us-when.html
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The 6 As of the Uber Apology
Medium
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-6-as-of-uber-apology.html
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Who Can Win the Battle for Truth?
Medium
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2017/09/who-can-win-battle-for-truth.html
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Bingo - A Story for International Women's Day
Also on Medium: https://paul-oestreicher.medium.com/bingo-a-story-for-international-womens-day-a4d8c31617ca
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Why Personal and Political Pivots Are So Problematic
Medium
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2016/04/why-personal-and-political-pivots-are.html
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A Lesson on Staying Focused — With Thanks to a Terrific Teacher
Medium
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-lesson-on-staying-focused-with-thanks.html
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Big Ideas versus Incremental Steps Is a False Choice
Medium
May also be viewed here: http://www.c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2016/01/big-ideas-versus-incremental-steps-is.html
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Humor Has Its Place… But Not Here
Medium
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2016/01/humor-has-its-place-but-not-here.html
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Thinking Twice About Being Mean or Being Nice
Medium
May also be viewed here: http://www.c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2015/12/thinking-twice-about-being-naughty-or.html
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Effective Leadership and Communication Require Consistency
O'Dwyer's PR
May also be viewed here: http://www.c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2014/07/google-embraces-predictable.html
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The Danger of Black and White Communication
PRWeek
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2014/01/beware-of-absolutes.html
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Failing the Authenticity Test
O'Dwyer's PR
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2013/01/failing-authenticity-test.html
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Science Denial, the U.S. and Us
O'Dywer's PR
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2013/08/science-denial-us-and-us.html
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What Yahoo! Said with its Work-at-Home Reversal
O'Dwyer's PR
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2013/02/what-was-communicated-by-yahoos-work-at.html
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ExxonMobil Lifts the Veil on its CSR
O'Dwyer's PR
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2012/07/exxonmobil-lifts-veil-on-its-csr.html
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The Use, Misuse and Disuse of Sorry
O'Dwyer's PR
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2012/09/apologies-beyond-goldilocks-dilemma.html
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Arthur: King, Leader, PR Man – Modern Lessons from Camelot and the Round Table
The Strategist (PRSA)
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Camelot, Inc.: Leadership and Management Insights from King Arthur and the Round Table
Praeger Publishers
Camelot, Inc. is filled with quotes from a variety of Arthurian legends and relates them to leadership and communication issues drawn from today’s business pages. Topics include training and mentoring, developing empathy to gain competitive advantage, strategic planning, confronting issues, branding and reputation, building advocacy, assembling teams, maintaining ethical standards, the importance of habitual thinking, and achieving balance. It’s beyond “conventional wisdom” - it’s “Camelot…
Camelot, Inc. is filled with quotes from a variety of Arthurian legends and relates them to leadership and communication issues drawn from today’s business pages. Topics include training and mentoring, developing empathy to gain competitive advantage, strategic planning, confronting issues, branding and reputation, building advocacy, assembling teams, maintaining ethical standards, the importance of habitual thinking, and achieving balance. It’s beyond “conventional wisdom” - it’s “Camelot wisdom.”
Book endorsers:
Victor R. Budnick, Managing Director, Ironwood Capital & Lead Venture Mentor, Yale Enterprise Institute
John Doorley, Academic Director, Public Relations & Corporate Communication, NYU
Richard Edelman, President & CEO, Edelman
L. Patrick Gage, Ph.D., enGage Biotech Consulting, former president, Genetics Institute & Wyeth Research
Brian T. Gladden, SVP and CFO, Dell Computer & former President, GE Plastics
Greg Simon, SVP, Worldwide Policy, Pfizer & former chief domestic policy adviser to Vice President Al Gore
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Redrawing Crisis Boundaries Weakens Response
O'Dwyer's PR
May also be viewed here: http://c-o-i-n-s.blogspot.com/2011/06/redrawing-boundaries-weakens-crisis.html
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Knowledge Base: Perspectives on the State of Research Readiness in Public Relations
Tactics (PRSA)
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Oprah Should Seize Opportunity to Champion Health Literacy
PRWeek
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Gaining Market Advantage Through Genomics
Scrip Magazine
Courses
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Center for Creative Leadership: Leadership Development Program
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Udemy: ChatGPT Prompt Engineering: A Class for Modern Marketers
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Udemy: The Complete Digital Marketing Course
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Honors & Awards
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President
Connecticut STEM Foundation
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Reviewer, Journal of Public Relations Research
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Teaching Excellence Award
New York University
For outstanding mentoring of students and teaching of Strategic Communication, Research Process & Methodology, and Communication Ethics, Law & Regulation.
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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French
Limited working proficiency
Organizations
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American Marketing Association (AMA)
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Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities
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Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
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I saw these Continental Dollars at the Yale Art Museum. Designed by Benjamin Franklin and issued in 1776, they say “We Are One,” with the 13 colonies…
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