Comms reflections from the Middle East
What is it like being an Internal Communicator in the Middle East? What challenges do IC pros face there, what are the key trends and what does the future hold? I’m delighted to introduce Nada Enan, an Egyptian currently living in Dubai, UAE, who has written a guest article for Diary of an internal communicator. Nada […]
Read more >Uniting a whole country through social media
The benefits of social media to bring people together and share ideas and collaborate are well documented. But how can it be used on a large scale? Read on to discover how a country (Iceland) used social media to establish its own citizen value system. This impressive story is written for Diary of an internal communicator […]
Read more >The echo of conversations
Chartered Institute of Public Relations brought together internal communications (IC) professionals at the Kia Oval, London, for their annual IC conference #CIPRInside. Topic: Putting employees first
Read more >Using internal comms to connect with communities
How does your company connect with its communities, be that your employees, stakeholders or people in your area? How do you inform and educate your workforce about internal communications? Monmouthshire County Council, which is in Wales, has developed an innovative scheme and Communications Officer Jessica Roberts writes about it here for readers of Diary of an internal communicator. […]
Read more >Employee engagement – the evidence
Today is a key date in the calendars of internal communications professionals and for anyone interested in or working on employee engagement. From now you have access to a fantastic wealth of information and data to equip you to have informed conversations about employee engagement within your organisation. I’m going to highlight some of this information […]
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How internal comms pros use social media
Nearly 90% of internal communications professionals say they are expected to have a ‘good understanding’ of social media and 93% think their professional use of social media will increase, according to research I’m publishing today. How internal comms professionals use social media was a survey that ran between 18 and 26 October 2012 via Diary […]
Read more >A cup of comms…
Like tea? Like comms? Well listen up for details of a regular event that will be right up your street. Ann Kempster works at the Cabinet Office and she’s written for Diary of an internal communicator to tell you all about it. Over to you Ann… Do you work in internal communications or employee engagement? Then […]
Read more >Dates for your diary
What’s hot and what’s not in the comms and PR world over the next few months? As the festive season approaches there will be lots of events taking place; where are you going and what are you looking forward to? After receiving lots of requests from readers to publish news about internal comms events, I’ve […]
Read more >Share This: social media conference success
The CIPR held its annual social media conference in London on 1st November 2012 at Microsoft’s sumptuous Victoria offices. If you weren’t able to attend or are looking for a recap, follow the presentations and conversations from the afternoon sessions here.
Read more >How Bart and pyramids can help your writing
What can Bart Simpson teach comms pros? Find out in the second part of Jess Unwin‘s guide to wordsmithing your way to success. If you missed part one, which introduced the pyramid of writing, you can catch up here. Jess says: “The pyramid is a term more familiar to ex-newspaper ‘hacks’ like me, it describes the […]
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Could you write a novel in 30 days?
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write a novel in 30 days. The goal is 50,000 words by midnight, your local time, on 30 November. Write using your own computer, in whatever software you prefer, and you’ll be joining thousands of people around the Globe who will be doing the same. What […]
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How to wordsmith your way to success
Today I sat next to Brad Pitt on the bus and saw David Beckham at the library. Did that get your attention? Sorry to say nothing about that sentence is true, sigh. However, choosing the best part of your story as your introduction is the best way to hook readers in. This top tip is […]
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