How to launch a Comms Consultancy
Are you thinking about going freelance or becoming a Comms Consultant? If so, this guest post will help you. I’m proud to introduce you to Ben Veal. He is the founder of Second Mountain Communications and was the first person to experience my How to be a Comms Consultant – Exploration Online Masterclass. This is the […]
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How to create a new website for your company
Are you considering changing your company’s website? Maybe yours is in need of an upgrade or perhaps you’re starting from scratch. Whatever your situation, I recommend inviting the seriously smart team at Alive With Ideas to work with you. My new All Things IC website went live a couple of weeks ago thanks to their […]
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How to communicate job losses in your organisation
I can tell from my blog’s statistics that you are looking for help communicating job losses and redundancies. If you’re struggling to know what to write and what to advise your organisation, I encourage you to join me online tomorrow morning. I’ll be a guest on Eleanor Tweddell’s Another Door podcast at 9.30am BST on Thursday […]
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Come and Spin The Wheel on Wednesday
Every Wednesday for the past eight weeks I’ve co-hosted Spin The Wheel with my friend Chuck Gose to support Comms professionals around the globe. Our final show of season one is at 8pm BST, 3pm EST, on Wednesday 1 July and I’d love you to join us. Sign up here to be sent a reminder. The internal […]
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Come and sit in my hot seat and share your views
What’s the best career advice you’ve been given or read? What’s your top tip to make sure internal comms is inclusive? These are just two of the questions in my brand new A Question of Comms series. Regular readers of my blog may remember I first ran this series back in 2017. Conversations this week, particularly […]
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What is a COVID-secure workplace?
Tonight’s update from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “We have been working to establish new guidance for employers to make workplaces COVID-secure.” He also talked about COVID-secure standards. Below I’ve pasted some of the transcript from the broadcast. You’ll also find a list of questions I’ve written to put you on the front foot for the […]
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What does the Government’s new messaging mean?
My social media feeds are full of discussions today about the UK Government’s latest COVID-19 messaging. The original was: Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives. Design iterations aside, the messaging has remained constant throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to date. It has seeped into society so much that when recording a video message to […]
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How Comms pros use the Edelman Trust Barometer
I’ve been blogging about the Edelman Trust Barometer for years. Like many IC pros, I invest time reading through the research every year and thinking through what it means for my role and the people I work with. This year’s study is hot off the press and, as ever, it’s worth reading. Trust is a […]
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The word I’ve banned from every internal communication conversation
There is one word within the wonderful world of internal communication that sets my teeth on edge. Every time I hear it, I hope the intended meaning is the right one. But I often have to keep asking and digging before I get to the detail. I correct it in my Masterclasses, point it out […]
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Five takeaways from this year’s Strategic Internal Communications conference
As a profession where we know the importance of feedback, measurement and engagement, it’s hardly surprising that the question on everybody’s lips following this year’s PRWeek Strategic Internal Communications conference was, “what are your key takeaways?,” and that’s not the Friday fish and chips or a cheeky curry kind, either! This is the view of […]
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Introducing the All Things IC Hub
Last week I revealed my plans for the All Things IC Hub, a dedicated place for Internal Communication practitioners to come and work with me. It’s been designed so you can learn, network and invest time in yourself, before going back into your company and being everything you need to be. Even if you’re not […]
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A new chapter for All Things IC in 2020
There are only 45 days left of 2019. How are your plans shaping up for 2020? If you want to increase your skills, knowledge and confidence when it comes to all things internal communication related, I can help you. Through this article I’m going to reveal what’s not worked out this year and how you […]
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