How to use video for your Internal Comms
Are you using video now more than ever before? I know that’s the case for many organisations as we live with COVID-19 and adjust our channels accordingly. In a recent survey from the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC), 92% of Comms practitioners using video or conference call to communicate the impact of COVID-19, rated it […]
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How to prepare your employees for the future
I left my house for the first time in three weeks today to get some groceries for my family. I sent a text to my mum-in-law shortly afterwards and wrote: “The world has certainly changed, but at the same time, it’s strangely familiar.” It looked like the road I know so well here in West […]
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What do you need from me?
Hi everyone, as the weekend approaches, I’ve taken a few moments to pause and reflect. I’ve just recorded a short video and would love you to tell me what you need from All Things IC to support you, particularly as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. What do you need to read more about? You’re […]
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Podcast: How to thrive in internal communication
How can you thrive in internal communication? Due to COVID-19, what we do as Comms practitioners has been analysed, appreciated and dare I say valued, more than ever. I’m so proud of everything you’re doing, well done and keep going. Today I have news of a new podcast episode I’ve recorded. Do take a pause, or […]
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How to communicate business as unusual
I keep hearing the phrase the new normal in relation to the situation we’re in right now with COVID-19. It’s not normal, it’s anything but! This image from the fabulous team at Alive With Ideas jumped out at me this week… business as unusual. That’s exactly it. We are operating in unusual times. I don’t know […]
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Video: How to encourage your leaders to be virtually visible
I had a conversation with a client the other day who used the phrase virtually visible in relation to her leaders. We were talking about COVID-19 comms (obviously, aren’t we all?!), and it struck me as an incredibly suitable way to describe the situation we’re in. I’ve captured my thoughts around leadership communication via video. […]
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How to use tech to communicate with employees during COVID-19
Is COVID-19 impacting your internal communication? Thank you to everyone who has got in touch over the past day or so to share their examples with me and ask queries. Conversations today appear to be focused on how to communicate, particularly how to use technology to bring people together when you have restricted travel or […]
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Where to get accurate information about COVID-19
Are you responsible for communicating COVID-19 updates in your organisation? If so, this article will help you. I’ve collated advice and guidance to share the resources my clients and I are using. You’ll also find a list of suggested questions for you to source the answers for inside your company. Over the past week I’ve noticed […]
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How can you help your organisation live its values?
Do you have values in your organisation? Are they words on the wall or lived behaviours? Today I have a guest post for you by Sara Vogt, @_saravogt, Deputy Director, Corporate Communications at the Ministry of Justice here in the UK, who is here to share what the MoJ has been doing when it comes to […]
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How to manage a large internal communications team
What is it like being part of a large IC team? You’re about to find out as I have a guest post for you today by Josephine Graham. She is the Internal Communications Lead at City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council here in the UK. However, she has just finished a secondment to NHS Digital […]
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Why is tone of voice so important in corporate communication?
How can you create an effective tone of voice in your corporate comms? What does that mean? What does good look like? So many questions! But what are the answers? Today I have a guest post for you by Jaime Cox @compellingcopy_, she’s a freelance Copywriter and Editor, specialising in digital content. As well as […]
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How to make Internal Communications add up
One of my favourite IC quotes in recent years comes courtesy of Comms Consultant Liam FitzPatrick: Come with data and leave with respect. In fact I mentioned it at my Strategic Internal Communication Masterclass on Tuesday as it resonates with me. Today Liam has written for the All Things IC blog to share news of […]
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