Topics such as procurement, data compliance and health and safety are rarely at the top of the must-read list. And yet they are often activities that can cause or solve big problems. Communicating them well is important.
We all use a variety of communication skills as we go about our daily business and it can be useful to think about what we’re doing.
Communicators can find that the organisational strategy is missing, but we are ideally placed to support its development
Trustees have a role to play in effective communication at their charity: a checklist can help them.
In the busy day-to-day it can feel hard to find the time to write a comms strategy – but a quick-fire strategy is better than having nothing strategic at all.
Many organisations have now begun a hybrid working model. Some people are based at home, some are back in the office. Some people are working a mix of both. Effective internal communication is at the heart of employee wellbeing, motivation and understanding. As everyone gets used to these new ways of working, organisations will need … Read more
Getting your messages and stories aligned is vital for connecting with donors and funders
As we near the end of 2020 (thank goodness!), we all face continued uncertainty. As well as being unsettling, this also makes the communication we can plan for uncertain. In my last guest blog of the year, trainer Rhian Morallee shares her thoughts on the personal communication skills we will all need next year, no … Read more
With #lockdown2 about to start in England tomorrow, it’s hard not to feel that we’re right back where we started earlier this year. Personally and professionally, I’ve heard a lot of heart-sinking, sighing and here-we-go-again-ing. Many communications teams and individuals are gathering themselves and setting to work once again for their colleagues. Finding the best … Read more
For this week’s blog I asked on my Twitter and LinkedIn pages for practical tips for communicators in a hurry. The results cover a wide range of areas, from planning and strategy to intranet and message suggestions. I particularly like the ideas in relation to sign-off, an area that can easily slow us down as … Read more