Mel Loy

Less Chatter, More Matter: The Communications Podcast

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Communications expert, business owner, group fitness instructor...that's your podcast host, Mel Loy! In the Less Chatter, More Matter podcast, Mel shares tips on how to improve your communication skills, and interviews with the experts. In 2020, after almost 20 years in corporate communications, Mel (happily) took a redundancy from her full-time, executive corporate job and went out on her own, founding her communications agency, Cuttlefish Communications. These days, she's a sought-after speaker, workshop facilitator, and consultant, working for some of the biggest brands in Australia and pop...

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#4 Three top tips for measuring your communication success 01.03.2023 14:17

Measurement ... sounds boring and hard, but it's so necessary for comms pros! It helps you continuously learn, improve and ideate, and helps you demonstrate the value you add for your business or client. So how do you measure the effectiveness of your communication in a way that shows value, and gives you value too? In this episode I'll share my three top tips for measuring your comms, a...

#3 How I started my business 22.02.2023 19:28

As promised in episode one, this podcast will be a mixture of comms tips and stories from a small business owner! In this episode, I'll answer a question I get asked often: How did you start your business? The answer ... it's more a story of why! I'll give you the background to how I came to 'do my own thing', and some of my top tips for things you should do to get ready f...

#2 The three outcomes every comms plan should have 15.02.2023 11:20

If you're writing comms plans (or you think you might be asked to write a comms plan at some point), then this episode is for you! We're sticking with a 'comms foundations' theme, and I'm going to share with you the three outcomes every comms plan you write should have. I'm also going to take you through the key questions you should ask when taking the brief that wil...

#1 Welcome to Corporate Comms! 07.02.2023 11:53

Welcome to the first episode of Less Chatter, More Matter, the podcast where I talk all things comms and business ownership! In this introductory episode I'm going to give you the 101 on corporate communication - where it's come from, and where it is now. If you're only just dipping your toes in the waters of comms, or you're thinking about it as a career, I'll give you th...