The IABC EMENA Podcast

Our guests from the Netherlands, Tunbosun Afolayan and Dieuwke Swain, talk about moving countries, cultural differences, ethical dilemmas and communicating about science. Tunbosun Afolayan has four degrees ranging from a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Mineral Sciences to an MBA in Energy and Sustainability. She has worked in the gas and petroleum, solid minerals, water and finance industries,...

Take a listen to one of our IABC World Conference Listening Lounge sessions, The Rise Of The Connectors – The Dance Between Technology and Internal Communication | Presented by: Monique Zytnik, Global Employee Communication Subject Matter Expert, Open Communication, Andreas Ringsted, Chief Digital Officer, Open Communication, and Steffen Henke, Global Head of Internal Communication at Deutsche Pos...

It's finally happening for the first time in 3 years. The world's leading event for business communicators kicks off on 26 June in NYC - #IABC22 World Conference. Expecting 800 comms professionals from across the globe to be there but if you're not able to join us then there's definitely a way you can experience it. Listen to a brief chat with Zora Artis, Chair of the IABC World Conference 2022 ab...

Russel-Olivia-Brooklands is known in the internal comms world as ROB. He is a UK based consultant and trainer for The Communication Game and has worked with companies such as Sony Entertainment and the United Nations. In this IABC EMENA podcast episode ROB talks about why a communication team might not be performing and what they need to do their job. He delves into further challenges faced by int...

Meet Zora Artis, GAID IABC Fellow SCMP, CEO of Artis Advisory, Co-founder of The Alignment People, and Chair of the IABC World Conference 2022 as we talk about everything from strategic alignment to encounters on escalators and free ranging employees. Zora is Australia’s leading Alignment Strategist and has worked with leaders, executives, and boards for over 3 decades to ensure their organisation...

Disinformation and propaganda is the evil and dark side of what communication can do. Join us as German based international communication expert Ute Schaeffer dissects what disinformation is, when it is used, how it works and what it aims to do. It is a topic that spans wars, elections, pandemics and times of dispute AND deliberately aims to cause social disharmony. This podcast delves into the re...

Interested in becoming a mentor or being mentored? Tune in to the IABC EMENA Region podcast with Monique Zytnik and Karen Matthews as we discuss mentoring. Karen Matthews is the Senior Manager, Corporate Relations and Communications at RMIT Europe – the European hub of RMIT University. Karen is also the current Vice Chair of the IABC EMENA Region Board 2021/22. She has over 15 years of experience...

Are you curious about what it takes to set up your own communications consultancy? What do you need to be at the top? What does an agency look for when hiring? Join us for this latest International Association of Business Communicators EMENA region podcast with Monique Zytnik. Our guests today are Jake Moss and Simon Wright. Jake Moss is the Founder and Editor-in-chief of Vienna's city living guid...

Do you need to communicate across borders, languages and cultures? Join Ray Walsh and Cecilia Maldonado as we talk about localising global communication. This episode of the IABC EMENA podcast covers when you should translate, how you should set up your content team and if culture nuances really do matter. About Ray Walsh Ray is the author of "Localizing Employee Communications: A Handbook" (2020,...

Morten Dal from Microsoft and Mike Pounsford from Couravel delve into all those tricky life questions that are pertinent right now. Are we finding balance in the current environment? Are we biased towards too much digital? How do we create psychological safety? What do employees want right now? With employees being more productive than ever, rapidly changing environments, uncertainty AND the need...

Podcasting can be for fun or for professional public relations. This podcast delves into the how, the why and everything else in between to get you started on podcasting for public relations. It is an audio extract from a webinar held by Quadriga University in Germany for the Kommunikations Kongress Academy on 13 July 2021, titled Podcast in der Unternehmenskommunikation. The webinar was hosted by...

Have you been hearing the discussions around sense of belonging? Wondered about the actual definition or how it relates to our work as corporate business communicators? Dr Kendi Guantai takes us through some important concepts in this episode and also talks about authenticity. What do you think? Dr Kendi Guantai is an award-winning Communications and Marketing expert at the Leeds University Busine...

A true citizen of the world and passionate about employee engagement, Bhanu Prakash is a delight to speak with. He has a range of experience in internal communication with companies including Amazon, AXA and HSBC. In this episode we discuss everything from leadership principles shaping company culture to how to cut the clutter with effective communication. Bhanu has tips for all of us on good emai...

Following the recent announcement of Caroline Sapriel’s nomination as Fellow of the IABC, Stephen Welch, past chair of the IABC EMENA region, meets Caroline to discuss her career highlights and time with the IABC. With more than 30 years of experience in communications and PR, Caroline Sapriel and her partner run their own international crisis management consultancy, CS&A. They provide their clien...

Curious about what leaders need from their communications professionals or wanting to know how to best support your line managers? Are you interested in organisational listening? Or are you starting a new job in comms? If yes, then this insights packed, open discussion with Trudy Lewis and Howard Krais is perfect for you. Trudy will be speaking at the upcoming IABC Converge 21 conference on 21 Apr...

Ana Chair of the IABC EMENA region and President, Portugal for Atrevia, Iberia’s largest communication agency. She co-founded Atrevia in 1999, and co-leads Atrevia’s international business development. With more than 20 years of experience, she assists clients in crisis communication, reputation and change management, lobby and public affairs, internal communication, community relations, brand and...

Have you ever wondered how to shape and craft how others see you? Personal branding experts Oliver Aust and Fady Ramzy bring two perspectives to this topic for our International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) EMENA Region podcast. Oliver is one of Europe’s leading communications and personal branding experts, founder and CEO of Eo Ipso Communications, podcast host of ‘Speak like a CE...

What an unbelievable year! Now is the time to sit back and enjoy our podcast with Naomi Jones and Michael Nord as they discuss modern leadership. Both bring insights from the year that was 2020 and tips into how to step up for 2021. This is a refreshing podcast for communications professionals at all levels. Michael Nord is a senior communications and transformation professional with more than 25...

The time has come to end transactional recruitment! Discover how important it is to manage your brand throughout the recruitment process and the bigger implications it has not only on your bottom line but also long-term, being able to attract the right people to work for you. Konstanty Sliwowski talks with Monique Zytnik about the link between employee experience and customer experience and how st...

What is our role as professional communicators in supporting inclusion? How does our profession measure up? Introduced by Monique Zytnik and facilitated by Gloria Walker, this is a recording of an inclusion and gender focused webinar held on 29 October 2020 featuring Ann-Marie Blake, Alex Malouf and Ana Adi. Our panellists draw on their own personal experiences and recent research including the Wo...

Gender equality is finally getting the media it deserves. And that's where we start on this podcast. We talk with Claudia Vaccarone, one of IABC's best known members in EMENA who works as the Head of Diversity Programmes for Members at the European Broadcasting Union. The EBU released a seminal report in December on the state of gender parity in Europe's media. We ask Claudia about the findings of...

We're rebooting our podcast series for this year. And we're starting with Tim Salau. Tim, nicknamed Mr. Future of Work, is the CEO & Founder of Guide, a social e-learning app helping high school students learn essential life skills from their favorite creators, he's worked with top Fortune 500 & hypergrowth companies: Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and WeWork championing innovation and inclusive tec...

One of the most sought out experts in the area of leadership communications, Bob Pickard is often seen on Bloomberg and other media outlets sharing his views on the concept of "social leaders", executives who use social media to effective engage with employees and consumers. He joins the IABC EMENA podcast to talk about why we need to help our executives both understand why they should be on socia...

We speak to arguably IABC EMENA's most famous member Michael Ambjorn, who explains why service on a board is the best way to both give back to the industry and also to grow as a communications professional. For more information about IABC EMENA and details on how you can stand for board nominations, go to https://iabcemena.com/blog/2019/04/27/do-you-want-to-make-a-difference-to-the-profession-stan...

Communicating through Purpose with EY's Lewis Woodward by IABC EMENA