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As communications professionals we are assumed to be the best at communicating but sometimes even we need a helping hand when it comes to having difficult conversations.  Carrie-Ann Wade, founder of Cat’s Pajamas Communications Ltd shares some top tips and advice for dealing with difficult conversations in this episode of 2 Minute Mentor. Twitter: @catspjs_uk and @crayoncw Insta: @catspjs_uk Linke...

Introducing the 2021 #CommsHero weeks chair! In this BONUS episode, Annique Simpson spills all about what we can expect at the week-long virtual event, including over 40 sessions covering all things comms related! Find out about the unmissable networking events AND a secret is revealed that you don’t want to miss! Read more about #CommsHero week HERE. Book your tickets HERE. Twitter: @annique_simp...

In this episode, returning guest, Jenni Field talks about her book ‘Influential Internal Communication’. Jenni shares her journey whilst doing the research, the writing, publishing, and promoting. This is an amazing accomplishment whilst running a successful comms consultancy, podcast series and many speaking engagements. Jenni talks about the two parts to the book, Foundations (including her own...

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), and the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) have announced a cross-industry collaboration to address the industry’s mental health challenges. The professional bodies have launched a new survey – in partnership with Opinium – to gather insight on the mental wellbe...

Working in comms, you often get asked to do many weird and wonderful things. In this episode, our panel enjoy the therapy of banishing those requests in to Comms Room 101 with host Steve Hayes. @SteveH_Citizen @sofiacann1 @NafisaShafiq @JosephBaldwin @HelenMajor

As communicators move up through the ranks in their career, they are often told they need to be more strategic, or they worry about going for that next promotion because they don’t feel strategic enough. Hear more about how you can focus on ‘being strategic’. In this 2 Minute Mentor session with Carrie-Ann Wade, founder of Cat’s Pajamas Communications Ltd and director of communications and engagem...

Would you feel better if life was predictable, familiar and easy to control? For some it might feel calming to have a predicable life and for others it might feel suffocating. Change is constant, heard that before? But change is also uncomfortable, how you see that discomfort is the key to embracing change. How do you feel about change? Excited? Anxious? Or something in-between? In this podcast, C...

In this episode, we meet Ryan Dempsey (CEO) and Gemma Sutcliffe (Head of Marketing and Communications) to hear about the rebrand of TCW. What are the stages you go through when rebranding and how can the CEO and Marketing & Comms work together. We’ll also talk about how you contain the CEO’s excitement ahead of the official brand launch date ;0)  Ryan and Gemma will give their view on what is...

Claire Seymour, ASB Service Manager at Aster Group is no stranger to communicating to a diverse audience of very sensitive subjects in her day job. However, Claire is involved in other campaigns outside the day job that demonstrate you don’t have to work in comms to be a #CommsHero   Claire was involved with a local campaign in South West about sexual assaults and victim blaming that involved gett...

In this episode, Kristin Hancock, VP Community and Engagement for ICology, a Community Builder, Dynamic Presenter and the Most Fun Person You Know ;0) describes the landscape of associations and communities in internal comms. Kristin also shares her views on how 2020 changed our expectations of associations and sponsorships. You’ll hear about the evolution of ICology from a podcast in 2015 to a co...

An insightful and fascinating conversation with Nafisa Shafiq who shares some of her experiences in her ten year comms journey so far. This covers diversity & inclusion and some sound advice for those new in to their comms career. Nafisa talks about how she didn’t choose a career in comms, it chose her. She also talks about the benefits and confidence gained from being part of the ‘a leader li...

In this episode, Cheryl Gibbens shares her journey from customer service in to marketing. Like many people, Cheryl ‘fell’ in to marketing after seeing an internal job advertised at Aster Group and in over 2 years has carried out a variety of activities in her role as Marketing Officer. She also talks about the benefit of professional qualifications to help fast forward learning as a newbie to comm...

In this episode, Stephen Waddington tells us how lockdown has been for him and how in the last 12 months he set up Wadds Inc, published a book and launched WaddsCon. You’ll hear more about some exciting projects Stephen is currently working on how Yorkshire and the North East is emerging as a powerhouse of PR. Twitter: twitter.com/wadds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stephenwaddington

Internal communications: informing, engaging and inspiring our colleagues Keeping our colleagues engaged is one of the most important things communications professionals can do. So why is internal communication often unloved and how can we change this? CommsHero is proud to support the Comms Clinic.  Host Steve Hayes is joined by Jon Reeves, Director of Communication at Longhurst, for the first ev...

Working in comms, you often get asked to do many weird and wonderful things. In this episode, our panel enjoy the therapy of banishing those requests in to Comms Room 101 with host Steve Hayes.   @SteveH_Citizen @NafisaShafiq @KatieRua @ET_Comms @arnaud_pelle

In this episode, Amy Nettleton, Assistant Development Director, Sales and Marketing at Aster Group shares her journey over the last five years to create a brand in a sector that is considered a leader. You’ll hear about the challenges faced and how Amy overcame them, how to bring a team with you on the journey and the rewards for continuously pushing boundaries. Twitter: twitter.com/amynettleton1...

In this episode, Jonathan Flay-Petty, Communications Champion at Valleys to Coast, tells us about this experience of delivering comms throughout Covid. You’ll hear about the ‘war room’ where key leadership teams (including comms hooray) planned the business strategy to deal with the crisis.  @FlayPetty

In this CommsHero short, Rebecca Sangster-Kelly talks about the Stakeholder Matrix and how to prioritise your audiences. @rsangsterkelly

In this CommsHero short, Rebecca Sangster-Kelly asks the question “is your audience pausing to read, or quickly skimming by?” @rsangsterkelly

In this CommsHero short, Rebecca Sangster-Kelly talks about why you should layer your messaging, and ideas of how to do it. @rsangsterkelly

In this CommsHero short, Rebecca Sangster-Kelly talks about why removing unnecessary details makes your comms more effective. @rsangsterkelly

In this CommsHero short, Rebecca Sangster-Kelly talks about why filtering and testing your comms is important to the success of your messaging and content. @rsangsterkelly

In this CommsHero short, Rebecca Sangster-Kelly talks about why you should prioritise picture quality and suitability. @rsangsterkelly

Claire Canning and Lauren Williams-Jones from United Welsh share their story of creating an engaging recruitment campaign using Tik Tok to showcase the creative culture of the organisation. This is a great insight in to seeing recruitment from both sides, the employer and candidate. @ClaireMCanning @LaurenWllms

Working in comms, you often get asked to do many weird and wonderful things. In this episode, our panel enjoy the therapy of banishing those requests in to Comms Room 101 with host Steve Hayes. @SteveH_Citizen @EmilyLGComms @gledslfc @FlayPetty