The lack of racial diversity in the PR industry
This week’s guest blog feature is by Ilyana Rajwani, a Public Relations and Communications Management Graduate from Solent University. Ilyana’s blog is such an important read and I hope you find it useful. We still have a long ay to go before there is fair representation in the PR industry but I know with high […]
Have you got the online mindset?
This week’s guest blog comes from bestselling author, international speaker, public speaking expert and founder of Now You’re Talking coaching business, Lyn Roseaman. I virtually met Lynn when I was presenting at an event about visibility and she contacted me to ask if my community would be interested in reading her top tips about how […]
Four top tips to listen effectively – guest blog by Angela Wilson
In my brand new guest blog feature, I’m pleased to introduce the wonderful Angela Wilson, an experienced communicator, who has shared some great tips on how to listen effectively. It’s something we talk about frequently, but hands-on heart, how many of us do this actively? Over to Angela… The key to great communication is not […]
Ask The Rebel: Firefighting vs strategy – top tips to help you plan better
Last week I received a DM from a communicator who asked how they could to stop firefighting and focus more on strategy. Before I share some advice, I want to be honest here for a minute. What we’re all facing at the moment is a long-term crisis. You will undoubtedly spend some time firefighting as […]
Three simple changes you can make to improve line manager communications
I asked on Twitter to see what topic people would like to see covered this week in my blog, and unsurprisingly Line Manager communications were the most popular request. This is an area, as communicators, we’ve discussed over and over again at various conferences/events/webinars – yet we still don’t seem to have the solution on […]
CIPR Elections – why I chose to support Rachel Roberts
I debated for ages whether to write a blog or not about the upcoming CIPR elections. Mainly because to be honest with you, I hate this time of the year. It brings out the worst in many people, friends fall out, snide remarks are made online, and throughout the whole process, I flit between disbelief […]
Five practical tips to help you work better with a challenging line manager…
Hands up if you have had to deal with a line manager who has been a bit challenging? Sadly, it’s not a unique situation. There’s a reason why Hollywood decided to invest millions developing a story line about Horrible Bosses, not only once but TWICE. Regardless of what level you are in your organization, you […]
How to get your leaders to listen to you…
If you’re reading this blog then it’s likely you’ve been in a situation where you have felt like your expert advice has been ignored at some point. I can certainly relate, and I know how much it can knock our confidence and our imposter tries to convince us that we’re not quite good enough to […]
How to communicate redundancy news via video call
Due to COVID-19, many organisations are going to have to communicate some difficult news with their colleagues, particularly around redundancies. It’s hard enough sharing this news face-to-face, but with social distancing in place and some leaders not heading back into the workplace, it’s likely for some this news will have to be shared via video […]
Step up and call out… my reflections
I first became aware of Sam* when my manager at the time told me we had merged with an organisation and we were going to inherit a new communications lead. My manager had a meeting with Sam first, and when she came back from the conversation, she said: “It went ok, but I think she […]