The Fear of Failing – Getting Chartered
Over the past week or so I’ve been watching some comms professionals share their experiences on getting chartered with CIPR and I’ve been reading about how proud they were. I’ve been debating going for chartership for a couple of years now but I’ve always put it off with various reasons. However, if I’m really honest […]
Don’t Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle
A slightly different blog from me this week, as I wanted to address a subject that’s been on my mind for a while. Those of you who know me will know that I work hard at my career, I invest a lot of time/money in my learning, networking and volunteering so I can keep improving […]
Personal Branding
I wrote a short blog for the wonderful people at Alive With Ideas all about Personal Branding and why it’s so important to pay a bit of attention to it. So check it out here if you’re looking to make a bit of a change in your career or life! Thank you Alive With […]
Unleash your inner rebel!
Last week I shared the below image, by @tnvora via @cathypower2003, with my Linkedin contacts and it definitely resonated with many of you as it was one of my most popular postings! Rebel is a word I never would have used to describe myself when I was growing up. I was the complete opposite – […]
Keep on learning…
It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to sit down and write a blog as I’ve been focusing on finishing off my assignment for my CIPR IC Diploma which is ran by The PR Academy. As CIPR #SummerOfCPD kicks off today (1 August) I thought it would be apt to give a quick […]
Saying Yes…
Late last year I finished listening to Shonda Rhimes’ Year of Yes book after it was recommended to me by the fabulous Gemma McCall and it may seem a bit dramatic but it had quite a significant impact on the way I approached situations in my life. I’ve told absolutely anyone who listens to me […]
How to bring your organisational values to life…
A few weeks ago when I saw that Jackie Le Fevre was going to be holding some bitesize value sessions in my neck of the woods to say I was excited was the understatement of the year. I’d been hearing lots of great things about Jackie from my comms friends who had completed their personal […]
Top tips for public speaking…
Originally posted on allthingsic.com on 7 June 2018 How do you feel about public speaking? Comms pro Advita Patel had her first public speaking event this week and has written for the All Things IC blog to share what she’s learnt from the process. Advita has more than 12 years of experience in internal communications, […]
Top tips for newbie comms people!
We’ve all been there in our comms careers when we’re just starting out and we’re feeling a bit overwhelmed struggling to figure out where to begin. Over the years I’ve given quite a bit of advice and shared some top tips with comms newbies on things they can do to give their CV a bit […]
My top three takeaways from The Big Yak
I went along to one of the best Internal Comms events of the year, The Big Yak, on Saturday. I absolutely loved every single minute and I could have spent many hours talking non-stop about comms and everything in-between. I LOVE these types of events as they are just so relaxed and informal – the […]