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14 Jul, 2010
Love of the written
We bandy the word 'passion' around too much, but love of the λόγος (logos) should drive our written expressions. read more
3 Jul, 2010
Showing off
It's not all glamour and glitz as a communicator; we have meeting invites to ignore and spelling mistakes to fixate on as well. Oh the myths! read more
28 Jun, 2010
Help me help your intranet manager and comms team
Take a second to send a link to my website to your intranet manager / editor, in the hopes of brightening their day. read more
21 May, 2010
Internal communication blogs to follow
Ten blogs dedicated to communications and internal communications for you to follow along with me. read more
15 Mar, 2010
Getting it done and choosing success
I've come to know three things about getting big things done. So many people have told us what success is built around, but doesn't success, and even happiness, come down to these three things? Nothing easy, but simple enough yeah? read more
17 Dec, 2009
Nothing’s final in life
Document control. Don’t send, share or publish files / documents with the word ‘final’ in the file-name or on the document. It is rarely true, and it is always confusing. Here’s a handy reminder for you to download, email around or print. Nothing’s final – PNG image (printable quality) 76KB Nothing’s final – PNG image (web / email quality) 12KB Right-click... read more
15 Dec, 2009
Would you like to team up to write about internal communications?
I’ve been writing about comms for years now, and seriously talking about good practices for over a year. Considering Chris Brogan’s prediction that solos will need to consolidate and collaborate in 2010, I’d like to throw out an idea and invitation to you. If you’re working within an Internal Communications department, would you like to join me and write about comms (writing, intranet, email,... read more
26 Oct, 2009
Frank’s naked truth about HR communication
I just have to point you to Frank Roche‘s 35 bullet points about Internal HR Comms – I particularly like numbers 4, 19, 21, 26 and the last one. The Naked Truth About Great HR Communication The design of your comms matters. The tone, the voice, of your comms matters. You don’t have to write the perfect communiqué – you do have to consider your audience and write for them, not... read more
4 Aug, 2009
Check me on your mobile
You can get my articles via web, mobile, iPhone, email, RSS and Twitter. Phew. read more
3 Aug, 2009
Jakob says social media has hit the intranet
You might guess from my previous intranet posts that I’m reflecting on the use of social media behind the firewall, within the intranet. Jakob Nielsen’s latest report comes a good time for me then, and there’s plenty for all of us to read and ruminate on. While the focus of social media and Web 2.0 stuff might be wikis, blog comments, Twitter and social profiles, Jakob reminds us that... read more

