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Would you like a plain sponge, or a rich chocolate cake?
We know that the 'bare bones' of Good Comms must include accurate, relavant, timely and concise details with enough context to help everyone understand the situation - but there's another concept that should play a part, and it's my favourite because I believe it has a real emotional impact on people - richness.
Enough is as good as a feast
Give people enough context to understand your communications as a standalone message.
If you’ve got something to say, say it
Fourth in the series looking at 'good comms. Find out how to be concise and still meaningful.
Are your comms timely?
Third of a six parter, lookin at good comms. Today, timeliness, tomorrow, brevity.
Making your communications relevant
Relevancy - part 1 of a series of 5 looking at what makes a good piece of communication.
Over communicating
How do we know if we're over-communicating and sending out too many messages? Ask yourself this simple question...
Criticism and abuse of you and your writing
Final article in a series of three about criticism - the valuable type, and the abusive type. Do not feed the trolls today.
Criticism and errors
Second in a series of three, looking at criticism. How about when you make mistakes?
Criticism comes your way for one reason
First in a three part series about how to respond to criticism as a professional communicator. Feelings included.
Don’t let the corporate world crush your creativity
As a writer, you're not just someone who is proficient with a word processor - you're a creative. Don't allow the corporate culture to treat you like a keyboard user.
Internal Communications Resources
What resources / forums / websites focus on Internal Communications?
‘News’ is something that somebody doesn’t want you to know
News is news, not some dull communication about the canteen menu...