Effective communication is based on audience understanding. To build connections, communicate messages and listen to others, you need to understand them. What are they interested in? What motivates them? What have their experiences been? With this knowledge you can plan communications that are meaningful and move towards achieving your organisation’s objectives. Put yourself in their shoes When I run my …
How about some collaboration round here?
At a recent communication planning session, I noticed the word collaboration cropping up when the attendees talked about the challenges their charities face and how to solve them. With less funding to go round, an increasing drive towards efficiency and more complex social problems that require more than one agency to solve, many organisations now recognise that there are other …
Guest post: Content that encourages action
In this month’s guest post, my fellow communications professional, Amy Hutson, shares some top tips for ensuring that your content works hard and encourages your audience to do something as a result. While writing might be something we do every day, writing content that encourages our audience to take action can be quite a challenge. So, I’ve put together a …
Diversity and inclusion for communicators
When I saw a Diversity and Inclusion for Communicators course advertised by the Institute of Internal Communication a few months ago, I was really pleased. I knew this was an area I wanted to know more about, so I signed up straight away. Eighteen months ago I worked with the Diversity and Inclusion Deans at the University of Reading, providing …
4 Communication Lessons from the Football World Cup
Football fever has struck the Browning household again with the kick-off of the women’s World Cup in France. Watching the Lionesses play their first match from the stands in Nice, I was reminded once more of the importance of good (and bad) communication in determining the final score. Here are a few observations I wrote during the men’s world cup …