Topics such as procurement, data compliance and health and safety are rarely at the top of the must-read list. And yet they are often activities that can cause or solve big problems. Communicating them well is important.
Communication is an important part of an organisation’s relationship with its volunteers. In this blog I share tips about how to get it right from the start, based on my own perspective as a volunteer.
Sometimes the messages in a piece of communication are not as straightforward as you think they are. Take time to review your communications before you go ahead.
The best communication channels for any organisation are the ones that will achieve their desired outcome, not necessarily the new shiny ones.
Challenging times require an even greater focus on effectively engaging and communicating with your people. How do you get senior managers to approve any investment?
Everyone has a role to play in communication, whether you’re in the comms team or not.
We all use jargon, even if it doesn’t seem like jargon to us. So it’s important to check the language you’re using and your audiences’ understanding of it.
There is no such thing as no communication at all – if you don’t have a plan to communicate about your project, something will fill the void and your project will soon run into trouble.
With so much noise at this time of year, your communications have a lot of competition to be heard
Writer’s block. We all get it from time to time. Sometimes it lasts only 10 minutes. Other times it goes on for weeks. But what to do if you need to write something for your organisation? The length of the piece you need to write doesn’t necessarily affect the likelihood of writer’s block. On the … Read more