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A thought-provoking day at the 2009 CIPR Internal Comms conference
Earlier this week I spent the day in London at the annual CIPR internal comms conference. The event was chaired by my CIPR Inside committee colleague, Hill & Knowlton’s Scott McKenzie, and was attended by around 60 communicators from a wide variety of sectors and organisations. I ran a brief w…
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Reflecting on my year as chair of CIPR Inside
The CIPR Inside Annual General Meeting took place in London last week and, as part of the proceedings, I gave the following brief address. It contains some of my thoughts on the challenges of the past 12 months and where we currently stand as a profession, as well as touching on some of the things t…
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Podcasting Perfection – a last minute bargain for internal communicators
CIPR Inside is running a special one-day interactive workshop this month on podcasting – and the good news is we’ve just slashed the price to a more recession-friendly £99+VAT for CIPR members, charities & NGOs (£125+ VAT for non members). I’m sure you’ll agree that’s an absolute bar…
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CIPR Inside leadership comms event this Thursday – new speakers just added
We have just confirmed two great new additions to the panel of business leaders and communicators lined up for the CIPR Inside leadership communication event taking place in London this Thursday (22 January). In addition to the excellent speakers already confirmed (see below) we will now be jo…
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CIPR Inside event: Leadership Communication & Authenticity – London, January 22
Do leaders really understand internal communication? Do internal communication practitioners really understand the challenges that leaders face? Do we even speak the same language? As we face a dramatic economic downturn – with many organisations restructuring, consolidating their operations and l…
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CIPR exclusive: an audience with Bill Quirke – London, Tuesday 4 November
You’ve heard the positive things I’ve had to say about Bill Quirke’s recent speaking engagements (see my report below from the recent Melcrum SCM Summit) – now it’s time to make up your own mind… Next Tuesday – for one night only – Bill will be l…
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Employee communication during turbulent times – reporting from the CIPR conference
On Monday (it’s been a busy old week!) I chaired the annual Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) internal communication conference in London. Having largely designed the event and, with my CIPR Inside committee colleagues, found many of the speakers, it was a day I had been looking f…
CIPR internal comms conference – now open for bookings
In just over a month – on Monday 29 September 2008 – the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) will be hosting its annual internal communication conference in central London. This full day event takes place at the Inmarsat Conference Centre, EC1, and features an impressive line-…
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Leadership comms – a date for your diary
The next CIPR Inside event (London, 17 September) is focused on leadership communication, a subject that’s close to the hearts of many internal communicators. Whether you’re already working closely with your CEO, or you’ve recently started out in iC, it promises to be an insightful…
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Should internal comms be part of the World PR Festival?
Next year sees the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) host the World PR Festival in London. Part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the event takes place on 23-24 June 2008 and is expected to attract senior communicators and academics from across the globe. The theme is ‘deve…
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IC research event – almost sold out
I’ve been working closely with one of my Internal Communication Alliance colleagues, Vicki Davies, to organise a one day workshop on research and evaluation for internal communicators. The event, which has been in the making for a few months now, takes place at the City Conference Centre in London…
Reinvigorating the ICA
I’ve been talking to Stephen Windsor-Lewis this morning. Stephen is chair of the ICA, the internal comms arm of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). I’ve been on the ICA national committee for about four years and during that time we’ve done some fantastic…