Talking Comms

We get the lowdown on a brand new and comprehensive new comms resource, chat to a couple of internal comms aces about The Big Yak unconference and diversity, and round things off by hearing from a comms pro who's just taken a leap into the world of freelancing!

Big thanks to Matt Nicholls (@mattypn), Rachel Miller (@AllthingsIC), Annique Simpson (@annique_simpson) and Ben Capper (@bencapper)

Useful links:

• #FutureComms on the LGA website
• All Things IC
• The IC Crowd on Twitter
• The Big Yak
• Annique's website
• Ben's consultancy, Grey Fox Comms
• York's - the best coffee in Birmingham!

Welcome to Episode 4! 

In this episode, hear from @Jpdanon about the opportunities GDPR can create.

@stuartbanbery talks us through Social Sign In and Comms2Point0's new social media guide, based on a huge study of public sector organisations.

@Eleri_R lifts the lid on working flat out to bring the Commonwealth Games to Birmingham in 2022.

And Darren chats to @jomacdonald79 and @Plannnna about getting out and about to stimulate some creative thinking.

Get in touch! [email protected] or @talkingcommspod

Welcome to Episode 3 of Talking Comms!

We chat Supercharged Social Media, catch up with a world-renowned "Yammer Evangelist", and get some thoughts from NHS comms leads on the debate about generalists vs. specialists.

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In the second of our festive special podcasts, we talk wellbeing with Sally Northeast and Georgia Turner - the sizeable brains behind Comms Unplugged. 2018's event is on the 13th-15th September and you can find out more details here.

Thanks for listening in 2017!

While most of us are taking a break in the next few weeks, spare a thought for those comms pros on call, and who will have to refuse that seventh eggnog in case their phone goes off.

We chat to James Morton, External Communications Manager at Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.

A Happy Christmas to you all!

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Talking Comms Podcast.

We hear from several Comms2Point0 UnAward winners and a bit about why the UnAwards matter. As promised, we’ve got the second half of Alex Aiken’s fascinating presentation from LGComms Academy. And we round off the year with a group discussion about what the main comms-related challenges have been in during 2017.

(Apologies for some of the sound quality. I hope you can make out the audio during the group discussion).

For a full list of the UnAwards winners, go to www.comms2point0unawards.co.uk

Remember to follow us on Twitter @talkingcommspod and email us at [email protected]

Welcome to the pilot episode of The Talking Comms Podcast!

It is a Public Sector Communications Academy special, recorded in Leeds, 17-19 October. (Huge thanks to LGcommunications for letting us record there!)

You'll hear discussions and interviews around the comms reaction to the Grenfell Tower fire, from our friends at Granicus, from government comms titan Alex Aiken, and we throw some random questions at Cat Spalton, Comms Manager at Wycombe District Council.

Let us know your feedback please via [email protected] or @talkingcommspod on Twitter.