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How organisations communicate
Small organisationThis is what I am
trying to achieve
Here is how you can
help me do that
Together we’ll
become great
What a great guy.
Let’s do what he says.
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How organisations communicate
Internal comm
s
Largeorganisation
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How organisations communicate
The boss
Thinks: Just do as
I say, would you?
World-leading ...
blah blah
State of the art ..
blah blah
Investing in human
resources ... blah
blah
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How organisations communicate
Middle managers
Me
Me
Me
Me
My department is
what makes us
world-leading...
blah blah It’s my
leadership
we need to
tell people
about.My people are the
most invested in.
My guys are
doing the real
state-of-the-art
stuff
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How organisations communicate
Internal comms
There was a
charity thing the
boss thought
was important.
There is a new
computer WE all
need to learn
how to use.
The company
sponsored this
awards thing.
The boss went
to a dinner with
some people.
By the way, WE
all need to work
harder.
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How organisations communicate
Internal comms
What?
There was a
charity thing the
boss thought
was important.
There is a new
computer WE all
need to learn
how to use.
The company
sponsored this
awards thing.
The boss went
to a dinner with
some people.
By the way, WE
all need to work
harder.
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How organisations communicate
Internal comms
YawnWE workharder: THEYtake the credit
There was a
charity thing the
boss thought
was important.
There is a new
computer WE all
need to learn
how to use.
The company
sponsored this
awards thing.
The boss went
to a dinner with
some people.
By the way, WE
all need to work
harder.
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How organisations communicate
Internal comms
Must lookat the jobs
pagesThere was a
charity thing the
boss thought
was important.
There is a new
computer WE all
need to learn
how to use.
The company
sponsored this
awards thing.
The boss went
to a dinner with
some people.
By the way, WE
all need to work
harder.
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How organisations communicate
Internal comms
I wonderwhy weHAVE anintranet?
There was a
charity thing the
boss thought
was important.
There is a new
computer WE all
need to learn
how to use.
The company
sponsored this
awards thing.
The boss went
to a dinner with
some people.
By the way, WE
all need to work
harder.
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What’s the point ofinternal comms?
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What’s the point ofinternal comms?
Psst... if you work in
internal comms you
really should have a
good answer to this.
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Remember this?
Small organisation
This is what I am
trying to achieve
Here is how you
can help me do
that
Together we’ll
become great
What a great guy.
Let’s do what he says.
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Remember this?
This is what internal comms tries toreplicate in larger organisations
Small organisation
This is what I am
trying to achieve
Here is how you
can help me do
that
Together we’ll
become great
What a great guy.
Let’s do what he says.
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This is what we are trying to replicate
tocommunicate
What
Whyyou want to
communicateit
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}Small organisation
This is what I am
trying to achieve
Here is how you
can help me do
that
Together we’ll
become great
What a great guy.
Let’s do what he
says.
Thinking small is the secretof making it big
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What’s the point ofinternal comms?
We help people feel
engaged with what the
company is doing
We help them to
understand where we
are headed
We make sure
everyone is pulling in
the same direction
We empower them to
make better decisions
for themselves and for
the company
The answer you bosswants to hear
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What’s the point ofinternal comms?
The bottom line is ... the bottom line
Efficient communications = efficient company
Happy engaged people = £££££££££
The answer you bosswants to hear
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But how on earth dowe get from this ...
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How organisations communicate badly
Thinks: Just do as
I say, would you?
World-leading ...
blah blah
State of the art ..
blah blah
Investing in human
resources ... blah
blah
Me
Me
Me
It’s my
leadership
we need to
tell people
about.
My guys are
doing the real
state-of-the-art
stuff
The company
sponsored this
awards thing.
The boss went
to a dinner with
some people.
By the way, WE
all need to work
harder.
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... to this?
Smart organisation
This is what I am
trying to achieve
Here is how you can
help me do that
Together we’ll
become great
What a great guy.
Let’s do what he says.
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It turns out thesecret is ...
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COMMUNICATIONcommunication
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Don’t JUST communicate one way
Internal comms
ONE WAY
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Good communication goes both ways
Internal comms
BOTH WAYS
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This is what we are
trying to achieve
Here is how you can
help us do that
Together we’ll
become great
We help people feel engaged
with what the company is doing
We help them to understand
where we are headed
We make sure everyone is
pulling in the same direction
We empower them to make
better decisions for themselves
and for the company
Trust me I’m an internal communicator
This is what weare here for:
What to tell the boss What to tell everyone
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Where to start
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Clear objectives
Defined audience
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How to set
objectives
Understanding your
audience
Writing stories that
engage an internal
audience
Internal comms