Only thirteen working days!
5th June 2008Only thirteen working days until the big event hits Wellington! Comms@08 Communications Conference. Early bird rates are over, the workshops are full but there are still places available for our Plenary day 25th June at the Holiday Inn, Featherston Street, Wellington.
The Comms@08 Conference will be a great place to network with fellow professionals, get insight into exciting new tools and strategies and not least hear out key note speaker Howell James, Permanent Secretary Government Communications. His key note will give us insight into how the UK government uses good communications to 'Put people at the centre of their thinking'!
So go online http://www.psnetwork.org.nz/commsat/register.html , sign up and come join us at Comms@08, bought to you this June from the Network.
Just two more days
22nd May 2008Just two days to go before the early bird rates for the Comms@08 Conference close, so go online (make this a link to registration page) and sign up now so you too can discover exciting new tools, strategies and insights into communications planning, internal communications and organisational change. From the 25th of May, full rates apply. So get in quick and come and be inspired by a line up of fascinating and engaging speakers! Comms@08, coming this June from the Network.
Comms@08 update: Workshops one and two on 24 June are full
21st May 2008There's been overwhelming interest in our workshops on 24 June, so we've had to close registrations for these.
We know this may be disappointing, but rest assured we'll be running additional workshops for you later in the year.
There's still space on day two of Comms@08 on 25 June where you'll have the chance to hear from a range of interesting and exciting speakers including our key note speaker Howell James, the UK's Permanent Secretary of Government Communications, so get in soon. Book now.
The importance of Perception - Managing an organisations reputation
19th May 2008Reputation is what the people who matter think about what THEY think matters. Your reputation is what your key stakeholders THINK. Even more important, your future reputation is being created and shaped dynamically by what these people SAY.
As one of your single most important assets, your organisation's reputation demands your personal attention. Reputation managers, brand stewards and professionals responsible for corporate communications, governance and social responsibility need to be decisive leaders at times of social and cultural change.
Lost in translation - how to help hopeless leaders communicate change
16th May 2008Communicating change depends on big leaders, not big words! In this session Paul Rayner from Working Words shares some pragmatic techniques for helping inexperienced or mediocre managers to be better communicators. Paul's eclectic background in organisational change, leadership, HR, and internal communications provides a unique perspective on this Achilles heel of change communication.
Key skills good communications people need
14th May 2008Are you looking for a way to build your personal development plan? Knowing what your key skills are and measuring them effectively make it easier to see where you need to increase your level of knowledge and application. Creating a personal development plan, with measurable characteristics will help you succeed at work. In this session we will take you through the skills good communications people need to succeed.
Registrations Up!
12th May 2008 Just 12 days to go before the early bird rates for the Comms@08 Conference close, so go online and sign up now so you too can discover exciting new tools, strategies and insights into communications planning, internal communications and organisational change. From the 25th of May, full rates apply. So get in quick and come and be inspired by a line up of fascinating and
engaging speakers!
Comms@08, coming this June from the Network.
Comms@08 KeyNote Speaker Confirmed
Howell James CBE - Permanent Secretary, UK Government Communication
The role of Permanent Secretary for UK Government Communication was created as part of recommendations made by an independent review of government communications.
Responsible for communication across Whitehall*, Howell was appointed in March 2004 as the head of profession. His job is to: lead government communicators; improve the co-ordination of cross-departmental issues; and help improve the abilities and capabilities of communicators within every government department.
In June as our key note speaker he will give us a UK perspective of how the government is coordinating of communication across departments, the strategy behind it and how effective it has been. He will take us through some of the lessons his team has learned from government communication across Whitehall; what they would do differently and what new methods have attracted the best response from people.
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(*Whitehall is the name of a street in central London. It runs from Parliament Square to Trafalgar Square. Many of the most important (British) government departments are there. The word is used to denote the central government apparatus and bureaucracy. Originally, Whitehall was the name of a royal palace, of which only the splendid Banqueting Hall by Inigo Jones survives. It is still used for some major government events.)