Category: communication
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Role descriptors: a great tool to get carers involved in your work
Do you have a bit of a challenge getting mental health carers involved in your work? Perhaps they’re not joining the group you’ve set up and you’d really like to hear about their “lived experience” and the many “insights” they’ve picked up along the rocky road that is called “care”. Well, you’re in the right…
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How to help someone who is suicidal
In honour of World Suicide Prevention Day: 10 September 2017 Spent last weekend creating a brand new Suicide Prevention infographic with a couple of friends (Mike, an illustrator; and Dan a word-smith) in honour of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th Sept 2017. Together we wanted to create something powerful that people could engage with…
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How to write well: 14 tips
Public Affairs Tip: If you want to improve your writing use short sentences; and strong, snappy, unusual words. Have you ever been stuck for words? Or perhaps not been able to get the right words in the right order on the page? Some of us get stuck when it comes to expressing what we want…
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Getting over the b-word
Public Affairs Tip: Know who you are, what you do and why you do it. This post is a gift to all those people who get a little tetchy when the b-word’s mentioned. BRAND. Why not give it a go when you have a mo, it might help you express who you are, what you…
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How to earn the trust trophy: 11 ideas
PUBLIC AFFAIRS TIP: Trust is a trophy that’s given to you by other people because you’ve proved to be trustworthy. Would you say you’re an honest person? Trustworthy? I’ve been asking myself these questions following some work I’ve been doing recently on how best to promote more effective engagement between non-profits and secondary schools. Building…
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10 tips: engaging with schools – making the first move
Quick Public Affairs Tip: If you want to open doors, tailor your approach to your target audience and their needs I’ve always promoted the importance of a rounded secondary school experience. Something that enables people to create the lives they want whether it’s to do with banking or organic food farming. So I was chuffed to…
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How to make joined-up working work well: a nifty idea
One thing I love about being a public affairs professional is talking to loads of different people and picking up inspiring success stories; then sharing them. Looking back on 2013, The Homework Club – set up by Reading Refugee Support Group (RRSG) and The Abbey School struck me as a nifty idea THAT WORKS. It…