Internal Communications network

Tuesday 30th August – Engaging HR at AUT Tower.

2011-08-23T13:52:00.000+12:00

The PanelJoin us as Tess Hodson, Consultant at Kaleidoscope, and Kate Billing, Consultant at Blacksmith, lead a panel discussion with HR and internal communications practitioners on how to ensure these two departments work together effectively. Our panellists include Sarah Coleman, Human Resources Director (Chapman Tripp) and Melanie Pook, Senior Communications Advisor (Chapman Tripp). Venue:

IC Network August meeting – Tuesday 30th August – Engaging HR

2011-08-22T13:37:00.002+12:00

This session will be a Panel Discussion chaired by Kylie Horomia, Internal Comms Consultant at AA. Getting HR and Internal Comms on side. Look out for more details and the panellists coming soon.

Meeting dates to the end of the year

2011-05-24T15:49:00.000+12:00

7 June Auckland City – the transition, the staff, lessons learned. Speaker TBC 19 July Engaging HR Sharon Coombes 30 August Line managers – Encouraging active communication behaviours through internal communications. Speaker TBC 4 October Social Media (Part Two) – Case study.Looking at the practical application of Social Media tools. Speaker TBC 29 Nov Xmas themed meeting TBC

Internal Comms Network Research - May 2011

2011-05-24T15:42:00.000+12:00

Presentation from Ideas Shop presented by Anna and Amanda on Tuesday 10th May. View here

Internal Communication Network Christmas meeting - Speed Networking

2010-11-11T16:45:00.000+13:00

Tuesday 16th November - Yes OK it is a bit early but we all get so busy closer to Christmas! Don’t miss the last IC Network meeting for 2010 – an opportunity to hear industry secrets, share tips and tricks, just in time for the new year. Join us for some Christmas fare and a few laughs. The Nights Topics: 1. How to help line managers communicate

Internal Comms Network - Change of dates: next meeting is Tuesday 28 September

2010-09-13T19:54:00.001+12:00

If you've been flicking ahead in your diary, you may have noticed that we'd planned to hold a session next week. However, as many of us have just met the week before last at the (excellent) joint PRINZ/Internal Communications session, we've decided to move the dates for our next two meetings out a few weeks. So please put these dates in your diary: Tuesday 28 September and Tuesday 16 November.

ICN and PRINZ Combined Northern Event 24 Aug 2010

2010-08-18T09:26:00.000+12:00

People - and getting the best out of them Finding it hard to get through to "don't bore me with the small stuff" Jim in Sales but give "stickler for details" Katie in IT all the information she wants? Or to drag ideas out of Lucy in Accounts but stop Fred in HR from holding the floor? Then we've got the session for you! Because, when it comes to communications, one size doesn't fit all. Come

3rd August Meeting - Telecom XT: Why internal communications matters

2010-07-22T10:46:00.001+12:00

Remember to diarise 3rd August for our next IC Network meeting. We have the pleasure of hearing from Megan Wiltshire. Telecom XT: Why internal communications matters. How important is internal communications as part of a crisis response? Telecom NZ found out during its recent XT mobile network outages. This session will give insights and learnings from deep inside one of the year's biggest

SharePoint presentation from the meeting

2010-06-28T10:26:00.002+12:00

Can be found on the resources page here.

A non-techie look at Sharepoint for your organisational intranet – what you should know BEFORE you do it and the initial results

2010-06-18T11:40:00.000+12:00

Is your organisation looking to implement Microsoft Sharepoint for your intranet? What is the role of internal communications during this period? What happens if you are ‘technologically challenged’? Who should be in charge?This session looks at the initial implementation of a Sharepoint intranet at the New Zealand Automobile Association. Discussion will include some of the challenges that went

Influencing internally to ensure your comms team is successful

2010-04-26T10:55:00.001+12:00

Do you find yourself or your communication team brought into projects too late to make a difference? Are you in an organisation where everyone thinks they can do your job? Tired of being viewed as the odd-jobs team that orders promotional giveaways or prints posters? Then this session is for you!Speaker: Sue Milne, Partner, Senate Communications.Having worked both in-house as a communication

BUPA’s social media guidelines

2010-04-15T18:01:00.000+12:00

BUPA’s social media guidelines and presentation on social media for employee communications can be found here. Thanks very much to BUPA for sharing this resource.

Confirmed dates and topics for next meetings

2010-04-07T14:55:00.002+12:00

Tuesday 11 MayInfluencing internally to ensure your communications team is successfulSue Milne (Senate Communications)Other dates (topics from the list below, speakers to be advised):* Tuesday 22 June* Tuesday 3 August* Tuesday 14 September* Tuesday 26 October* Tuesday 30 NovemberTopics for sessions from August to November (no particular order):* Developing and using an intranet in SharePoint*

Developing a strategy for social networking

2010-03-16T11:27:00.003+13:00

Let’s continue the conversation we had with Sarah Perry, Snap Comms last year. Social media is here to stay – what’s what and what’s worth usingContent:· Why a strategy’s important · How to do the research· Issues to consider (policies, protocols, what works for which audiences, selling it to the exec, link to marketing strategy, etc) When: Tuesday 30th March (drinks from 5pm, session 5.30 to

Detox your writing - Tuesday 16 February

2010-02-16T13:46:00.001+13:00

Start 2010 as you mean to go on: Detox your writing! Facilitated by Kate ThompsonDid you overindulge over the holiday season? Are you: · - suffering from stodgy sentences? · - over-shooting your word counts?· - losing the battle with ‘corporate speak’? It happens to all of us from time to time! If this sounds like you, you need our writers’ and editors’ detox. Join us

’09 End of year report

2009-11-26T10:17:00.002+13:00

Read what the internal communications network have been up to over the past year here (under the heading ‘other’ near the bottom of the page

Output from the Internal Communications Network Christmas do!

2009-11-25T10:38:00.001+13:00

See if you can spot ‘drug dealer snowman’ and ‘stripper snowman’. Such a fun evening, who’d have thought we could all draw so well after a few glasses of bubbles…

Christmas Drinks and Fun Tonight!

2009-11-24T15:46:00.003+13:00

It’s not too late if you would like to come along to the Network’s end of year gathering tonight. It’s called " the lighter side of visualisation" - learning how to draw all your favourite Xmas characters such as Santa and Rudolph - and maybe even your partner, family, or boss - inspired with a glass of Christmas cheer. We'll be creating our own cards. Are you game?Prizes for the best and not

Doing more for less - 20th Oct meeting

2009-10-16T01:54:00.002+13:00

Our speaker for this meeting is Martin Coates.This presentation will cover the need to communicate effectively, the 4-stage Visualisation process, and the benefits of using this approach. As you might expect, a presentation on Visualisation will have loads of pictures, based on real life examples and success stories. Martin aims to make this a fun and interactive presentation, so remember to

Free Workshop Offer for Melcrum SCM Sydney

2009-08-12T15:03:00.002+12:00

Since SnapComms are a global sponsor of Melcrum this year, there is a special offer for 'Friends of Snap'Enter the keyword “Snap” when you sign up and you’ll get the pre-conference workshops for free. (The Workshops Package is usually AU$3,195 + GST, but friends of Snap can attend for AU$2,395 + GST.)If you have stumbled on this but are not currently a 'friend of Snap', feel free to drop your

Great to see old faces and new last night

2009-08-05T13:45:00.001+12:00

Great night at the Internal Communications networking event last night. Some new faces, good wine and great discussion (plus a few name plays on the word Twitter which kept us all giggling...!)The consensus at the end seemed to be – “Surely, if Twitter is useful as an internal communications tool, we wouldn’t need to dig so hard to find compelling strengths to overcome its weaknesses...”The next

Social media as an internal communications tool

2009-07-25T12:12:00.001+12:00

There is a lot of hype around social media “revolutionising the way we communicate“. Twitter, in particular, has received extensive media coverage. There is little doubt that such tools are an essential part of external corporate communications….but what about from an employee communications perspective?Our speaker for this meeting is Sarah Perry, SnapComms.Sarah will facilitate a discussion

2009-07-07T14:05:00.001+12:00

Internal communications resources & white papers http://ping.fm/s4zfm

SharePointStrengths and Weaknessnes - Video

2009-06-18T16:47:00.000+12:00

Here

Internal Communications – supporting engagement in a recession

2009-06-17T11:49:00.001+12:00

Internal Comms Network meeting topic: “Internal Communications – supporting engagement in a recession”Our speakers for this meeting are Julie Cunningham, Cunningham Associates. Julie will present her experience as a HR Consultant on how organisations approach (or not) engagement, how it is measured and how engagement is driven from and HR perspective.DetailsThe meeting will take place on:·

Video - Employee Communications During a Downturn

2009-06-17T11:46:00.001+12:00

Can be found here.

Creative ways to compensate for an old intranet

2009-06-02T15:59:00.000+12:00

Useful intranet tips presentation here.

Internal communications - stepping up during a recession

2009-04-15T15:42:00.002+12:00

Read a related white paper from SnapComms hereParticipate in a facilitated workshop at our next networking meeting on the 12th May (5.30pm at the ARC building, meeting room 2). Please RSVP here

SharePoint Conference

2009-03-25T17:29:00.000+13:00

SharePoint is coming up more and more at our meetings so this conference may be of interest to some (2nd and 3rd July in Wellington).

Crisis Communication - 31st March 2009

2009-03-03T16:23:00.000+13:00

Diarise Tuesday 31 March – Internal Comms Network Meeting at ARC Meeting Rooms. Topic: “Crisis Communication Management”Our speaker for this meeting is Dominique Crikemans from Air NZ. Dominique will present a case study around the tragedy recently faced by Air NZ. Dominique, as Acting Group Internal Communications Manager was part of the communications team that handled the internal and

Change Communications at The Warehouse

2009-02-18T10:46:00.001+13:00

Last night Christine Sewell gave an insightful presentation about Change Communications within The Warehouse. The presentation is available here. Thanks very much Christine!

Internal Comms Network February meeting

2009-02-09T10:58:00.002+13:00

This month’s meeting topic is “Change Management” and our speaker Christine Sewell - Change Manager at The Warehouse (to be confirmed) will discuss the Kotter Model of Change:Time: Tuesday, 17th February, 5:30 - 8:00pmPlace: Committee Room 2 at the ARC (Auckland Regional Council) Office, Crn Pitt St and Hopetoun St.As usual, there will be a small charge of $5 to cover expenses.Please RSVP by

Asked to justify your existence?

2008-12-19T12:27:00.001+13:00

A new resource that calculates the financial impact of effective internal communication is available here. It’s a ‘beta’ version and any feedback or ideas are very welcome! Send them here.

SharePoint Article Now Available

2008-12-18T14:29:00.001+13:00

Snapcomm’s white paper – ‘Tips to maximise the value of SharePoint’ is now available here.

Effective Internal Communications – why it’s so important – reason #3

2008-11-25T09:48:00.000+13:00

Good reason # 3 - Retain revenues in a shrinking marketIf demand for your organization’s products or services is reducing, in order to keep revenues healthy, it becomes even more important to drive organizational performance to increase your share of a shrinking market.In a competitive marketplace, organizations need to be agile, to reduce process inefficiencies and to increase effectiveness

SharePoint Update

2008-11-19T09:41:00.001+13:00

I’ve just finished collating all the information I have about SharePoint. It’s aimed at Internal Communicators but not yet in a format that I can post to a webpage yet (no references, not proof read properly etc). If you’d like a copy, feel free to request it here.

Effective Internal Communications – why it’s so important – reason #2

2008-11-19T09:39:00.001+13:00

Good reason # 2 - Maintain operational effectivenessUncertainty due to a lack of effective internal communication can cause high performing employees to jump ship. Low morale within remaining staff can impact customer interactions and damage brand identity.Uncertainty can also damage a company’s culture. Competition for internal resources can increase between (and inside of) departments. Focus

Effective Internal Communications – why it’s so important during an economic downturn

2008-11-17T09:51:00.000+13:00

There is now a new article here which talks about the importance of good employee communications during an economic downturn. Here’s a short extract:Good reason # 1 - Maintain productivityNo news is definitely not good news from an employee communications perspective.October 2008 Research from Weber Shandwick showed that 71% of people felt that their company should be communicating more about

Sharepoint resources

2008-11-10T10:33:00.000+13:00

At the recent Internal Communications summit, quite a few people were asking about Sharepoint. There’s some good stuff on the Fast Forward Blog here. There’s also a recent book here.

Wanna join the Auckland Internal Communicators Networking Group?

2008-10-17T17:01:00.002+13:00

Feel free to send me a message and I'll add you to the invite list.

Internal Comms Summit 08

2008-10-15T10:26:00.001+13:00

I'm looking forward to seeing some of you at the Internal Communications Summit in a few weeks. Click here to check out the program

Great evening, fantastic feedback

2008-10-15T10:15:00.004+13:00

What a fantastic evening last night. The presentation was practical with lots of useful ideas about what’s worked and what hasn't. We had our biggest turnout yet with plenty of time for drinks and getting to know each other. Thanks so much to everyone who helped this event come together. The presentation is available here.

Networking group meeting tonight

2008-10-14T15:50:00.002+13:00

I'm looking forward to seeing some of you tonight at one of our biggest turnouts...so large in fact it was 'sold out'.Claire Johnstone, the General Manager of Corporate for the Ministry of Transport in New Zealand and Steph Beath, an IT business analyst with the Ministry of Transport will be sharing some insights and learning from the MOT's award winning intranet.If Claire and Steph are amenable,

Internal Communications Resources

2008-09-12T10:03:00.003+12:00

We've now put up some free hot tips resources for internal communicators. Any feedback welcome!

Presentation - Cross Cultural Communications

2008-03-17T09:37:00.002+13:00

Available here

Auckland Meeting update

2008-02-18T10:02:00.000+13:00

It was good to see those of you that were able to come to the meeting last week. Mariska’s presentation was as enjoyable as ever and generated a great deal of discussion. Also the decision was made to move this group under the PRINZ umbrella for the next meeting so see how it goes (I’m sure we’ll all be really happy). Dates to be finalised but probably sometime just after Easter.Unfortunately

Next Auckland networking meeting - 12th Feb 2008

2007-11-23T16:06:00.000+13:00

The topics for the next meeting are:1. Cross Cultural Communications presented by Mariska Mannes and followed by a group discussion2. Discussion and decision by vote as to whether these networking forums should become part of PRINZ Details of the meeting are as follows:When: Tuesday 12th FebTime: 5.30pm – 7pm Venue: Auckland Regional Council, 21 Pitt St, Auckland. Committee Room 2

Moving this group under the PRINZ umbrella

2007-11-23T16:05:00.001+13:00

If you have an opinion you would like to express, please do so via the comment function

Group Thoughts on the ‘Ideal’ Internal Communications Summit.

2007-11-23T16:01:00.000+13:00

The discussion around what worked and what didn’t as well as notes about the ‘ideal summit’ are available here.

Last meeting of the year – 20th November at 5.30pm

2007-10-13T13:38:00.001+13:00

We will be presenting highlights from the Internal Communications Summit in Wellington. Also, Paul Dryden from PRINZ will be coming along to talk to us.

Presentations from 9th Oct meeting

2007-10-13T13:33:00.000+13:00

Available here. Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting, especially David and Graeme. It’s wonderful to have such high calibre speakers with fascinating content.

Agenda for the Auckland Meeting on the 9th October

2007-10-04T16:49:00.000+13:00

Available here. It looks like we are set for another informative evening. I hope to see some of you there!N.B. Any Communicators not on our circulation list who happen to be in Auckland are also welcome to attend.

Next Auckland Networking Meeting - 9th Oct 5.30pm

2007-09-13T10:11:00.000+12:00

Looks like we are in for another great meeting...David Pearce, the Group Manager HR Communications & Engagement at Fonterra, will be sharing some of his experiences and insights both from Fonterra and UnileverandGraeme Colman, the Communications Manager at the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development, will be talking about communicating sustainability, policy development and

Presentations from Sept. Auckland Networking Meeting

2007-09-13T10:08:00.000+12:00

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last get together making it another really interesting and stimulating session. Sharon’s presentation on the “Culture at Auckland City Council” is now available here. Philip’s presentation on “Ethics in Communication” is also available here.

2007-09-04T14:42:00.000+12:00

We are Communicators, a public relations and communications/marketing recruitment network who specialise in identifying communications talent in the marketplace for a client base that spans a broad range of sectors and includes some of New Zealand’s most high profile and successful companies.Currently we have a number of full and part time internal communications opportunities and are keen to

Next Auckland networking meeting on the 4th September

2007-08-17T11:06:00.000+12:00

5.30pm – 7pm at the Auckland Regional Council, 21 Pitt St, Auckland. Committee Room 2 Click here to view the agenda

2nd Annual Internal Communications Summit

2007-08-10T10:35:00.000+12:00

29th & 30th October 2007, The Duxton Hotel, Wellington.The PDF brochure for this is available here

Who’s up for a National Networking get together?

2007-07-26T11:10:00.000+12:00

At our recent Auckland meeting we decided that it would be great to have a national meeting to coincide with the upcoming Internal Communications Summit. We are planning on having it on the evening of the 29th Oct somewhere in Wellington – outside of the conference venue – meaning that people who are not attending the conference feel comfortable in coming along too.Please click on the comments

Our recent Northern meeting

2007-07-26T10:55:00.000+12:00

Wow! What a great meeting with really interesting content... It was almost too much for me to absorb at 5.30 after a glass of wine (!) so I will certainly be revisiting the content which is available as follows:Click here for a PDF summary of Sue’s presentation on Reputation ManagementMariska’s presentation on the Role of Internal Communications is available here.The next meeting is scheduled for

Internal Comms Group in Wellington

2007-07-26T09:06:00.000+12:00

Just thought I'd post an update for everyone on what we're doing down here in Wellington. Following last year's conference I was "elected" coordinator of the Central Group. I got everyone's email and in December attempted to organise a meeting. Unfortuntely the group was rather light on the ground and then it was Christmas. Since then I've tried to organise another meeting and Victoria Dew tried

Job in Hamilton

2007-07-26T09:04:00.000+12:00

This role was forwarded onto me so I thought I should post for everyone to read...My name is Joanna Long and I work with BridgesOne which is an executivesearch and recruitment company based in Auckland. I came across yourwebsite on the freelance writers website, and thought, on a long shot,youmay be able to help with a role we are currently trying to fill.The role is an Internal Communications

Thanks for coming tonight!

2007-07-24T18:53:00.000+12:00

This is a demo of the blog site click here

Web 2.0 – YouTube clips I think you’ll find interesting...

2007-07-14T16:57:00.000+12:00

Cool definition of web 2.0 and its impactand here’s some light relief (“Supermarket 2.0”)

2007-07-06T12:01:00.001+12:00

Agenda for the 24th July meeting

2007-07-06T09:41:00.000+12:00

Click here for the meeting agenda. Looks like it’s going to be another good meeting!

Has anyone joined Melcrum's internal comms online network?

2007-06-20T08:31:00.000+12:00

I joined a few weeks ago and I've just been looking at some of the groups and stuff on there and thought it looked quite interesting. If you don't receive Melcrum's emails then go and have a look here: http://www.communicatorsnetwork.com/I'd be interested to hear what others think (and yes I know it's very American).

Next meeting scheduled for the 24th July

2007-06-15T16:14:00.000+12:00

For those that were able to attend on Tuesday, thanks for a very enjoyable evening! Particular thanks to Geoff and Bee for their informative presentations and to everyone for their contributions to the Communicators Clinic.Bee Pears from Waikato DHB presented highlights from an intranet workshop she attended presented by James Robertson. More details are available on his site http://

Clarifying Values

2007-06-13T13:53:00.000+12:00

Last night's meeting and discussion highlighted that some senior managers seem to be confused about corporate values, vision and mission statements, so thought the following might be a useful reference for fellow ICN members:Corporate values - capture and define the way an organisation does things. ie risk averse or risk takers, conservative or entrepreneurial, pragmatic or creative etc. However

Networking meeting on 12th June at 5.30pm

2007-06-08T13:49:00.000+12:00

The agenda for this meeting can be viewed here. Some of you will have attended the PRINZ conference, so, at the beginning of the meeting, we will review the agenda and amend accordingly with regard to what people want to spend the time on. If possible, please RSVP to help us organise the room set up and volume of nibbles. However, if you have not sent an RSVP and want to come along on the night

For managers: How (and why) to show employees you really don't care all that much – a video clip to brighten the day…

2007-06-02T14:11:00.000+12:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH1MuJcKUJkI found this hilarious video clip on www.myragan.com. I’m still evaluating www.myragan.com “Where Communicators meet”. I’ll blog more about this once I have finished my evaluation. It looks really interesting and is definitely worth checking out. Does anyone have any thoughts, experiences or insights they want to share regarding this site?

Networking meeting, 1st May

2007-05-01T21:14:00.000+12:00

Thanks to everyone who attended the networking meeting. It was a great opportunity to share some ideas and get together.The date for the next meeting is 12th June at 5.30. Same venue, same format as it seemed to work.For the next meeting, it was agreed that everyone should bring an example of an elevator pitch or alternatively a short description of their job for use in the pub (for when people

2007-04-16T12:26:00.000+12:00

Kate Ali-Dawson is looking for a couple of talented intermediate internal comms people to join her team, as well as a couple of people to join the intranet team.A number of the roles will be advertised externally over the coming weeks, and are currently on the BNZ website: https://careers.bnz.co.nz/. Search the careers site using Internal Communications as the key words.Feel free to pass on

Networking meeting on 1st May

2007-04-14T13:31:00.000+12:00

The draft agenda for the next Internal Communicators networking meeting can be viewed here

Notes from the 20th March 2007 networking meeting

2007-04-04T17:18:00.000+12:00

Karen Duncan from ARC has asked me to post the meeting minutes from the Internal Communicators networking meeting. Click here to view them.If you would like to receive an invite to the next Auckland meeting (1st May at 5.30pm), please email me at sarah.perry@snapcomms.com and I’ll add you to the circulation list.

Internal Communicators Elevator Pitch

2007-03-24T15:54:00.000+12:00

At our next meeting, the idea is to refine an ‘elevator pitch’ for Internal Communicators.Having had a bit of a think about this, I’m personally coming to the conclusion that Internal Communicators do so much that it’s hard to boil it down to one sentence. The solution could be to have a ‘menu of options’, then, depending on the audience and their ‘hot buttons’ we can select from a list of

What's a blog, then?

2007-03-23T15:50:00.000+12:00

Here's three articles you might find intersting if you're new to the wonderful world of blogging:-The Corporate Weblog manifesto - Robert Scobles, Microsoft Blogger- Corporate Blogging- Blogs Will Change Your Business - Business 2.0 magazineSome examples to give you an idea of what blogs actually look like:- PublicAddress – NZ blog with several contributors- 43 Folders – personal productivity

Books for Internal Communicators

2007-03-23T11:36:00.000+12:00

At our recent get together, the idea came up for creating a list of books for internal communicators to put on this blog.I’ve read “Making the Connections” by Bill Quirke which was great in terms of strategy but not up to date in terms of the latest technology available to communicate and the issues relating to these technologies. I’m assuming this will apply to any book that is older than a year

Welcome to the Internal Communicators Blog

2007-02-16T10:30:00.000+13:00

Hi there, Sarah here.The team at Snap thought it would be useful to set up a blog for the Internal Communicators network. This way, we can share ideas and ask questions with other Internal Communicators across the country (we'll invite the groups from Central and South to participate too).We'll also include links to any useful information, related research etc that we find.I'd welcome any comment

Pod casts relating to internal communications

2007-02-09T10:57:00.000+13:00

I was the lucky recipient of an Ipod at Christmas complete with a Itrip to allow me to listen in the car. So I’ve been putting it to good use.There are some pod casts relating to Internal Communications and PR that you can down load for free from the Itunes store (www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcasts.html)It’s great to listen in the car. Some of the ones I have come across so far are:“For

Useful resources on the internet

2007-02-09T10:36:00.000+13:00

Most of you probably already know about these sites, but in case you don’t, I thought I’d mention them as useful linkshttp://www.simply-communicate.com/A UK based portal for internal communicators. You need to sign up (and pay 125 UK pounds) to gain access to all articles but there is some stuff there for free. http://www.internalcommshub.com/Another internal communicators portal that allows you

How to blog

2007-02-08T16:23:00.000+13:00

Hi, Sarah again,If you would like to blog on this site, just post a comment with your email address and I'll add you to the list of authors. Alternatively, drop me an email at sarah.perry@snapcomms.com.Happy blogging!