by Phil Jones | Updated 9 Feb, 2016 | Avoiding communication mistakes
I have just found in Alan Steven’s (The Media coach) newsletter that June is supposed to be “Effective communication month”. Did you know that? Neither did I. It is now the June 24th and this is the first I have heard. Whoever made this up, needs to...
by Phil Jones | Updated 25 Oct, 2017 | Communicating & Socialising Strategy, Strategy communication
For years now people have been complaining about death by powerpoint. There is even a powerpoint, about death by powerpoint, on youtube. So how do you break the pattern? How do you get into the practice of not relying on powerpoint? How do you engage the audience and...
by Phil Jones | Updated 9 Feb, 2016 | Avoiding communication mistakes, Communicating bad news, Planning communication
As it it budget day in the UK, (The day the Chancellor announces changes to various tax rates) we have been inundated with speculation about what will be in the Chancellor’s budget. All prior to the announcement. Now it is a tradition that the contents of the...
by Phil Jones | Updated 11 Jul, 2017 | Avoiding communication mistakes, Communicating & Socialising Strategy
This is a classic story of how NOT to communicate with your customers during acquisition. In fact, confusing your customers and mis-communicating your strategy and actions during acquisition…. The background I wanted an eye test and some new glasses, so I...
