A podcast from The Comms Guru
The Comms Confessional
Internal comms, owned up to. Paul Heaton and James Blair confess the habits, shortcuts and sins that stop messages landing, then talk about what to do instead.
Episode 1 premieres
Friday 30 October, 12 noon UK
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For comms, HR, change and engagement people who want their messages to land
Real mistakes, plain talk, practical fixes
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Episode 1 · Pilot
The 7 Deadly Sins of Internal Comms
Based on James's article, Paul and James work through the seven habits that quietly sabotage internal comms, from channel overload to the newsletter nobody reads, and how to repent. Stick around to the end for a look behind the mic with our studio partner.
The seven sins
Read the article that started it
The Seven Deadly Sins of Internal Comms →Your hosts
Who's in the booth
Paul Heaton
Founder and Lead Consultant, The Comms Guru
Twenty plus years helping organisations change the way they communicate with their people. Has heard every comms confession going, and made a few.
James Blair
Creative Comms Consultant
Turns complex messages into creative that people actually notice. Wrote the article that started the whole thing.
Got a comms sin to confess?
Tell us the comms crime you've committed, witnessed or can't stop seeing. We'll pick the best for future episodes. Anonymous is fine, we won't name names.
Thanks, your confession is in. Absolution may follow.
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Heard in the confessional
Your comms confessions
Confession text goes here.
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What is The Comms Confessional?
A podcast from The Comms Guru about the habits that stop internal communication working, and how to fix them.
Who is it for?
Anyone responsible for communicating with employees: internal comms, HR, change and transformation, project and engagement teams.
How often are new episodes released?
This is our pilot. Subscribe to Guru Mail or follow the show on Spotify, YouTube or Apple Podcasts to hear about new episodes first.
Where can I listen?
Watch on YouTube or Spotify, or listen on Apple Podcasts and other podcast apps.
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