Michael Specht

An imperfect blog from Australia looking at technology, enterprise 2.0, management, Human Resources (HR) and other random thoughts.

Entries Tagged as 'Communication'

A quick communications update

February 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Communication · 1,326 views

I just read a great post from over at The Engaging Brand on communications, specifically internal communications:-
Communication is a vital ingredient of a successful business and yet how much time do we spend on honing our skills? How much time do we spend understanding how effective communication is?
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Often the top down is relatively ok, but [...]

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What is a good presentation?

September 1st, 2006 · No Comments · Branding, Communication, Learning · 2,708 views

I subscribe to Presentation Zen to find the latest and greatest trends in presentations. Some of the presentations they reference are fantastic others I don’t really relate to but I still stay subscribed. So today when I saw a couple of people referring to the Top 10 Presentations I was interested.
KnowHR have pulled [...]

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4th July - Declare independence from mainstream media!

June 26th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Blogging, Communication, New Media · 1,790 views

Found this interesting idea on Cameron’s Brain, declare 4th July as a day of independence from mainstream media. Not being in the US the 4th July is usually just another day, so this is a great idea to give it meaning. The idea was kicked around but a number of people on the [...]

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The sinking sub

June 15th, 2006 · No Comments · Blogging, Communication, New Media, RSS · 2,996 views

Being on a sub going down would be no fun! No one wants to be stuck at the bottom of the ocean in a sub. I suspect this is how the people at PubSub are feeling right now. Bob Wyman has openly spoken about the troubles PubSub is facing (via The RSS [...]

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Corporate communication

February 1st, 2006 · 5 Comments · Communication, Future, New Media · 3,215 views

While internal communications does not always sit within the realms of HR, how it is perceived by your employees is critical to their engagement. Personally internal communications sits within the Employee Relations area, but I know not everyone agrees.
Watson Wyatt recently released a Communication ROI Study which focuses directly on internal communication with employees [...]

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