December 2006 - Posts

• Tea, no thanks I'll have a beer...

  Wow, it's been a hard close to the year. Note to self: never again attempt moving house, working like a dog, planning Christmas, packing for long haul holiday and accepting lots of party invites in the same calendar month. Still, we're nearly there. There, Read More... Posted 22 December 2006 14:21 by Phil Turner | 1 Comments

• Buying a house is a communications nightmare

  I’ve just sold a flat and bought a house. It’s been one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life. I can think of funerals that were more rewarding. It was a disaster in large part due to the appalling communications between virtually all parties Read More... Posted 12 December 2006 16:22 by Phil Turner | 3 Comments

• Storytelling and technology, they go together like a horse and carriage

  We’re talking to our clients a lot about storytelling at the moment. People are defining it in a very broad way. At one end of the spectrum you have those who break down and examine the component parts of a classic story – protagonist, turning point, Read More... Posted 08 December 2006 17:17 by Phil Turner | 1 Comments Filed under: Storytelling

• Employee blogs and employment law

  When I worked as a journalist I knew my media law pretty well. Of course I did, otherwise I'd be a danger to my employer. It follows that if i'm in an organisation proposing an employee blog I think I'd better gen up on my employment law. In my last post Read More... Posted 06 December 2006 12:17 by Phil Turner | 3 Comments Filed under: Social media

• Should internal comms steer clear of social media?

  Last week I helped run an internal comms workshop for a client. We organised a closing debate on whether social media should be embraced by internal communicators. I joined the team arguing that IC practitioners should steer clear of social media. It Read More... Posted 04 December 2006 13:47 by Phil Turner | 3 Comments Filed under: Social media, Internal comms