Category Archives: development

Have institutions become too far removed from real life?

Posted on February 2, 2022 by amandacomms1

The decline started before the pandemic and may be linked to the decade of cuts that shrunk public services and pushed them away from local people. In the past two years the situation has deteriorated and lockdowns made access to many things difficult and almost impossible. Continue reading →

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Three little words

Posted on December 28, 2021 by amandacomms1

Throughout the past 12 months there have been so many people that have helped me along the way. A huge amount of support to lift me in the difficult moments and to celebrate successes. It is easy to fail to see this in a busy, fast moving life. Continue reading →

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What me?

Posted on November 26, 2021 by amandacomms1

Despite being busy, having some amazing clients, receiving great feedback from training and presentations that I do, I still regularly question my ability to be doing what I do. Continue reading →

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What really is freedom?

Posted on June 14, 2021 by amandacomms1

Crisis messaging needs to be very carefully considered, reviewed, discussed and then revised or used. Continue reading →

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Look beyond the surface

Posted on May 9, 2021 by amandacomms1

We only see the good things that people have in their lives when we are viewing social media, and now the same is happening with our work lives. Everyone else is coping. Everyone else is competent. Everyone else is managing their workload. Everyone else is having a work/life balance and managing things. In reality, we all have our struggles. Continue reading →

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A new future

Posted on April 22, 2020 by amandacomms1

Many businesses have had to redesign the way they work overnight. With the Government restrictions and the move of services online they have faced the challenge of adapting to survive. We can see ingenuity, creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit across … Continue reading →

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Six of the best

Posted on February 23, 2019 by amandacomms1

A world away from Manchester, England I found myself sat listening to the head of communications for NATO talking about dealing with a crisis this week. It was one of those pinch me moments to make sure I was really … Continue reading →

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Flying high?

Posted on February 21, 2019 by amandacomms1

There have been some interesting posts and blogs this week talking about diversity and how critical it is for the communication industry, well for any industry really. I was transfixed by the conversation on Twitter on Tuesday about regional accents … Continue reading →

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Saddle up and learn

Posted on October 20, 2018 by amandacomms1

Learning and developing is essential for us all with whatever we are doing if we are going to improve. Today I spent three hours watching a dressage demonstration with the legend Carl Hester. Don’t worry this isn’t going to be … Continue reading →

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A little issue of ethics

Posted on September 12, 2018 by amandacomms1

Even though I am on a week holiday from work I have still had a few days littered with some key discussions about communication and public relations. The focus has been on ethics and the role communicators should have in … Continue reading →

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