Online Influence Awards Finalist 2020
Top Ten Blog
-
Recent Posts
- Follow Amandacomms's Blog on WordPress.com
Recent Comments
Anne Gregory on Banish the talk of reputa… Danny Groves on Banish the talk of reputa… Phil Jewitt on Learning from half a cent… amandacomms1 on Learning from half a cent… Olutayo Irantiola on Learning from half a cent… Archives
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
Categories
- #ayearinblogs
- #blogtober
- ablogadayinmay
- baking
- BBC
- blog
- blogging
- blogs
- blogtober
- censorship
- challenge
- Chartered Institute of Public Relations
- Christmas
- CIPR
- commshero
- communication
- conferences
- Coursera
- Covid-19
- creativity
- crime
- Crisis book
- crisis communication
- development
- digital
- documentary
- emergency services
- Europe
- evaluation
- flexibility
- Floods
- freedom of speech
- General Election
- google plus
- google+
- hangouts
- happiness
- ideas
- internal communication
- je suis charlie
- kindness
- learning
- Lent
- manchester
- media
- offence
- Paris
- party leaders
- patience
- police
- policing
- PR
- prca
- profanities
- public
- Question Time
- recovery
- Redwings Horse Sanctuary
- reputation
- resilience
- social media
- social networking
- social networks
- society
- swearing
- technology
- The Detectives
- The Juice Academy
- training
- tweet
- Uncategorized
- vocabulary
- volunteering
- women
- work
Meta
Category Archives: development
What really is freedom?
Crisis messaging needs to be very carefully considered, reviewed, discussed and then revised or used. Continue reading
Posted in challenge, communication, Covid-19, crisis communication, development, PR, Uncategorized
Tagged Covid-19, freedom, freedom day
Leave a comment
Look beyond the surface
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
Posted in development, happiness, resilience, Uncategorized
Tagged imposter syndrome
Leave a comment
Six of the best
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
Posted in blogs, communication, crime, crisis communication, development, emergency services, PR, Uncategorized
Tagged business, communication, Crisis, PR, public relations
Leave a comment
Flying high?
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
Posted in communication, development, PR, society, women
Tagged children, communication, life, PR, public relations
Leave a comment
Saddle up and learn
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
Posted in #blogtober, communication, development, PR, Uncategorized
Tagged #blogtober, communication, horse, PR, public relations
Leave a comment
A little issue of ethics
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
Posted in Chartered Institute of Public Relations, CIPR, communication, development, PR, prca
Tagged communication, Ethics, PR, public relations, reputation
Leave a comment
Back to school
I recently marked two years being a Chartered PR practitioner and it is one of the major achievements in my professional career. I have been committed to my own development for many years. If you think about it if we … Continue reading
Posted in Chartered Institute of Public Relations, CIPR, communication, development, learning, PR
Tagged CIPR, communication, PR, public relations
Leave a comment
The shape of the PR business
The PRCA launched the latest PR and Communications Census today and it makes for interesting reading. It shows the business is booming and the sector is growing which is all really great news. However, there are also some worrying findings … Continue reading
Posted in communication, development, PR, prca, reputation
Tagged news, PR, public relations
Leave a comment
47 notes on life
I seem to be hurtling towards my 50th birthday and am still surprised by the fact that in my head I am still mid-20s but that isn’t what I see in the mirror. Today I reached the grand old age … Continue reading
Posted in challenge, development, digital, happiness, kindness, learning, volunteering
Tagged challenge, gratitude, life, love, modern life, random acts of kindness
Leave a comment
