“I really struggle with phone calls, partly due to being Autistic, and needed a vets appointment for my dogs. I found one that seemed to have online booking, Live Well vets, but it turned out it didn’t, but they kindly booked me in through Instagram DM & my housemate took the confirmation call. Those two […]
Making your communication accessible is an important kindness that we can all action in different ways. This Global Accessibility Awareness Day I want to recommend the Accessible Communication information from Charity Comms which covers: Find out more and start making your communication more accessible.
It isn’t often understood that British Sign Language is a language in its own right, not just some sort of transcription – so if you speak BSL and there isn’t an interpreter, it’s like an English-speaker being shown something in Spanish. You might also not realise that you don’t need to learn BSL to communicate
Bruce contacted me to see if I could help his charity with their comms, the support I provide is not what he needs, so I suggested a contact of mine and put him in touch with her. He made this comment about my kindness in helping him. “Dear Bruce,I have spoken to Paola and she
A big thank you to Ash of Changing Minds for sharing this information about inclusive language during the month of Ramadan. Choosing to use inclusive language and consider what we’re saying is an act of kindness and Ash has lots more information on how to do that on her account so do go and follow
When I saw the Include Choir at KindFest I knew I wanted to share them on Time for Kindness. The Include Choir support people with communication disabilities and is led by Speech therapists. They have so many wonderful songs using Makaton signs and even online inclusive meetings so everyone can join in. Find out more
The comms community were amazing after the news of the Queen’s sad death broke. They reached out to help, support and guide each other during difficult times and Keith Riley was one of those wonderful people going above and beyond to help the community. Being a communications professional is hard and can be draining at
I recently spoke at both the NHS Charities Together conference and the LUPC-SUPC procurement conference about how to build a comms strategy. I also spend a lot of time supporting clients to write their comms strategies. For me, that strategic approach to communicating with your audiences and sharing your messages is vital. Most communications people
‘How do I build a communication strategy or plan?’ remains one of the most common questions I get asked. I find it reassuring because it demonstrates a recognition that a strategic approach is going to be better than an ad hoc one for reaching audiences with messages of kindness. This week I am running a
Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2022. The theme this year is loneliness and the Mental Health Foundation are encouraging people to build meaningful connections. One way to encourage connection building is to get out for a walk together. I love taking a walk round the beautiful lake in this photo, often
