Powerful Communication Podcast

Unnamed sources have an important role to play when it comes to exposing wrongdoing, whistleblowing and corruption. But they've become overused in much of our media and run rampant online with no controls or accountability. Worse, they give rise to the myth that there's a secret elite of connected 'insiders' that know more than you and me.  It's time we called out this nonsense and made sure unnamed sources and people who quote them are held to a higher standard. 

Comsteria's Colin Kelly delivers Linkedin traning and is getting asked this question A LOT! Here's a quick explainer.  Visit Comsteria online and find out more about our training and consultancy work, all designed to help you communicate with power!  www.comsteria.co.uk

It's time the poltical podcast chataratti realised just how out of touch they are.

We've got several important advantages over our competitors.  Obviously, we've youth on our side. Training and consultancy is a full time business for us - we're not doing this on the side while working for someone else or enjoying a semi retirement. We live and breathe this every single day. And our knowledge of the media is based on how it is now, not how things were 25 years ago. And as Colin Kelly explains in this episode of the Powerful Communication podcast, our priority is building you up and making you feel confident when you're dealing with the media, rather than trying to impress you with war stories about how powerful newspapers used to be. We work with small businesses, large multi-nationals, charities, government agencies, sports organisations, individuals in the arts and many more, across a wide variety of sectors. Call us today on 0141 628 8228 or visit us at www.comsteria.co.uk to discuss how we can help you.

Here's a simple step you can take to improve your understanding of the media, which in turn will increase your confidence, hek you get over some fear of the unknown and should also highlight opportunities you can take advantage of.  If you're part of a comms team, you could all get involved in this and share the workload. 

Colin Kelly with advice on how to get the most out of a relationship with a PR agency. At Comsteria, we believe the best results come from combining outsourced agency support with investment in your own skills. Contact us today to discuss what we can do for you.

Comsteria's media trainer Colin Kelly with advice on a neat and tidy way to 'put the brakes on' and stop talking when you're giving an interview. Don't user use this..it would get annoying if you did it on every answer, but used sparingly, this is a good technique to help end an answer strongly and get a key call to action across. 

Hello, and welcome to another episode from Comsteria's Powerful Communiation podcast for PR and communications professionals. We know lots of small business owners enjoy listening to this podcast as well - you are all very welcome and thanks for the encouraging feedback some of you send across. You can get in touch with us anytime - just email admin@comsteria.co.uk Many of us are getting set up for a new season after a break or at least a quieter period over the summer. It's a good time to revisit a basic of good communication - the desire for honesty and transparency, especially from the leadership team. But how honest should we really be when it comes to things like staff updates and regular briefings? Have a listen to the hypothetical situation outlined in this episode and let me know what you could do. There's no right or wrong of course, it's about being the best you can be, finding a balance and managing staff and customer expectations but I'm interested in how you would do that. And if it's something you'd like some help or guidance with - get in touch. I enjoy working with businesses of all shapes and sizes, in various sectors, helping put in place communications strategies that deliver the results you want. Get in touch today to discuss what Comsteria can do for you. 

We've realised media training has a particular 'reputation' in some sections of society. Many of the participants on our courses say things at the end of the day like 'I actually quite enjoyed that' or 'I didn't think that would be so much fun', or 'I was dreading that but it was actually really good'. We think this is because some providers use a 'break you down and build you back up' approach, where the 'breaking you down' bit is particularly brutal. We don't do this.  Our media training is safe, supportive, friendly and yes, we hope, even fun. Listen to this and get in touch if you need to know more. Call us on 0141 628 8228 or visit our website. 

If your organisation is leaving people hanging after they apply for jobs - you need to take action! Poor HR = Poor PR! Find out more about the work we're doing to help every organisation communicate with power.  Visit www.comsteria.co.uk

We need people to experiment with new technology such as ChatGPT, MidJourney and the rest but there's much more to artificial intelligence than creating videos and pictures that freak people out with how realistic they are. Technology is not entertainment. It's a tool we use. And we can learn lessons from our friends in farming and the way they've used technlogy wisely over the last 100 years or so. Here are my 4 principles for AI in pr and comms. I hope they help and if you'd like more no nonsense advice around implementing artificial intelligence (or any technology) within your comms team - get in touch.   

I kep hearing clients say they 'don't have time' and yet many of those same clients tell me that over the last few months they've been experimenting with AI at work. So where did the time come from? And could you use this same approach to free up time for other important activities?

Rule Number 1 - only pick fights you can't lose. Rule Number 2 - learn to recognise when you're dealing with a winner. Some advice from Comsteria's Colin Kelly.

Contact us today for tailored, confidential support to develop your writing skills. colin@comsteria.co.uk www.comsteria.co.uk

Your message, with clarity and personality. Comsteria's mission is to help your organisation communicate with power. Find out more about all our training, consultancy and creative services in our 2024 brochure. 

Y'all know who you are.

Here's something you can try if you're facing questions from a hostile audience. Comsteria's media trainer Colin Kelly shares a quick tip that can get you out of a tight spot and balance up a negative line of questioning from journalists or your own staff. Find out more about our #powerfulcommunication training, Visit Comsteria online at www.comsteria.co.uk