I didn’t realise how important it was to do personal development until I had to pay for it myself. When working in government I took it for granted (I see that now) that I could do a course or attend…
Canberra Communications Professional series: Emily Curlewis
Emily is the Chief Operations Officer at Veritec, a Canberra-based IT company who specalises in partnering with the public sector through Microsoft solutions. I first met Emily when she had just moved to Canberra and was immediately drawn to her…
Riding the wave of self-confidence
If you work in government communications every day can be like riding a wave. You get great feedback from the Secretary. You have a difficult meeting. Your media release gets through two Executive with limited changes! You drop the ball,…
The fight against acronyms
Primarily, I work with government clients. I have worked across the APS and there is one common problem. SMEs do it, the SES do it, and it drives me insane. It does matter if you are at DAWE, DISER, OTA,…
Who will your organisation be post-COVID?
The world, as we know it has changed. I don’t think any of us can deny the way we work and the way we think about work has changed for many of us. As we start to plan for re-entry…
Canberra Communications Professional series: Victoria Taylor
Canberra Communications Professionals series: Thea McGrath
Thea McGrath is next up to be featured in the Canberra Communications Professionals Series. I met Thea in pretty weird circumstances. One of my clients had to go on maternity leave earlier than expected. She had lined up to do…
Why I work in communications
I have been asked more times than I can remember — why do you keep doing it? I work in a profession that can be relentless, where it can feel like you are moving from one urgent thing to the…
My five tips for effectively using LinkedIn
In Canberra, LinkedIn doesn’t seem to be as popular as in other cities. Sure, many people have profiles, but very few keep seem to keep them up to date or regularly post to the platform. LinkedIn is quickly becoming one…
Canberra Communications Professionals series: Erin Chancellor
For the third edition of the Canberra Communications Professionals Series, I spoke to Erin Chancellor. Erin is currently a Strategic Communications Advisor at Evoenergy. I love the story of how I met Erin. A few years ago, Erin called me…