Lauren Castle

Communications Consultant at Alive With Ideas!

[Alive With Ideas @AliveWithIdeas]

Recharging our creative batteries today with the amazing @SonsolesPrint #Team #Teamwork #Creativity #ScreenPrinting #FridayFun

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@DhariniPatel Thanks Dharini! 💛

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@learock76 Likewise! Thanks so much. 💛

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What do you get when you put sensational speakers, passionate panellists and curious communicators in a beautifully decorated space together? Inner Rebel 2023. ⚡️ https://t.co/BfLGO4dixY

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Thank you to @Advita_p and @DhariniPatel and their brilliant team of Rebels for pulling together such a dazzling, diverse and dynamic lineup of speakers and for having @AliveWithIdeas along for the ride. https://t.co/BfLGO4dixY

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Check out some of our favourite quotes of the day from the fabulous @SamMcAlister1, @NishaKatona, @dansodergren, Satnam Kaur, Thomas Erikson, Ben Horn, @AlleyneAnd and Leona Smith...https://t.co/BfLGO4dixY

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We’re having a ball connecting with old friends and new. 💛

It’s so great to finally meet Saj at @BritishRedCross in person, after working together virtually for so long! 📸 #Comms #InternalComms #BritishRedCross #InnerRebel2023

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⚡️ “Listening is a negotiator’s most crucial tool”
⚡️ “I am who I am, take it or leave it”
⚡️ “Being myself and a good negotiator is what got us that interview”

Incredible talk by @SamMcAlister1 👏 #InnerRebel2023 #Negotiation #Communication

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So, how can us commsy people stop this from happening? Taking inspiration from Ahmed, I've suggested three small but effective exercises for us to try out...https://t.co/nLBLx7IxKC

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Hey, are you buzzy?

Writer and scholar Sara Ahmed argues that in some spaces the word 'diversity' has become performative, leading to a "significant gap between saying and doing"...

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We're excited to announce we are now a company partner of Creative Lives in Progress, an inclusive creative careers resource on a mission to transform the way emerging and underrepresented talent access and connect with the industry. Find out more: https://t.co/8UFor8195G

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Great things happen when you’re in a room full of winners…

In our latest blog post, we share our musings on this week's @comms2point0 UnAwards Winners Masterclass along with a few cracking quotes of the day. Check it out! https://t.co/pRcJ1CN6Px

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Some important insights being shared by @JackGrasby at the @comms2point0 UnAwards Winners Masterclass this afternoon…👀 👏

#CommsTeams #TeamWork #Collaboration #QualityNotQuantity

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Quotes of the morning at the @comms2point0 UnAwards Winners Masterclass…

📢 “Tell people what they can do, not what they can’t.” - Louisa at @ReadingCouncil

📢 “Talented people and a good idea are more important than big budgets.” - Hannah & Alex at @DurhamPolice

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Birmingham bound for the @comms2point0 Unawards Masterclass to hear from some top-class comms heads and with some very exciting @AliveWithIdeas news to share 🫢💥

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Bristol ➡️ Birmingham today!

Excited to be reunited with @darrencaveney and the rest of the gang for the @comms2point0 Unawards Winners Masterclass!

#Unawards #Comms #Creativity #Campaigns

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Oh boy, oh boy - it’s back ! We’re so glad to be supporting and are ready to hear from the creme de la creme of comms at this beaut of a venue. See you in the morning folks! 🙌

[Lauren Castle @Key2Castle]

Understanding our privilege and proximity to power in different contexts, spaces and places can make us more self-aware, thoughtful, empathetic and useful.

Here I take inspiration from Peggy McIntosh and unpack some everyday examples...🎒https://t.co/iisM7TrJvq

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Super humbled to make it onto the list of Best Internal Communications Blogs to Read in 2023 from @contactmonkey!

Thank you for the truly wonderful comments. We’ll keep the good stuff coming! 💛🙏💛

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Just busy, ya know, writing sea shanties about comms...🎶 https://t.co/3X11lzBdQx #Comms #InternalCommunications #SeaShanty #TeamMorale #Leadership