Vicki

Internal Comms Conjuror ✨ Human comms, first and foremost.

[Vicki @VickiComms]

My comms skills bring all the boys to the yard,
and they're like "we understand and are actively engaged in all you have to say."

[Councillor Ruth Brown @RoystonRuth]

Welcome to the sunny uplands!!

[Comms Creatives @commscreatives]

Fact.

[Professor Chris Whitty @CMO_England]

I am immensely proud that the NHS I work in is one of the most multi-ethnic and diverse organisations in the world.

NHS colleagues and emergency workers from many countries and faiths work around the clock to serve every UK community. You have my utmost appreciation and respect.

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

How to improve a meeting (when you’re not in charge). A recent article from @AmyCEdmondson. The tactics you use depends on the level of psychological safety:
1) The helpful workaround: works when psychological safety is low (on the team or with the person leading the meeting). You don’t explicitly name what is bothering you, but ask a question that can help resolve the feelings of frustration.
2) The solution-centric proposal: works when psychological safety is moderate. You point to the problem area by asking a question that shows how resolving the issue will increase the effectiveness of the meeting.
3) The constructive confrontation: works when psychological safety is high. You explicitly name the problem & give feedback to help create a productive solution
https://t.co/ZWtDq7hpFm. Written in partnership with @TijsBesieux. Graphic by @fosslien & @molliewest.

[Scope @scope]

We’ve turned replies off on this thread, something that we’ve never done before ❌

But we don’t feel we have a choice.

Earlier this week we posted about ableist slurs in Ricky Gervais’ new show.

As a result, our replies have been full of abuse towards disabled people 🤬 1/7

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

I feel sad today. Benjamin Zephaniah’s work was accessible yet eloquent, powerful and often really funny. The city of Birmingham adored him. What a loss.

[Jyothi Srinivas 💙 @PaedED]

May the glow of diyas illuminate your life with endless joy and prosperity
#Diwali

Diwali is a time for prayers, family, friends, food and lights 🪔

Victory over evil, from darkness to light - hoping for a peaceful year ahead.

[Vicki @VickiComms]

I mostly love the NHS, but I cannot imagine any other place of work where this sort of thing is deemed okay.

[Hel Reynolds @HelReynolds]

Fascinating Millennium Bug prep document from TikTok.

I reckon my #comms friends in government (or just the old ones like me) will be interested in this.

My thoughts:

•Wow the design from the 1990s still looks great today

And also 👇

[Royston Allotments @RoystonLotties]

A few remaining tickets for our special guest speaker next week - do join us at the Old Bull Inn, #Royston on Thurs 14 Sept to learn about growing ‘Unusual Edibles’ with the talented @MattOliver87 🌱

https://t.co/Rg7Fj4FpIB

[Vicki @VickiComms]

@Matty_Long @OxfordChildrens We read this again at bedtime tonight and last night.

After a hundred reads, Smol Kid is the first to pick up on the foreshadowing on the back page map. 👀

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

I honestly think this might be the single worst piece of government communication I've ever seen.

[Jayne Manfredi @TheWomanfredi]

To the women who are aggressive: keep being assertive.

To the women who are bossy: keep on leading

To the women who are difficult: keep telling the truth.

To the women who are too much: keep taking up space

To the women who are awkward: keep asking hard questions

#IWD2019

[Dr Philip Lee @drphiliplee1]

900 beds is like throwing half a dozen medium free range eggs against a Leopard II main battle tank.

[Vicki @VickiComms]

See if you can spot my chickens 🐔 #Allotment #GYO

[Royston Allotments @RoystonLotties]

It’s #NationalAllotmentWeek!

Do come visit the Royston Allotments this Sunday (13 August) for our Open Day. Gates are open from 11-2. We’d love to talk to you about allotment life and the joys of growing your own! 🥕🍓🌽

[Vicki @VickiComms]

The children and staff have been wonderful - rallying around to help him, heaping on the encouragement and praise. He was buzzing last night and couldn’t sleep. 🤩

[Vicki @VickiComms]

A few short hours before curtain, one of the leads has fallen ill.

Step forth my incredible, courageous 11 yo to learn 89 new lines while remembering his own.

My heart is fit to bursting with pride.

[King James Academy Royston @KJARSchool]

What a superb first night of our school production of Dream On combined with an exhibition of our Y11 GCSE students’ artwork. We are so proud of our pupils. #talent #bigambitions #TEAM

[Vicki @VickiComms]

@ItsEmilyKaty I carry this tweet around as a screen grab in my favourites

[Vicki @VickiComms]

@dogwooddays_nic Or the screams in the dark of the evening when a hen would casually jaunt across the rug as we’d forgotten to close the doors.

[Vicki @VickiComms]

@dogwooddays_nic Hahah! I miss those days. Not so much the hens demolishing any semblance of the garden, but more the tap-tap on the patio door as Maud demanded to come inside.

[Vicki @VickiComms]

@BerniceElgar @davewalker @TheWomanfredi @Towler The vicar who married us (loveliest chap in his 60s) had a full body tribal tattoo. Little points poked up at the neck. Looked particularly awesome framed by his clerical collar. 😎