Joe Turrent

Head of Internal Comms & Engagement at the Marine Stewardship Council. All views are my own.

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

Watch the @MSCecolabel’s 5 reasons to celebrate the ocean video series for #WorldOceanDay https://t.co/HBn5fJdVgv #AnMSCocean #BigBlueFuture #MSCecolabel

[Marine Stewardship Council @MSCecolabel]

MSC’s new Ocean Cookbook 2022 has 18 delicious recipes from global chefs and fishers who are passionate about sustainable seafood 🍋 🦐

Take a look 👀– it’s available *free* online here: https://t.co/NxgAvjT63m

#seafood #recipes #FishFriday #healthyfood #oceancookbook

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

Vacancy! Great people, great purpose, loads of potential for fun creative ideas. Come and talk to us! #internalcomms https://t.co/LEhjnC98HS

[Rachel Miller, All Things IC @AllThingsIC]

Who is using podcasts for internal communication? https://t.co/mbpkFPzbXX - featuring @HiDebbieWest #Podcasts

[Marine Stewardship Council @MSCecolabel]

Sustainable fishing does exist and helps protect our oceans.

Our Seaspiracy response: https://t.co/co7cw0dif0

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

@HiDebbieWest Thanks Debbie! Will be in touch

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

Would any #internalcomms people running in-house podcasts be interested in an informal peer-to-peer exchange of ideas and learnings? I'm specifically interested in content strategy, but up for sharing experiences on the practical side too.

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

@TorzWM Great, thanks Vic! Will be in touch

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

@MrsNiaSingleton @becksjjones Great, thanks Nia - will be in touch. And thanks @becksjjones for putting us in touch 🙂

[Marine Stewardship Council @MSCecolabel]

🚀 Launched today…​

… our new Blue CookBook, featuring ten #sustainable & #delicious #seafood recipes from chefs around the world.​
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Get cooking with seafood bearing the @MSCecolabel & enjoy a meal that’s good for you & the ocean too: https://t.co/pJh6rLEmnt
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#BigBlueFuture

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

This went live today. It turns out the key to internal comms success is wigs. Lots of wigs.

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

Sometimes I look around myself and wonder, why am I recording a pastiche of the Run DMC + Aerosmith Walk this Way video, with a cast of dozens, entirely over MS Teams. How is this allowed? Why has no-one told us to stop? #internalcomms is a good job.

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

I just committed the dreaded #internalcomms double-correction, where you send a correction on an all staff email/invitation, and then have to correct the correction. I will now be hibernating until Spring 2021.

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

@annavosullivan that sounds amazing Anna

[Anna O'Sullivan @annavosullivan]

@turrentPRO In a previous company, we got our entire Tech leadership team sing a cover version of JayZ/ Alicia Keys' Empire State of Mind (lyrics changed to 'now you're in IT' 🤣 & also learn a hip hop dance routine for it for end of year event. Epic times, love the fun in #internalcomms!

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

"This will open a can of worms" - music to my #internalcomms ears. Worms aren't supposed to be in cans. We need to open all the cans, shake the worms out, help them find their place.

[Marine Stewardship Council @MSCecolabel]

The seafood you choose is more than just a drop in the ocean…

By choosing the blue MSC fish label, you’re choosing #sustainableseafood that will keep the oceans thriving for future generations: https://t.co/9Z6iOjs9KC

#BigBlueFuture
#WorldOceansDay

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

We even have a home schooling group now for people to share tips and offer to run Skype sessions around subjects that appeal to kids. Lots of good community, which is what Yammer's all about. Still planning to have a run at 'view from your window' as an organised thing, soon.

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

Looking ahead to many weeks of home working, are any other #internalcomms people thinking about ways of building community on Yammer/ESNs? What's the digital equivalent if Italians singing from balconies? Would be lovely if we could share examples of ideas that work!

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

A week later, and Yammer is definitely busier than normal. I haven't had to push anything yet, people are organically generating conversations around coping strategies and sharing pics of pets.

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

@dosomethingkim Coronavirus is pushing the issue though. We already have requests for guidance on using Teams effectively

[Joe Turrent @turrentPRO]

@dosomethingkim Sounds similar here. We have an informal pilot where a handful of teams are making good use, including IC, but had planned a full campaign at the end of the year