Are you an internal communication practitioner and have a point of view on the challenges and opportunities that face organizations and employees? Proud of a best practice or research insight from your workplace that can add value to the community? Keen to provide a perspective that is uncommon and relevant for practitioners, academicians, and students?
You have a forum to do so now! Contribute and participate in the ongoing series on Intraskope where we put the spotlight on thought leadership, great ideas, and practical solutions. Look up the previous stories from organizations featured on the Intraskope’s Spotlight on Internal Communication Series here – Brillio, UAE Exchange, Apeland, M.H. Alshaya Co, Proctor & Gamble, Infosys, SOBHA Ltd., ICICI Securities, First Advantage, CK Birla Group, TVS Motors, GE, Suzlon, Tata Sons, Percept, Knight Frank, TCS Europe, Vedanta, Oxfam, Danske Bank, Diageo, Pandora, Symantec, ISS Global Services, Telia, Thomson Reuters, IBM, General Motors, Intelligence India Software Solutions and Philips.
Spotlight on Internal Communications
Readers will be interested in learning from insights, practices and actions that is shaping the evolving world of internal communications. If you are keen to participate please do take the relevant permissions from your respective organizations before sharing the final draft for publishing. The series will be in multiple formats such as online, ppt, audio or video – depending on the topic discussed and will be communicated to a global audience and via platforms like Linkedin, Twitter, and Facebook.
| Interview (with internal communication practitioners who directly lead the function in their organizations) | Case Study (on a specific internal communication intervention that demonstrated value) | Campaign/research Review (an employee communication rollout that you admire or a research report/study that you feel is relevant for internal communication) | Guest Blogging (share your perspective on a topic that matters to you in internal communication) |
| 1. What does internal communication mean to you? | Issue that needed addressing | Why do you consider this campaign or research study relevant? | Pen a post on the evolving role of internal communication at work |
| 2. How is it practiced in your organization? | What was the intervention | What is the one message that you took away from it? | Topics can range from the skills communicators need to trends shaping the world of internal communication |
| 3. Please share an example/campaign that you are personally proud of working on and that made a significant impact to your organization. Kindly elaborate with proof points | Your/team’s role in crafting a solution | What can internal communicators do to put it in practice? | Please discuss the topic with me ([email protected]) before penning it down.The post must stay focused on providing tips and recommendations for internal communicators and must avoid promoting brands or organizations |
| 4. What is the biggest challenge you face while going about managing internal communication? | The impact it had (metrics will be useful to include) | How can it be bettered? | |
| 5. What according to you is the biggest opportunity that internal communicators have? | How it changed the way stakeholders perceived your team | ||
| 6. How can internal communicators add more value to the business? | Your personal learning which other practitioners can benefit from | ||
| 7. What is your advice for people who are keen to join internal communication and make a career? What skills must they have or develop? | What would you have done differently if you were to revisit the campaign? |
About Intraskope
Intraskope (www.aniisu.com) is the first blog on internal communications in India and one of the earliest globally. Launched in 2006, the blog has grown into a trusted knowledge hub with over 1,000 posts covering internal communications, employee experience, leadership communication, change, employer branding and personal branding.
Intraskope attracts thousands of readers from across the world including communication practitioners, academics, students and business leaders. The content blends research, real world practice and reflective commentary, offering practical frameworks, interviews with global experts, checklists, learning resources and insights drawn from complex organisational contexts.
Over the years, Intraskope has been featured on leading global internal communication platforms such as Simply Communicate, IC Kollectif and the International Association of Business Communicators. Beyond articles, the platform supports learning through workshops, research outputs and curated resources for the profession.
The blog is written and curated by Aniisu K Verghese, PhD, a globally recognised change consultant, communicator and educator, and the author of three books:
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Internal Communications – Insights, Practices and Models (Sage, 2012)
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Get Intentional (2021)
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Inclusive Internal Communications (2023)
Intraskope exists to elevate the practice of internal communication by connecting theory with practice and by giving the profession a credible, reflective and global voice.
About Aniisu K Verghese
Aniisu K Verghese, PhD, is an award winning internal communications leader, author, speaker, trainer and researcher with over 24 years of experience supporting organisations through change and transformation.
He is a Prosci® Certified Change Management Practitioner, a LinkedIn Top Voice for Internal Communications and Personal Branding (2023), the IABC APAC Communicator of the Year (2022), a PRCI Hall of Fame inductee (2015), and an Australian Distinguished Talent Permanent Residency Visa awardee (2023).
Aniisu has led and advised on large scale change and communication initiatives across organisations such as Metcash, NSW Department of Customer Service, BlueScope Steel, Sabre, Accenture, Fidelity Investments, Sapient and Tesco. He has worked closely with senior leaders on leadership communication, organisational change, capability centre branding and employee experience.
An experienced educator, Aniisu has lectured and taught in Australia, Europe and India, including recent roles at Southern Cross Institute and Canterbury Institute of Management. He has also designed and delivered corporate communications programmes at leading business schools and universities.
His thought leadership has been published in global and national media including Simply Communicate, Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Institute for Public Relations, Wall Street Journal, The Economic Times and The Hindu Business Line. He has spoken at major conferences across four continents and is part of the University of Florida’s Internal Communications Thought Leadership Circle.
Based in Sydney, Australia, Aniisu runs Intraskope, his consultancy focused on change, communication and branding. Through his blog, advisory work, courses and community initiatives, he continues to support communication professionals and leaders in navigating complexity, change and growth with clarity and intent.
Contact: Aniisu K Verghese ([email protected]) for any clarifications
Look forward to your participation!
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