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Note: The Institute of Internal Communication was known as CiB until May 2010, hence the references in the following texts. “I joined the CiB in 1996 whilst Head of Internal Communication at NatWest Mortgage Services. From the word go I found belonging to the organisation extremely beneficial. It’s an excellent way of meeting my fellow communicators in both formal and informal situations. The training courses are very focused and relevant for me as an internal communications professional and the annual conference is one of the key dates in my business year. “Since joining the Home Office as one of their communication advisers I have found IoIC even more useful to belong to. I regularly take members of my team to their conferences and it provides first class networking and training opportunities. We now have group membership and it’s some of the best money we spend each year. If you are thinking of joining, do so - you won't regret it!” Ian Grogan – Internal Communications Manager for Ofsted: “After joining IoIC five years ago I attended my first conference in 2000. The contacts I made and benchmarking I undertook as a result have helped me to turn around two large under-performing public sector communication divisions - and on a minimal budget, too. My IoIC subscription remains my most wisely spent money each year.” Andy Rushton – Communications Manager, The Inland Revenue “I've been an IoIC member since I joined the Customs and Excise internal communications team in 1996. As specialists in a large government department and based outside London, there was a risk of us becoming isolated and our skills unrecognised. IoIC regional events offer valuable opportunities for networking and sharing ideas and experiences. Membership also gave us professional credibility within our own organisation, especially when it came to IoIC awards. Being able to show how our in-house communications products stood up against material from agencies and the private sector made many of our Civil Service colleagues look at what we were doing with new appreciation and respect. I was tempted to frame the IoIC judge’s comment that our staff newspaper was 'clearly not a management mouthpiece’. “As a freelance now, IoIC membership helps me keep in touch with developments in communications that I can take back to my public sector clients. On a personal level, I find the freelance forum an excellent source of practical advice on many different aspects of the communications business.” Vicky Burman – Freelance Communications Consultant “RAF News has been fortunate to win a number of IoIC awards of excellence at regional and national level. There is little doubt that these awards for the newspaper have reinforced our credibility with our external and internal audiences. The IoIC comprises the highest calibre of communication professional - and to be singled out for awards in such company is an accolade indeed. PS - the people are good fun socially too!” Andrew Wise – Editor, RAF News |
