2020 according to FutureNet

Becky Leonard, FutureNet committee member, looks back and celebrates what the network – and indeed the entire IC profession – has achieved in 2020. Eleven years, sorry months ago, I wrote up FutureNet's resolutions for 2020. Let's get 2020 off to the best start possible, wide-eyed, un-socially distanced Becky said. But as I opened the blog today, r...

Lyn Roseaman, public speaking expert, joined us at June's #AskFutureNet session to share her top tips for making an impact when speaking online. Here are a few highlights… 1. Prepare and practiseDon't leave your set up to chance on the day. Lyn says: "Before the talk or presentation think: is my setting right for the purpose? And check in advance w...

When I think back over the last couple of months, the stories that have overwhelmed me and even sometimes brought tears to my eyes are ones of kindness and community. One that springs to mind is a friend's partner who saw a 90-year-old woman visibly upset and struggling to find essentials in a sparse Sainsbury's. He asked the shop assistant if thes...

Couldn't make our call in October? Find out what you missed What makes award-winning comms? That was the question we answered during October's #AskFutureNet call. We were joined by Sequel Group's Nigel Wood, Head of Digital Design, Jason Dowty, Editor, and Becky Leonard, Communications and Content Manager and FutureNet committee member, who answere...