Mrs Diana Oakes

I'm an accomplished communications professional, with over 25 years' experience in news and entertainment journalism, PR, internal communications (large corporate and third sector) and DE&I (especially Disability and Accessibility, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage, and Menopause), working as a Communications Lead at Lloyds Banking Group until 13 Aug 2024.

I deliver various courses, webinars and workshops, in person or remote, through my self-employed business, Diana Oakes Communications, and I'm available for various communications and DE&I consultancy projects on request.

• Internal Comms Insights
• Listening & Employee Voice
• EDI
• Change and Transformation
• IoIC
• People and Cultural Understanding
• Audience & Stakeholder Groups
• Employee experience
• Influencing and Advising
• IChoseIC
• Leadership Communication
• Ethics
• Channels & Community Management
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
• Digital Communications and Technology
• Storytelling
• People & Cultural Understanding
• Opinion piece
• Events
• Research and Measurement
• WeMatterAtWork
• Line Management Communication
• Strategy & Planning
• Employee engagement
• Global Communications
• Influence & Impact
• Careers
• ESG (or Sustainability)
• Future of Internal Communication
• Fellowship
• Mentoring
• Agile working
• Agility
• Health and Wellbeing
• Employment
• Crisis Communication
• Hybrid Working