"Internal Communications? What's that then?"

Advantages: It's rewarding, it gives you an excuse to be nosy about stuff in the name of good communications
Disadvantages: Can be a dumping ground for work people can't pigeonhole, have to be very careful re confidentiality

..."Internal Communications? What's that then?" is a phrase I hear all too often when I explain what I do for a living. I'm a communications consultant, events organiser, project manager, statistics expert and sometime writer. Amongst other things. How should that be summed up?! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So, What Is Internal Communications Then? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Internal Communications (let's call it IC for ease of typing!) is, basically, something a company does when it shares information with or collects information from its employees. This can include all sorts of things, from staff magazines, intranets (websites that are only accessible from within a company network), conferences and other live events, videos, business TV, surveys, question and answer sessions with senior management, and many...

xalala 04.03.2004 · Read review
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Internal Mangler

Advantages: Eclectic, surprising, energetic
Disadvantages: length, fails to capitalise on band's early promise

...This is Clinic's first album proper after last year's hugely exciting EP collection. Where that compilation presented a hotch-potch of baffling instrumentals and buzzing low budget, home recorded psychedelic garage epics, "Internal Wrangler" consists of... erm, more of the same, actually. The sound of the album is very rough and ready and there have been numerous negative opinions expressed about it's overwhelming similarity to the Velvet Underground's sound, but don't be taken in. Clinic have taken their blueprint and added helium-pitched, barking vocals (a little like Brian Molko out of Placebo being tortured with a mangler), Mary Chain thrash guitars and even Krautrock rhythms. It's an intriguing mix which can sometimes grate, but is often a revelation. The calm after the storm is revealed in the shape of tracks like "Distortions...

dbryant_23 12.07.2000 · Read review
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Finding a way through it all

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...I've not been on ciao all that long and I'm still on a little white dot which looks very pitiful next to my name but I am new and I find it hard to get the time to write lots at the minute but today I thought I would write a 'free' review about myself seeing as I'm new so you guys can get to know me. My name is Gia and I'm 27. I'm originally from Bulgaria but we moved over to England when was 12 and I have adopted the English way of life and think of it as home. I soon settled in in England, I made lots of friends at school and I was very popular at schol because not only was a new girl which warranted a lot of interest but I also am an identical twin- cue lots of double looks and people playing spot the difference. Once I left school I went on to college and studied photography where i was really happy studying something i was...

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Clinique are All About Eyes

Advantages: Tones skin, nice silky texture, diminishes dark circles
Disadvantages: Doesn't rid me completely of the dark circles, no SPF

...Dark circles are my biggest complexion problem - no matter what I do, whether it's more sleep, more water, eye creams, they don't seem to budge. Having tried numerous eye creams in the past, I'd not been convinced that they really did anything to help shift the circles, but when I began to suffer from tiny patches of dry skin under my eye last month, I knew it was time to invest in an eye cream pretty sharpish! Having read numerous positive reviews of Clinique's All About Eyes on Dooyoo, it seemed to be the best choice as it promised to rid me of the dark circles as well as moisturising. All About Eyes is packaged in a small 15ml orangey pink pot with silver screw top lid. Like all Clinique packaging, it's simple but classy and looks great. It has a plastic cover underneath the lid to prevent the cream from falling into the lid if you...

bubblegum_princess 27.03.2009 · Read review
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All About Me

Advantages: Might be interesting
Disadvantages: Might not be interesting

...I thought that I would have a change from the amount of film reviews I?ve been doing lately, and after rating someone else?s reviews and spotting the all about me review, I thought I would give it a go, as I have never posted anything on ciao café about myself. 01. What time is it? 4.56pm 02. Name Elizabeth, though most of my friends call me Lizzie and even some teachers. 03. How many candles were on your last birthday cake? Not too sure if I should say this online, but my next birthday cake will be in less than a month! 04. Hair colour: It tends to change a lot, normally with the seasons. I used to have really dark hair, but lately its been more of a deep blonde with a few natural ginger streaks when the light hits it. 05. Tattoos: Not at the moment, I?m too scared of the pain but I wouldn?t mind some. However...

fleurdelacour 21.04.2009 · Read review
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All about bluejules!

Advantages: You get to know me a bit better! :-)
Disadvantages: Don't know!

...course on a Thursday and I'm using two of my free lessons a week to help out in the special needs department at school! I love reading all kinds of books and taking part in reading for book awards. My favourite books at the moment are the Noughts and Crosses trilogy and anything by Meg Cabot! I love drama. Since starting at my current school, I've been in three of the annual school productions (Bugsy Malone, The Rocky Monster Show and Grease) I've also been in one of the talent shows. I go to a youth theatre once a week, I really enjoy it. We are currently working on 'The Pied Piper' which is to be performed just before the summer holidays. This will be my last show with them as I'm going to University in September. My favourite music: Maroon 5, Kaiser Chiefs, The Feeling, Razorlight, Snow Patrol My favourite colour is pink. I...

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All about me

Advantages: For me a lot
Disadvantages: You might get bored

...interests me that much. °°° 13. Been to Camden? °°° No, not been here either. °°° 14. Loved somebody so much it made you cry? °°° Not for that, only when I found out about all the lies that were made up about me. If you can?t know anybody after a year then what?s the point ? °°° 15. Been in a car accident? °°° Yes, when I was very young about 4 years old. A Jaguar smashed into my Dad?s side of his car. It was very lucky that none of us were killed. °°° 16. Croutons or Bacon bits? °°° Bacon bits, very nice. °°° 17. Sprite or 7-UP? °°° Not too keen on either of them, but if I had to choose then Sprite as it has that better flavour. °°° 18. Favourite Movie? °°° I have a few, Pulp Fiction, Get Carter (1971), Scum, Star Wars, The Butterfly Effect, Changing Lanes, could go on?.. °°° 19. Favourite Holiday? °°° I...

IanM73 06.05.2007 · Read review
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All my life....

Advantages: I get to talk about something I know a lot about - me!
Disadvantages: I'll probably bore anyone who reads this!

...A levels, however a month after starting them, I met a man - who I'll call Martin - and fell in love. I starting missing classes so I could go to the phonebox and ring him - we used to speak for about 6 hours every day. Before I knew it I was too far behind to catch up with my schoolwork. The Head of Year asked if I wanted to try, but I declined. I'd been working at weekends in a restaurant, so I asked for more hours there and left school. Growing up..... I hated my job in the restaurant, but I was obssessed with Martin, and all I wanted to do was talk to him all day. I didn't usually start work until 5pm, which left me all day to be on the phone. As the relationship got more serious, Martin began objecting to me going out, or seeing friends. In the end my friends drifted away because I was always making excuses not to see them. I found...

lindsayjayne 22.05.2006 · Read review
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All About Me!!!

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: None

...work a short distance from Camden so it is surprising that I have never been there. Must make the effort though! °°° 14. Loved somebody so much it made you cry? °°° Too many times... in fact all the time :o( I'm not sure if that would be love or lust though considering I have never had a girlfriend. Mind you, I suppose its not surprising considering I have never had the confidence to ask anybody out..... °°° 15. Been in a car accident? °°° If you consider breaking hard to avoid a stupid owl that was sitting in the middle of the road and someone smashing into the back of us a car accident, then yes! °°° 16. Croutons or Bacon bits? °°° Definitely bacon bits, oh my god, whoever liked stale bread? °°° 17. Sprite or 7-UP? °°° To be perfectly honest, I don't like either. But at work they buy sprite and I do drink it...

TheHairyGodmother 01.05.2007 · Read review
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All about me!

Advantages: It's all about me!
Disadvantages: It's all about me!

...Club count? 40) Preferred series - Skins, Gossip Girl, The O.C 41) Your more beautiful quality - My sense of humour 42) Your worst defect - I can be really stubborn when I want to be! 43) Your worst nightmare - Being locked in a confined space with loads of spiders! 44) The worst shame of your life - Falling down the stairs & spilling milk on myself! 45) The most beautiful thing which one made for you by love - Ummm a mixed CD with all my favourite love songs? 46) The thing of which you are proudest - My career 47) A fairy lends his magic wand to you for a wish: what you make - To be happy in everything I do. 48) The first thing you do in the morning - Turn over & go back to sleep! 49) What do you think when you are not able to fall asleep at night - about why I can?t sleep! 50) What will you bring with you...

Great_reviewer07 19.02.2009 · Read review
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