5 times the Internal Comms community was the absolute best!

This month marks 3 years since I took my first step towards a career in Internal Communications by attending a CIPR Inside Annual General Meeting.

I can still picture it now. Me, a frustrated health admin manager who’d only heard of IC a couple of months before, sat on my own in a room filled with passionate IC experts chatting away. I remember feeling clueless and nervous, but also incredibly inspired by what I was hearing.

I also remember the kindness and warmth of everyone in the room. Everyone I met that night – and there were many, thanks to you Jason McKenzie – was so friendly, encouraging and keen to help me on my new journey.

Fast forward 3 years and I’m pleased to say the IC community hasn’t changed. They’re still the friendliest, funniest and dedicated people I know.

Here’s 5 times the IC crowd proved it was indeed an Incredible Community:

1. The time a random conversation about my duck holiday photos turned into the birth of the #ICBookClub.

Did you know each #ICBookClub book is worth 10 CPD points? – find out more about the club

2. The (many) times you’ve given great advice and motivation for free (or near enough)!

Here’s some of my fave free/cheap resources and events:

• Alive with Ideas’ blog
• AllThingsIC
• Gatehouse’s Journal of IC
• Comms Chat
• IC Words 
• The Big Yak
• Friday Ketchup by H&H

3. The time I wanted to turn my online network into a real-life network and people actually came forward.

Thanks Faye R, Anderona, Leah B, Tina, Dania F, Kate J and Steve P for the laughs and the education!

4. The time you helped us all find new jobs (and each other)

Also worth checking out:

• All Things IC Jobs
• VMA
• People Lab
• IC Jobs by Gatehouse

(A special thanks to my IC Angels who have helped connect me, and I’m sure many others, with new work opportunities. You know who you are!).

5. The time a Cosmopolitan writer wrote a unflattering article about IC strategists (remember #busybusyverybusy) and half the community sharpened their spears in defense while the other half had a jolly good laugh.

(Click on the tweet below and read the thread that follows – it’s quite amusing!)

There’s so many other great examples of why the IC community really rocks – just search #internalcomms on Twitter or LinkedIn to see for yourself.

All that’s left to say is a big THANK YOU to everyone I’ve met through the IC tribe. You’ve given me so much – hope you’ve found me useful too!