OK, this isn't really about internal comms but it is media related and I thought well worth sharing. A friend of mine sent it to me this morning saying, "To say it's about privacy is disgraceful. How many images of sportswoman are misused round the world everyday?!"

What do you think?

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/06/28/1151174270262.html

What NOT to do in the office!!

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/publicservices/story/0,,1795904,00.html

Anyone coming to the party? The CiB one obviously.....the only place to be on a summer's eve. Hope there will be lots of faces there or else I will have to drink with my boss and that cannot be good. I've only been to one CiB event before and I thought it was a great way to meet like-minded folk - for communicators we can be a bit rubbish at talking, let's hope things are changing.

It's all MagIC!!

What a fantastic magazine!

Am greatly surprised I didn't think of it myself....

In IC we encourage our clients to be better communicators, but even with our extensive know-how, we can be very poor at sharing information with our colleagues and industry peers. I especially like the jotted comments in italics...it creates a fun but informative tone. Well done.

I must find out who the mysterious creators of this fanzine are, as I'm sure they'd benefit from my wealth of experience.

Looking forward to the next issue.

Thank you for my first issue which I read with interest. MagIC is a right little gem. I loved the cheeky, irreverent tone of voice. Among the many features that struck a chord and raised a smile was YOUWHAT? on page 7. So I would humbly suggest three of my all time favourites.

Ducks in a row = preparedness; show of unity. Used by anxious managers to impress upon their teams that no mistakes will be tolerated. It is likely that said manager will go on to suggest they must be "on the same page", with "all the boxes ticked" and, most importantly, "singing from the same hymn sheet".

Fat man in a canoe = an influential person or an obvious obstruction. If he moves, everyone must move too.

Wash its face = break even. A smokescreen assertion of faith - in the hope that no one will recognise that they are throwing away absurd amounts of money.

NB The following phrases are to be used entirely at your own risk.
("Do You Speak OFFLISH?" The Times magazine 01/10/05 .)

CARTOON CORRECTION
Our wonderful cartoon on page 2 was published by Simon Pearsall. Unfortunately we spelt his email address wrong. Our sincere apologies to Simon and for your FYI, his correct email address is simon@pearsallcartoons.com

hey there,

thanks for the magazine, and the invite to your blog. interesting reading,

looking forward to the next one, how often can we expect to see a pink envelope in the post?

jon

CAPTION COMPETITION DEADLINE: FRIDAY JULY 14TH
Does no one like pink champagne or what?!? Our efforts can't be that good and the champagne is lovely and cold and ready to go. Come on people!

Thanks for my lovely pink envelope. I thought I had a new admirer, but then realised this quirky little magazine had something to do with internal comms. It's cool - and really refreshing to see someone putting a blog to good use alongside traditional print media. MagIC has a slightly underground feel to it, but contains some interesting and lively content. The piece 'unmagic magazine titles' made me smile ;-). One complaint - please don't ever show Nick Andrews on the dancefloor again! I've added you to my own bloglist at www.talkingic.typepad.com/.

How refreshing... something to read that I didn't have to write! Thanks for the first edition, I look forward to the next.

David

Love MagIC! Well done mysterious people who publish it. Just one request: fewer photos of me next time?

PHOTO CAPTION COMPETITION

Ok guys, you've seen and hopefully laughed at the pictures on the back page. As aforementioned, we're running a competition for the best alternative caption. I'm sure you can improve on ours - especially with a very fine bottle of pink champagne as inspiration!

Just click Post a Comment to this entry and make sure you tell us what number photo your caption refers to.

1. Sun, sand, sea and seminars - the Royal Bath had it all

2. National chair Nick Andrews waxes lyrical

3. ... before showing off his 'best' moves on the dancefloor

4. Not everyone was impressed by speech or dance

5. The client/agency relationship took on a familiar stance

6. who said IC was full of men in suits?

7. Outdoor sessions were the order of the day

8. The Tube Lines IC team were in fine form

9. New CiB Scotland chairman Darren Crozier meets his constituents

Welcome to the MagIC magazine blog site. The blog for internal communicators.

So what did you think? Are you bothered by TUPE? Do you agree that it's a hard slog making a profit in today's IC market? What do YOU think is the biggest issue facing internal communicators today?

We're looking forward to reading your comments - so get writing!

P.S. Any alternative caption suggestions for the photos? Small prize in store....!!