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GovComms: The Future of Government Communication

Through conversation with industry greats, experts and innovators from around the world, GovComms delivers the latest insights and best practice in government communication. We provide the resources to help you, the government and public sector, communicate policies, services and regulations with impact. A podcast by contentgroup, leaders in government communication.Watch our episodes in video on contentgroup"s YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:26

EP# 132 Digital Literacy across our Population

GovComms: The Future of Government Communication ·

2022/07/08

This week we are joined by CEO of the Digital Skills Network (DSO), Patrick Kidd.Patrick and host, CEO and Founder of contentgroup, David Pembroke, discuss the importance of developing digital skills. The pair first begin by addressing what digital skills are, how to upskill your employees in digital skills and how companies can make better use of their employees digital skills. "A classic example is core part of this is almost like it's language and awareness. We tend to find that lots of people

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45:42

The Beginning: Collective Engagement for a Social...

GovComms: The Future of Government Communication ·

2022/06/21

In a new series for GovComms we will be going along for the ride to follow the journey of the University of Adelaide's latest multi-year, multi-phase research project, which is called Collective Engagement for Social Purpose.For this new series, we will regularly be joined by Dr. Taylor Willmott and Professor Jodie Conduit, who are from the university's business school.The project emerged as a culmination of several projects and research across several sectors. However, all projects and research had

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41:56

EP# 131 The OECD report on Public Sector Communications

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2022/06/08

Your host, CEO and Founder of contentgroup, David Pembroke, is joined by two of the OECD's policy analysts, Karine Badr and Carlotta Alfonsi, to discuss the OECD's Report on Public Communications. The trio walk through some of the key findings of the report and share the process in which the data was obtained.Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, government was rushed into the opportunity of utilising new digital channels for engaging with and listening to citizens. The OECD report was based on the OECD

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30:36

EP #130 Good Professional Communication is a Performance

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2022/05/27

"We often think of performance in a pejorative way, as though that's a bad thing. The thing about performance is that if it is genuine and a reflection of the message that you genuinely feel and want to communicate, then the performance component of that is just the way in which you manage to achieve that task most effectively." - Richard MorecroftIn this episode of GovComms we are joined by Former principal news presenter for ABC Television, Richard Morecroft. Speaking of where his love for

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22:21

EP#129 Part Two: Being Citizen Centric

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2022/05/10

In this weeks episode, we bring you part two of our interview with the CEO of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), Sanjay Pradhan.The current war in Ukraine, Sanjay explains, is providing a window of opportunity for democracies to ban together and challenge authoritarianism. "I believe in galvanising action, I believe in galvanising coalitions ...to get to the root of the problem. One route is a stronger Western alliance, or a democratic alliance as you said, but another route must be to really

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32:03

EP#128 Part one: Democracy Beyond the Ballot Box

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2022/04/26

This weeks GovComms podcast welcomes a special guest, the Open Government Partnerships CEO, Sanjay Pradhan.Sanjay joined the OGP in May of 2016. Before reaching the OGP, Sanjay served as the World Bank’s Vice President for Leadership, Learning and Innovation and the Vice President of the World Bank Institute, and the Director for Governance.Host, CEO and Founder of contentgroup, David Pembroke, chats with Sanjay about the mission of the OGP and its role in tackling governance challenges faced by

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32:17

EP#127 Back to Basics

GovComms: The Future of Government Communication ·

2022/03/28

This weeks episode of GovComms welcomes, Melanie Gibbons Communications Advisor at Elm Communications. Melanie has over eighteen years’ experience in communications across government, not-for-profit and the private sector in Australia and the United Kingdom. Before moving into consultancy, Melanie worked in the Commonwealth Government for over a decade.Your host, CEO and Founder of contentgroup, David Pembroke opens by asking Melanie how she found moving from working in government to the private

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43:58

EP#126 Never backing away from the truth

GovComms: The Future of Government Communication ·

2022/03/07

In this GovComms episode your host, CEO and Founder of contentgroup, David Pembroke chats with Stephanie Speck, the Executive Director and Chief Comms Officer for the Department of Education & Training, Victoria.The pair begin by discussing the topic of truth. How to encourage someone to speak the truth, why you should speak the truth and why your external perspective as a communications professional is valuable.Stephanie shares where her journey began... in Papa New Guinea. She explains that

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38:04

EP#125 Investing in your people

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2022/02/22

Joining us on the podcast today is Phil Brown, Founding Partner & Advisor at The Growth Activist, a strategy and communication consultancy that turns provocative thinking into action.CEO and Founder of contentgroup, David Pembroke chats with Phil about the importance of strategy. They discuss how communications has changed in recent years and why strategy has become the centre of good communication. Phil explains that understanding strategy is what allows for a successful plan, they are

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28:43

EP#124 Powered by Data - with Tyler Masterson

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2022/02/10

In this GovComms episode we travel to the windy city of Chicago to chat with Tyler Masterson; the CEO and Co-Founder of True Roll. True Roll is an innovative, Chicago-based start-up company focused on helping governments maintain accurate tax data so that property tax burdens are distributed equitably among citizens.Host of GovComms, CEO and Founder of contentgroup, David Pembroke, discusses with Tyler the importance of inclusivity not only in the office but through interactions with customers. The

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27:11

EP#123 Fast Forward - with David Pembroke

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2021/12/21

In this week’s GovComms Podcast, Andrew Bell takes the host chair as he asks guest CEO and Founder of contentgroup, David Pembroke his latest thoughts on the future of government communications.The pair discuss how government departments should begin to think like a media company's and have a content strategy to improve internal communications. There is an opportunity for communicators to add value to organisations by becoming an enabler of cross-functional teams, according to David Pembroke.David

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26:09

EP#122 Best Bits - with David Pembroke

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2021/12/21

We bring some of our best episodes back to work in this special GovComms Podcast episode. Join your host, CEO and Founder of contentgroup David Pembroke take a walk down memory lane as we highlight key discussions covering crisis communication during COVID-19, storytelling, content communication, and more.Tune in as government communication professional Dr Neryl East provides insight into how you can ensure that the audience you need to reach understands your story.Professor Michael Cardew-Hall at

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30:38

EP# 121 2021 Rewind - with David Pembroke

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2021/12/20

To move forward, it is often good to reflect.In this GovComms podcast episode we turn the tables on GovComms podcast host David Pembroke to get his take on 2021.This podcast deep dives into lessons learnt and challenges faced in the year coming to a close. Nothing is off limits.In the hosting chair is an old friend of David's, Andrew Bell. The pair begin by talking about David's introduction to communications and why he transitioned from mainstream media to helping government improve their

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34:27

EP#120 Why Communication is like making a Martini -...

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2021/12/14

Effective communication is like creating the perfect Martini or mocktail according to Phillip Jones. The Director of Marketing, Fundraising and Communications for St Vincent de Paul for Canberra/Goulburn shares his wealth of consulting experience, which includes being the “Martini Whisperer”, with the GovComms podcast. GovComms host, CEO and Founder of contentgroup, David Pembroke, has a fun and insightful conversation with Phillip about getting back into the swing of things following two rather

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EP#119 Part two: Protecting Reputation - With Roger...

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2021/12/07

This GovComms podcast episode welcomes back Roger Christie, the Founder of Propel Group. Following on from part one, CEO and Founder of contentgroup David Pembroke discusses all things P-L-A-N Framework (Profile, Listening, Action and Network) with Roger. The pair deep dive into how the P-L-A-N framework can/should be implemented and what leaders can gain from Propel Groups recent White paper investigation. The episode also explores the importance of purposeful brand building. In Rogers words, "

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45:46

EP#118 Part one: The importance of social media...

GovComms: The Future of Government Communication ·

2021/11/23

Want to learn how you can use social media effectively as a government communicator? This week’s podcast features Founder of Propel Group, Roger Christie. Growing up in the world of Public Relations, Roger now focuses on everything social media. This podcast in particular investigates the role of social media and its influence on government communications. Founder and CEO of contentgroup, David Pembroke, asks Roger tips to start conversations in organisations that are notoriously risk-averse when

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EP #117 Harvesting and Hosting Conversations - With...

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2021/11/09

In today’s GovComms episode we welcome Ian Andersen, who throughout his 35 years of active service at the European Commission focused on improving communication for Europeans. As discussed with the podcast host David Pembroke, within Ian’s role as Participatory innovation adviser, Ian aimed to create real engagement in co-creation with stakeholders.This was reflected even in the online format discussions during COVID-19. David and Ian also discuss Ian’s journey as an Interpreter. He explains that

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EP#116 All things evidence-based policy making – With...

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2021/10/26

Want to learn how you can use data to identify, plan, and manage risks? This episode of the GovComms Podcast features conversation between contentgroup CEO and founder David Pembroke and Adam Rowland from the commonwealth department of health. Over his career Adam has spent around 15 years in the private sector, working in evidence-based consulting. This has included roles in large consulting firms like Kantar Public and Ipsos, as well as some time spent in running his own company, Better

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EP#115 Embracing the suck - With Zoë Routh

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2021/10/12

For today’s release of the GovComms Podcast contentgroup’s CEO and Founder, David Pembroke, speaks with Zoë Routh, author of the 2020 Australian Business book of the year - People Stuff, about all things leadership. Zoë Routh is the Owner and Director of Inner Compass Australia Pty Ltd. With over 30 years’ experience showing teams struggling with office politics and silos how to work better together, Zoë is a leadership expert in people management. Zoë discusses her introduction to team building and

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40:10

EP#114 It is not just a Gantt chart – With Mike Klein

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2021/09/22

With our first ever GovComms Podcast guest from Iceland, contentgroup CEO David Pembroke speaks to Mike Klein, an internal and social communication consultant with an interest in developing the field of communication leadership through his #WeLeadComms initiative. Based in Iceland, Mike has worked in a broad range of editorial, communication planning and research roles. Having completed his MBA at London Business school, Mike has authored "From Lincoln to LinkedIn, the 55 Minute Guide to Social

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