GovComms: The Future of Government Communication

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1. Strengthening Democracy and Citizen Engagement with Sanjay Pradhan (2022)

   10 Jan 2024 · 31 min

   This week on GovComms 'From the Vault,' we revisit our conversation with a special guest, the CEO of the Open Government Partnership, Sanjay Pradhan. Sanjay joined OGP in May 2016. Prior to joining OGP, he served as…

2. Communicating Humanitarian Crises with Osama Saeed Bhutta (2017)

   20 Dec 2023 · 35 min

   This week on Govcomms 'From the Vault', we revisit our conversation with Osama Saeed Bhutta, who is currently the Director of Communications, Policy & Campaigns at Shelter UK. At the time of this conversation, he was…

3. Communicating Public Health Risks with Clare and Alice Collins (2015)

   6 Dec 2023 · 39 min

   Are you interested in public health advocacy? This week on Govcomms ‘From the Vault’, we revisit our conversation with Clare and Alice Collins, a mother-daughter duo who run Insight Communications- a multi-award…

4. The UK Government Communication Service with Russell Grossman (2015)

   22 Nov 2023 · 17 min

   Russell Grossman wears many hats; he was, and still is the Director of Communications at the Office of Rail and Road, an Executive Committee member and adviser to the Board In this episode from the archives, Russell…

5. Mastering Social Media in the Public Sector with Roger Christie (2021)

   8 Nov 2023 · 43 min

   This week on Govcomms ‘From the Vault’, we revisit our podcast with the Founder & Managing Director of Propel, Roger Christie. This podcast in particular investigates the role of social media and how government…

6. Utilising Digital Marketing Tools for Success with Ian Cleary (2015)

   25 Oct 2023 · 40 min

   In this episode of Govcomms ‘From the Vault’, we revisit our conversation with Ian Cleary, Founder of the acclaimed social media training business and blog, RazorSocial. He joins host David Pembroke remotely from…

7. Strengthening Internal Communication in Government with Rita Zonius (2018)

   11 Oct 2023 · 34 min

   As communicators, we should all know by now that internal communication is the beating heart of any healthy organisation. Because without it, everything falls apart. And though that may sound scary there are plenty of…

8. Thinking Like a System with Howard Parry-Husbands (2021)

   27 Sep 2023 · 32 min

   In this episode of Govcomms ‘From the Vault’, we revisit our insightful conversation with Howard Parry-Husbands, CEO and Founder of Pollinate, one of Australia’s consulting and market research leaders in the world of…

9. Communicating the Benefits of Content Marketing with Russell Sparkman (2015)

   13 Sep 2023 · 32 min

   In this episode of Govcomms ‘From the Vault’, we revisit a conversation between our host David Pembroke and Russell Sparkman, who is one of the pioneers of global content marketing and a believer in its inevitability.…

10. Gen Z and the Future of Government Communication with Claire Madden (2018)

    30 Aug 2023 · 29 min

    In this episode of Govcomms ‘From the Vault’, we revisit our insightful conversation with Claire Madden, author of ‘Hello Gen Z: Engaging the Generation of Post-Millennials’ and social researcher on generational…

11. EP#149 Driving Positive Change with Social Marketing

    15 Aug 2023 · 34 min

    On this episode of Govcomms, contentgroup CEO David Pembroke is joined once again by the Founding Director of Social Marketing @ Griffith, Professor Sharyn Rundle-Thiele. Joining us from Queensland, Sharyn is an…

12. Creating a Digital Experience with Amanda Dennett (2020)

    2 Aug 2023 · 34 min

    In this episode of Govcomms ‘From the Vault’, we revisit a conversation between our host David Pembroke and Amanda Dennett, a former Head of Digital Experience at the Australian War Memorial, who is now the Senior…

13. The Power of Content Marketing in Government with Shannah Hayley (2016)

    19 Jul 2023 · 38 min

    In this episode of Govcomms ‘From the Vault’, we revisit our insightful conversation with Shannah Hayley, which took place at the Content Marketing World 2016 conference in Cleveland, Ohio. Shannah is the Director of…

14. The Science of Persuasive Communication with Nicole Thomson-Pride (2019)

    5 Jul 2023 · 28 min

    In this episode of Govcomms ‘From the Vault’, we revisit our insightful conversation with Nicole Thomson-Pride. Nicole is a professional speechwriter and communication coach with experience working across the…

15. Leadership in Collective Engagement

    21 Jun 2023 · 41 min · S2 E6

    In this episode of the Collective Engagement for Social Purpose podcast series, we are in conversation once again with the University of Adelaide’s Dr. Taylor Willmott and Professor Jodie Conduit for the sixth and…

16. Harvesting and Hosting Conversations with Ian Andersen (2021)

    7 Jun 2023 · 38 min

    In this episode of GovComms' 'From the Vault,' we revisit our insightful conversation with Ian Andersen, who dedicated 35 years to improving communication for Europeans at the European Commission. As a passionate…

17. The Citizen Focus with Martin Schipany (2016)

    24 May 2023 · 32 min

    This week on GovComms ‘From the Vault’, we dip into the archives to a conversation between contentgroup CEO David Pembroke, and Head of ‘City Communications’ for the City of Vienna’s Press and Information Services,…

18. From Analogue to Digital with Alex Aiken (2015)

    10 May 2023 · 27 min

    Welcome to the first episode of a new season of the Govcomms podcast, "From the Vault." In these episodes, we travel back in time to the best conversations we had on the podcast with leaders, experts, and innovators in…

19. Human Connection and Relationships

    26 Apr 2023 · 41 min · S2 E5

    In this episode of the Collective Engagement for Social Purpose podcast series, we chat with Prof Ingo Karpen who is a Professor of Business and Design at the University of Adelaide and Karlstad University in Sweden.…

20. EP#148 Creating Impact Through Customer-Centric Design

    12 Apr 2023 · 33 min

    In this episode of Govcomms, we are joined by the Deputy Secretary of Revenue NSW, Scott Johnston. Scott is an internationally recognised statistician specialising in economic analysis, with a history of working as a…

21. Humility and Partnerships

    29 Mar 2023 · 46 min · S2 E4

    "This story of Orange Sky really started a few years, before Orange Sky got kicked off in high school, my best mate, Nic and I went to school together and our school actually ran a food service for people doing it…

22. EP#147 Digital Government Festival

    14 Mar 2023 · 1 h 01 min

    In this latest episode of GovComms we revisit a conversation from the 2022 Digital Government Festival hosted by the University of Melbourne. Robert Christie, Founder and Managing Director of Propel, Stephanie Speck,…

23. EP#146 Demonstrating Impact and Creating Value through Comms

    1 Mar 2023 · 54 min

    "Arm yourself with the evidence you need to make a case... We shouldn't sit there in our own little bubbles and focus on our communication skills only... At the end of the day, we are business people just like…

24. EP#145 Personalising Government Communications

    14 Feb 2023 · 33 min

    "Doing that allows us to be more personalised with our communications. And that's definitely the future for us in government communications, you know? Making it more personalised. To be honest, the less we communicate…

25. EP#144 The Fundamentals of Communications

    1 Feb 2023 · 27 min

    In this episode, we give you a 2022 reality mega mix. We revisit some of the key conversations from 2022 with the likes of Melinda Maddock, Richard Morecroft, Tim Price, Evan Ekin-Smyth, Melanie Gibbons, Deborah Rice…

26. EP#143 The View of Communications from 30,000 Feet

    18 Jan 2023 · 20 min

    In this episode, we take to the air and view the state of government communication from 30,000 feet. With a little help from some of the guests we interviewed in 2022, we embark on a nostalgic trip down memory lane.…

27. EP#142 The 2023 Fast Forward

    3 Jan 2023 · 37 min

    Wanting to look at the crystal ball of communications? In this special episode we dive into the future of communications. David Pembroke, CEO and Founder of contentgroup, who hosts the podcast regularly, sits down…

28. EP#141 The 2022 Rewind

    28 Dec 2022 · 34 min

    As we come up to the end of the year, host of the GovComms podcast, David Pembroke, reflects on the year that was. Taking the guest chair for a change, David chats with old time friend Andrew Bell about all things…

29. EP #140 The Making Of The World's Most Customer-Centric Government

    14 Dec 2022 · 40 min

    "In 2019, this department of customer service [was] created. And I think the mission at the time that we were set was to make New South Wales the world's most customer-centric government. And that's the mission that…

30. A Whole-Of-Systems Approach to Tackling Obesity

    30 Nov 2022 · 40 min · S2 E3

    "Our collective governance has evolved over time... based on what we've learned and what the opportunity is and who's involved. So, it's never a static thing... We're always open to going, "Oh, this is how we should…

31. EP #139 Clarity Over Cleverness

    16 Nov 2022 · 37 min

    In the GovComms chair this week is the Director of Communication with Cushman & Wakefield, Ben Roberts. Ben is an experienced strategic communication expert with comprehensive experience in the Australian Public…

32. EP#138 How to Train your Political Animal

    2 Nov 2022 · 43 min

    "When you're in a meeting... you've got the opportunity to observe, [so] take the minutes of the unspoken. The unspoken in where people sit, what the body language is like, who's talking the most, who's chairing and…

33. Ep#137 Change 2022

    7 Oct 2022 · 18 min

    In this episode of GovComms we discuss all things Change 2022. Change is an annual event that is tailored to individuals who are focused on achieving measurable change that benefits people, communities, and the planet.…

34. What We Found: Collective Engagement For a Social Purpose

    21 Sep 2022 · 35 min · S2 E2

    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…

35. EP#136 Reputation Management

    7 Sep 2022 · 33 min

    "Reputation management is not just communication, but for our team, it means not over promising and under delivering." - Evan Ekin-Smyth The final four principles are discussed in part two of our conversation with…

36. EP #135 It's All About Tone - Australian Electoral Commission

    22 Aug 2022 · 30 min

    The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) played an important role in keeping the recent Federal Election in Australia on track. Our latest two-part series features Evan Ekin-Smyth, director of media and digital…

37. EP #134 The Key To Captivating Your Audience

    3 Aug 2022 · 38 min

    "If you did something that wasn't risky and no one even looked at it, what was the point? I don't think it's successful communication. It might be good internally...but if you're actually thinking about who you're…

38. EP# 133 The Art of Accessible Content

    20 Jul 2022 · 37 min

    "There are so many opportunities to make sure that every element of what we do is actually usable and accessible. And I don't mean just accessible in terms of being able to be accessed by screen readers and that sort…

39. EP# 132 Digital Literacy across our Population

    8 Jul 2022 · 34 min

    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…

40. The Beginning: Collective Engagement for a Social Purpose

    21 Jun 2022 · 46 min · S2 E1

    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…

41. EP# 131 The OECD report on Public Sector Communications

    8 Jun 2022 · 42 min

    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…

42. EP #130 Good Professional Communication is a Performance

    27 May 2022 · 31 min

    "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,…

43. EP#129 Part Two: Being Citizen Centric

    10 May 2022 · 22 min

    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…

44. EP#128 Part one: Democracy Beyond the Ballot Box

    26 Apr 2022 · 32 min

    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…

45. EP#127 Back to Basics

    28 Mar 2022 · 32 min

    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…

46. EP#126 Never backing away from the truth

    7 Mar 2022 · 44 min

    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…

47. EP#125 Investing in your people

    22 Feb 2022 · 38 min · Explicit

    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,…

48. EP#124 Powered by Data - with Tyler Masterson

    10 Feb 2022 · 29 min

    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…

49. EP#123 Fast Forward - with David Pembroke

    21 Dec 2021 · 27 min

    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…

50. EP#122 Best Bits - with David Pembroke

    21 Dec 2021 · 26 min

    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…