Charismatic CEO

Today was an exciting day. The chief executive of the company visited Perth for an interactive session with around 1000 staff members. I arrived early as a part of the communications team, just as an extra measure if something did not go to plan. 

From here we monitored the other employees enter the theatre and made sure everything was running smoothly before the talk began. The CEO was amazing. He came across as funny and personable with a wealth of knowledge about the industry and his company. He spoke about key focuses the company has and shared some blunt but very important issues regarding safety and company costs. 

The event went for three hours and included question time, allowing various staff members to come forward and ask questions. It was amazing to hear people from a variety of departments asking some pretty hard hitting questions and the CEO having the ability to answer them with. He left a lasting impression and I believe his position in the company was well deserved. I was very impressed; this is exactly how I would imagine a CEO to be like.

The session was a great success with everyone I talked to blown away by just how good the whole thing was. Interactions like this that promote company morale and build reputation just prove what a good company it is to be a part of.

My Lips are Sealed- VIP Visit

The first week of my internship was fast paced and really threw me in the middle of the action. We had a VIP visit and my confidentiality agreement meant I wasn’t allowed to blog about it earlier.

 The Japanese and Australian Prime ministers toured one of the mine sites and it was the first of its kind by a Japanese Prime Minister to the Pilbara operations.

I was kept busy writing information for the brochures and proof reading everything that was needed for the visit. I also helped with organising one of the key timelines by gathering all the details needed and contacting the employee involved with the material.

The day before was a whirlwind and I learnt what busy really meant as I was sent to work doing media and information packs needed for the visit.

 It felt great knowing I was a part of the event especially compiling all the media alerts afterwards to create a report and being able to see how much coverage it got.

* Please note due to confidentiality I am unable to publish anything with the company’s name that may be searchable to the public

Frenzied friday deadlines

The third week of my internship was spent working on a submission for an Indigenous award. It was a last minute decision which left us with seven days to produce the document. There was an original meeting to discuss, then another to brain storm the layout and main points where I was allocated my specific parts.

Before I could start writing my part I spent hours researching, looking through photos, reports and published documents to find what I was looking for. The submission had a 2000 words limit which meant everything I wrote had to been precise and directly linked to the awards criteria in order to get the most out of the submission. 

Once a draft was produce it then meant I had to email each relevant communications adviser to confirm the facts and statistics I had used were correct. This was crucial to avoid mistakes that would increase cost and production time if not picked up early on. This again meant more time spent extracting the correct information from several documents to get what I needed. 

 The company has very particular requirements for tone of voice and brand guidelines to ensure a high standard and consistency through all publications. This meant I had to be particular and concentrate on how I worded each part I wrote. I’m not yet confident in all aspects of the tone of voice required but everyone here is happy to help. Everyone reviews everyone’s work to again ensure consistency and sometimes simply to provide a second opinion or a fresh pair of eyes.

 The 5pm WST Friday deadline was tight but we made it in time and submitted the award. The winners are not announced until September so I will have to look out to see if the submission is successful. I feel we are in for a chance because the end result (which I will include in my appendix) looks great.

* Please note due to confidentiality I am unable to publish anything with the company's name that may be searchable to the public