Less Chatter, More Matter: The Communications Podcast
Communications expert, business owner, group fitness instructor...that's your podcast host, Mel Loy! And in the Less Chatter, More Matter podcast, Mel shares tips on how to improve your communication skills, and interviews with the experts.
In 2020, after almost 20 years in corporate communications, Mel (happily) took a redundancy from her full-time, executive corporate job and went out on her own, founding her communications agency, Hey Mel! Communication & Training.
These days, she's a sought-after speaker, workshop facilitator, and consultant, working for some of the biggest brands in Australia and popping up on speaker line-ups at conferences world wide.
Expect short, entertaining episodes packed with valuable tips that will inspire you to try new things. Communication tips to improve your relationships at work, navigate crises, internal communication, and deliver change are top of the agenda.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 135
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
#15 Do these five things before starting your business
One of the things I’m asked about all the time is advice on starting a business. I offer it freely, although brunch is often involved!
Back in episode eight I shared the five fun things you should co…
#14 What's the difference between a strategy and a plan?
#13 Case study: Crisis comms during a natural disaster
I'm going to take you back to 2017, when Cyclone Debbie hit large parts of my home state of Queensland, and I was leading the internal comms team at a big insurance company.
In this case study episod…
#12 Three ways to avoid the broken communication cascade
Today’s episode is about something you might have tried before, or didn’t know existed, but that is the communication cascade.
This is a strategy that’s been used since the beginning of time - where w…
#11 Top tips for creating memorable presentations
At some point in your career - whether you work in communications or not - it’s likely you’ll need to do a presentation. It could be to your boss, company Board, a potential client or investor, cust…
#10 How to choose the right channel mix for your business
When working in a comms team or for yourself, it pays to put time and effort into developing a channels mix that services both your internal and external audiences. The right mix of channels, used in…
#9 Three key principles of crisis communication
In this week's episode, we’re going to start to tackle a really big segment of comms - crisis communication. Look, there’s a reason I can run a two-day training course on this topic, because there is…
#8 Five fun things to consider when starting your business
So you’ve made the decision you’re going to try going out on your own - or even just testing the waters with a side hustle first. That’s awesome! It’s a courageous but exciting decision to make. But …
#7 Formatting hacks that will get your written comms read
We’ve all been there - you get a long email or message in a message app and you just don’t read it. Why? It’s not interesting or relevant, doesn’t look enticing to read, doesn’t grip you in the first…
#6 How to adapt your communication style
In today’s episode we’re going to be delving into the world of tailoring your communications. As you’ve probably picked up by now from me banging on about it, all of our comms should start with ‘who’…
#5 How to write a solid comms plan
It's the number-one thing I've been asked to write or help with in my 20-plus years in communications - a comms plan!
In this episode I give you the 101 on how to write a solid communication plan. Whi…
#4 Three top tips for measuring your communication success
Measurement ... sounds boring and hard, but it's so necessary for comms pros! It helps you continuously learn, improve and ideate, and helps you demonstrate the value you add for your business or cli…
#3 How I started my business
As promised in episode one, this podcast will be a mixture of comms tips and stories from a small business owner! In this episode, I'll answer a question I get asked often: How did you start your bus…
#2 The three outcomes every comms plan should have
If you're writing comms plans (or you think you might be asked to write a comms plan at some point), then this episode is for you!
We're sticking with a 'comms foundations' theme, and I'm going to sha…
#1 Welcome to Corporate Comms!
Welcome to the first episode of Less Chatter, More Matter, the podcast where I talk all things comms and business ownership!
In this introductory episode I'm going to give you the 101 on corporate com…