Hi Reader,

I hope you are well! This week's Curious Rebel is a little different. As we get closer to waving farewell to 2023, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for all your support this year. I've filmed a short video for you to watch.

Reader will you join me for Curious Rebel TV - complete this short form, it'll only take you two minutes.

It really has been an incredible year of growth, new milestones and achievements at CommsRebel. I'm so grateful to this email community for being part of the journey.

As I look ahead to next year, I'll continue bringing you content that's useful and piques your curiosity. If there's anything you'd like to see more of, do let me know!

That's all for this year.

Curious Rebel (and I!) are taking a break over the Christmas period. I'll be back in your inbox on Thursday, 11 January 2024.

I wish you a wonderful Christmas if you celebrate! And if you don't, I hope you have some time to rest and recharge ahead of the New Year.

Speak to you in 2024!
Advita

PS: If you need some help next year with culture change, change management programmes, employee experience or inclusive internal communication, then do get in touch!

Our 2023 Highlights

It's been quite a year for us at CommsRebel!

Useful free resource

Some of you may recall a few months ago, I shared a post on Linkedin about how internal communication folks shouldn't be gaining qualifications in graphic design. A statement I still stand behind. However, I'm fully aware that there are some everyday graphics that we may need to create to make our content stand out. So, the fab folks at Piktochart got in touch to share their fantastic free internal communication toolkit with me. I looked around, and I have to say it's pretty epic. There are 205 FREE templates specifically designed for internal communications. I've used Piktochart on and off over the years.

In fact, I'm so impressed I've decided to do some partnership work with them. Mainly so I can spread the word about these toolkits and hopefully discourage comms professionals from investing in unnecessary design courses, especially when we have great things like this at our fingertips.

Have a look and see what you think. If any templates are missing for you, let me know, and I can give them some feedback.

AI event

Before I sign off, I wanted to share details of a webinar that might be of interest. The EU has reached a landmark deal, agreeing provisional laws to regulate the use of AI. What are the repercussions of this as we build for the future and incorporate generative AI and biometrics into our everyday lives?

On Wednesday 20 December, 12:00 GMT, join AI Ethicist Dr Lollie Murray and Tech Innovator & Entrepreneur Mairin Murray for a discussion on The AI Act & Diversity. Register here for this free event.