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This is the first of our new shorter episodes that will complement the monthly “Hobson & Holtz Report.” Today, Neville and She share their thoughts on trends that will affect communicators in 2022. The trends are:

• The Online Safety Bill becoming law in the UK
• Managers navigating new hybrid teams
• The technical development of the metaverse
• Mainstream communication adoption of Artificial Intelligence
• Experimentation with metaverse experiences
• Internal communications as a mainstay of organizations’ talent brand
• Shifts in the workplace and society at large as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Livestreaming, with an emphasis on social audio
• The need to understand audiences
• Wellbeing as a core focus for organizations both internally and externally

The next monthly episode is scheduled to drop on January 17.

We host an FIR Communicators Zoom Chat each Thursday during the stay-at-home period at 1 p.m. ET. For credentials needed to participate, contact Shel or Neville directly or request the credentials in our Facebook group or send an email to fircomments@gmail.com.

Special thanks to Jay Moonah for the opening and closing music.

You can find the stories from which Shel’s FIR content is selected at Shel’s Link Blog. Neville’s link blog, Outbox, is available, as well.

About Shel Holtz

Shel Holtz, ABC (Accredited Business Communicator), is director of Internal Communications at Webcor, a commercial general contractor headquartered in San Francisco. Before joining Webcor, Shel spent 21 years as principal of Holtz Communication + Technology. In addition to integrating technology into communications strategies, his expertise includes strategic communications planning, change management, organizational culture, business initiatives and communications research. Full bio

About Neville Hobson

Neville Hobson is a communicator, social strategist, consultant, digital change agent, writer, and podcaster. He is co-founder and co-host of the 'For Immediate Release' podcast. Since 2000, his career has focused on working with organisations globally to help them leverage his experiences, knowledge and subject-matter expertise of social networks, social media marketing, analytics and insights reporting, to create and build foundations for authentic engagement and to expand online reach and influence. Full bio