For more than 30 years I have been helping organisations and their senior management produce communication designed to establish credibility, build trust and earn stakeholder support for corporate goals and decisions. I have done this in Canada, Australia and now Barbados.Clients have included organisations in such industries as professional services; forest products; manufacturing; life insurance; hospitality; food distribution; and government. Clarity Communication's services include employee communication, marketing communication and strategic public relations. Top-notch corporate writing is our stock-in-trade: the right words, and the right tone, matter in this business. Strategy guides but it is content that connects.When people ask me what business I am in, I say the trust and credibility business. The ultimate purpose of corporate communication is to lead, not mislead. I was a long-time member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), and a founding board member of IABC Barbados Chapter.
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PrincipalClarity Communication 1998 - PresentBarbados- Operate Clarity Communication, a corporate communication practice with deep-rooted experience in communicating with all stakeholder groups: employees, clients, investors and the wider community; - Maintain a strong focus on craft as well as strategy, with emphasis on top-notch advocacy-based writing as a core competence;- Provide workshops and seminars on writing and speechwriting, and on face-to-face communication with employees.
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Vp MarketingIabc Barbados 2014 - 2015
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Corporate Communications AdviserPwc East Caribbean 2003 - 2014- Provided advice and counsel to territory senior partner and line of service leaders;- Implemented several employee communication initiatives including the annual leadership retreat; an annual report to employees; and an intranet to keep employees informed about what was happening in the firm;- Conceived and wrote an issues-based thought leadership newsletter that was mailed to more than 600 opinion leaders in business and government;- Generated all corporate writing including speeches; press releases; feature articles; institutional ads; and marketing and corporate brochures;- Liaised with the media and provided oversight of all graphic design and photography;- Helped to develop the firm's corporate social responsibility programme and represented it at award presentations and other events. -
Marketing CommunicationsNoall & Co 1995 - 1997Sydney, AustraliaDeveloped and oversaw production of communication for the company's target market. At the time, the company was an insurance brokerage that specialized in life and income protection insurance, and pioneered the development of such coverage for airline pilots in Australia and select Asian markets.
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Richard Thomas Writing And Editorial ServicesRichard Thomas Writing And Editorial Services 1986 - 1995Toronto, OntarioProvided corporate writing and editorial services on an assignment or contract basis to corporations in Toronto and area. This included an 18-month stint as resident speechwriter to the Ontario Ministry of Labour, and a year-long tour of duty within the now defunct Confederation Life Insurance Company. Had the sad duty of writing the company's last annual report.
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EditorAbitibi-Price Inc Mar 1980 - Jul 1986Toronto, OntarioHelped found and produced an award-winning publication that markedly improved managers' and supervisor's' understanding of key issues, business strategies and decisions. Also served as speech-writer to CEO and senior executives. At the time, Abitibi-Price Inc. was the world's largest producer of newsprint and one of Canada' major forest products companies with operations across the country and into the United States.
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Newspaper ReporterThe Examiner 1979 - 1980Barrie, Ontario
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Newspaper ReporterBurlington Post 1978 - 1979Burlington, Ontario
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Richard Thomas Education Details
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Ba, English & History; Ma Journalism -
Harrison College-Barbados
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Richard Thomas works for Clarity Communication
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Richard Thomas's current role is Principal, Clarity Communication.
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Richard Thomas attended The University Of Western Ontario, Harrison College-Barbados.
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Richard Thomas has interest in Human Rights, Animal Welfare, Economic Empowerment.
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Richard Thomas has skills like Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing Communications, Investor Relations, Internal Communications, Speech Writing, Change Management Communication, Writing Workshops, Publication Design, Thought Leadership, Reputation Management, Corporate Social Responsibility.
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