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Kevin Neal
Communications professional — London
I've spent the last five or six years working out what good professional communication actually looks like — and how to do it consistently, not just when the stakes feel high. I care about doing work that's honest, useful, and well made.
Experience
2020
Communications & Campaign Intern
PREP 4 SUCCESS
Contributed to the design and delivery of a public-facing campaign at 22. Helped shape messaging, sat in on strategy sessions, and learned what it actually means to produce work that goes out into the world. First time I felt like I was doing something real.
2020 — 2021
Junior Professional
Industry Placement Programme
Navigated the first year of professional life — being the youngest person in most rooms, figuring out workplace dynamics, and slowly building a track record. Made plenty of mistakes and tried to learn from each one.
2021 — Present
Communications & Strategy
Various organisations
Grown into roles with more responsibility, broader remit, and more complex stakeholder environments. Still learning. Still asking questions. Getting better at knowing which ones to ask.
Areas of expertise
How I work
Accountability
I don't love making mistakes, but I've learned to own them quickly. Honesty about what went wrong is more useful than a polished explanation of why it wasn't your fault.
Consistency
Not exciting, but real. I'd rather be someone people can rely on than someone who occasionally does something brilliant. The second type is harder to build a team around.
Curiosity
I ask a lot of questions — sometimes more than is convenient. I'd rather understand something properly than move forward vaguely. Most problems are more interesting once you look closely.
Presence
Actually being in the room — not just physically. Phone away, listening properly, taking people seriously. It's rarer than it should be and it makes a noticeable difference.
Writing
I write about work, city life, and what it's actually like to be 28.
Intern And The City is where I work through the things I keep thinking about — responsibility, habits, friendship, uncertainty. Honest rather than polished.
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