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April 19, 2016
Effective Communication: Not As Easy As It Seems
Agenda
Why is effective communication important What constitutes effective communication How to manage communication
Copyright: Kathy J. Lang, 2015
Understand emotion/motive
Improve relationships
Build trust/respect
Enable
solving
Enable problem solving
Spark collaboration
Types of External Communication
Vision, strategy and goals General or targeted announcements Crisis/Incident communication Marketing information Reporting
Key Elements
Communication Process
Example: MFD IssueComponent ResponseEvent Unplanned outage for campus‐wide MFDsAudience All Faculty/Staff and MFD Contact ListMessage The scanning/copying services are downTiming ASAPCommunicator Director who oversee the MFD service
IT Services Alert emailWebsite updateTargeted email to contact list
Tools/Format
Communication Plan Benefits Visibility/credibility Consistency Repeatability Timeliness Relevancy
Client-focused Transparency Clear and concise Positive perception of IT
Events/Occasions
Planned Changes Unplanned Changes Crisis Situations Projects
Standard Reporting New Services News/Announcements
Communication Plan
Event Audience MessageDelivery
Date/Time Deliverer Tools/ FormatPlanned ChangeUnplanned ChangeCrisis SituationProjectStandard ReportingNew Service IntroductionNews/Announcements/Misc.
Communications Team
Proactive Routine communication Upcoming updates Monthly review
Project Communication Plan
Communications Class Assessment
Communication Mantras
Better to over‐communicate than under‐communicate
Communicate early and often
People understand that things happen, but they won’t understand
why you didn’t tell them.
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