May - June 2024

Finding the Right Words: Best practices for responding in high-stakes situations. Also, how to diversify your donor pipeline, why mentoring matters, and harnessing the narrative with the seven basic plots of storytelling.

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Finding The Right Words

Communication professionals are reassessing how—or whether—to make statements in response to volatile world issues

Ellen N. Woods

Whether it be a crisis on campus or a volatile world event, communication officers are under pressure to respond. The stakes of these statements have never been higher. Hear from seasoned education communicators on best practices and strategies, and the need to take a deep breath and fully assess the situation at hand.