2. Health
sector
Legal
sector
Disaster
communications
Digital
volunteerism
Online
comms
Policy and
funding
focus on
resilience
Move to shared
responsibility –
between both
agencies and
citizens
Plain communication
language
Technology =
evolving
publishing
models
The Gap
Key link is
empathy =
audience focussed
From
fragmentation to
convergence
3. Plain
language
The outcome
My CKN:
Communications
convergence
International Plain
Language Day 2015
Aim
To build a network, and
eventually a body of
work, in the field of
disaster
communications that
incorporates new
communication
technologies, plain
language, disaster
resilience and gender. At
the core is an empathic
approach to
communications
Online & offline
connections =
possible offline
collaboration
Working together
to promote clear
communication
4. Me
LinkedIn
Twitter
Google+
Blogger
Centre for
Plain
Language
(USA)
Dr Judy
Lawry
RMIT
#GLO
CO14
CKN
Cheryl
Stephens –
Convenor
International
Plain language
day
Hootville
(NFP
comms
consultants
)
International Plain
language
advocates’ CKN
Platforms: Twitter,
LinkedIn, offline
events and
meetings
Emergency
Management
Vic
Victorian
Emergency
Service
organisations
Clara
Reed
Emergency
Management
Knowledge
HUB
Victoria Law
Foundation –
plain
language
advocates
Victorian
local
councils
Clara Reed
RMIT &
Local Govt
Victoria
Local
Govt
Victori
a
The network map
7. • Build a clear, consistent personal brand
• What value can you add now? What value could you add in the future?
• Building trust and credibility – not just what you know, but who you know
• Look for offline opportunities – particularly where weak ties already exist
• Fluid and flexible – be open to changing possibilities
Conclusions &
recommendations
