Chapter 8 Planning effective messages

DOI: 10.4324/9781003317579-9

  • Goal: To explore the role of messages in a communication strategy.
  • Objectives: This chapter will help you to:
    • Recognise the important role that messages have in a communication strategy

      Understand how informative and persuasive messages help to achieve objectives

    • Use ethical practice when writing messages.
  • Principle: An ethical approach is required for writing informative and persuasive messages.
  • Practice: Messages are chosen to meet target public needs for information or to convince them to act in some way.

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