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Preparing for the Communication
“Spectacular achievements are always preceded by unspectacular preparation.”
–Roger Staubach
Having got a clear understanding of the objectives of communication and performed audience analysis, now is the time to get to the logistical preparations for the communication. This includes:
- Gathering and organizing all the necessary support data
- Finalizing the mode of communication
- Deciding the location of communication
- Ensuring that all the infrastructural elements are in order
- Notifying all the participants with agenda items and logistical details.
Obviously, the last three will be applicable only if the medium of communication is a meeting and if it is not a written communication.
16.1 Gathering and Organizing ...
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