Assessing communication practices [starter activity]

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This activity is designed to enable the participants to look at their communication practices (the topics that they communicate about, who they communicate with, their channels of communication) and assess where their risks are.

This activity is meant to be a diagnostic tool that can be used to prioritise training topics, and / or for the participants to use in assessing their communication practices.

Learning objectives 

This addresses the understanding the concepts that underlie risk assessment.

Who is this activity for?

This is for participants that are beginners and intermediate.

Time required

Introduction to the activity: 15 mins

Individual time to assess: 15 mins

Group work: 30 mins

Plenum wrap-up: 30

Total: 1.5 hours

Resources

Mechanics

Ask the participants to fill in the table below.

Topic of communication Who do you communicate with about this topic Is it sensitive?(Y/N) Who will target you for this communication? Communication channel


(Y/N?)



(Y/N?)



(Y/N?)



(Y/N?)



(Y/N?)

After each participant has done their table, ask them to share their results with each other in groups.

At the end of the group work, ask each group to discuss with the bigger group the following questions:

This activity can then be used to prioritise which communication channels to focus on for the rest of the workshop, or to present alternatives to less private communication platforms.


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Revision #3
Created 18 April 2023 02:54:43 by Kira
Updated 27 June 2023 13:34:08 by Kira