TN2 Ten steps to help you communicate

First published on this website in January 2001 and last updated in July 2023

Synopsis

A checklist to consider whenever you try to speak, print, design, mime or put any message across.

1. Pray for every aspect
2. Write the headline
3. Identify your receivers
4. Define the actions you hope to see
5. Structure the message appropriately
6. Anticipate what may distract
7. List all available means
8. Ask whether you are the right sender
9. Consider technique
10. Aim for constant improvement.

The checklist is followed by a simple diagram to show what is happening when someone seeks to put a message across.

These notes have been updated with minor amendments to the layout in July 2023.