Every so often, by accident, I stumble on a great resource.
I have an interest in effective EU public policy communication, especially when dealing with scientific and technical areas – for me chemicals and fish.
The Broad Institute has put a practical resource that is superb. Many scientific experts and experts in general, the world over, are not good communicators with government officials and politicians. This has consequences, usually negative. If you can’t effectively communicate your position and solutions to the decision-makers and influencers, they are worth little.
They are so useful I am just going to provide the links to the guidance:
Public Policy Communication: Introduction
Public Comment on Pending Regulation
I do so in the hope that people will read these notes and spontaneously apply the wisdom. And, I do so in the full realisation that a lot of my work will dry up.
I realise that the guidance is from an American perspective, but it is easy enough to translate to this side of the pond.
Another superb guide is “The Power to Persuade: How to Be Effective in Any Unruly Organization” by Richard Haass.
It is nice to see that others in the world have provided the answers to the world and confirmed many of my biases.