Effective Emergency/Crisis Communications

ONLINE COURSE

Last Held: August 4 & 5, 2021
8:30am - 12:00pm EDT
(Participants must attend both days of the class.)

The next offering of this course is scheduled for April 6 & 7, 2022. View course details and register!

Every organization needs to plan how to communicate internally and externally in the event of a crisis. In this two half-day online course, charismatic communication expert Bill Jamison will walk you through a broad range of emergency risk communication principles.

You will receive awareness level training in developing and delivering communications with employees, customers, suppliers, media, and the public at large. You will study methods to improve internal communications, develop ongoing partnerships, and effectively communicate with the public or media during a crisis.

Topics include:

• Elements of Communication
• First Impressions
• Challenges to Effective Communication
• How Stress/Anxiety/Threat Affect Communication
• Confirmation Bias
• Critical Factors in Risk Communications
• Trigger Words
• Qualities of a Good Spokesperson
• Developing a Message

Whether you need to prepare to communicate a significant change initiative within your organization, work through a media crisis, or develop key messages to deliver to company stakeholders, this online course will prepare you to more effectively communicate during emergencies.

Bill Jamison

Bill Jamison is a communications consultant and an accomplished public speaker who has been teaching courses through Rutgers University since 2002. He is certified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a Crisis Emergency Risk Communications trainer and has decades of experience as a communications specialist with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH).

In addition to 0.6 Rutgers CEUs, this emergency communications training course has been approved for the following credits:

NJ Certified Recycling Professionals (CRPs): 6 Classroom recertification credits

NJ Licensed Water and Wastewater Operators: 6 TCHs (Approval #01-090603-30)

NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 6 Management

NJ Licensed Professional Engineers: 6 Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Credits

NOTE: You must fill out the survey requesting continuing education credits immediately following the end of the class. If you do not complete the survey - or do not fully complete it - you will NOT receive any credits.

Substitutions are permitted. View cancellation policy.

No meals will be provided.

This online course will be facilitated on the Canvas Virtual Platform. It is recommended that you access the course using a computer (desktop or laptop) with a high-speed internet connection. A built-in laptop microphone or external microphone can be used. You also have the option to call in to hear the live class. Webcams are optional. Kindly note that this training is best viewed using the Chrome web browser. Tablets can also be used. If you plan to access the course using a mobile device, you should download the Canvas app. Please review this link for information: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10567.

Once you register with OCPE, you will receive an email from "Rutgers University Canvas" saying, "Click here to finish the registration process," to create your new account in the Canvas Virtual Platform. The course shell will not open until a week before the start date of class. You will receive an email from Claudine Oleskin with directions and more details for the class.

Photo ID Requirement:

Each registrant will be asked provide a photo of him/herself holding their government-issued photo ID. This is required by credit boards so that you may receive credits for participating in this online course.

• You will receive a reminder email prior to the start of the class with further instructions. Wait to receive these instructions before you attempt to upload your ID.
• The photo must be clear enough that we can read your name and verify that the person pictured on the ID is in fact the person holding it.
• After an OCPE staff member reviews the picture and verifies your identity, you will have access to participate in the course when it begins.

IMPORTANT: A UNIQUE EMAIL ADDRESS IS REQUIRED FOR EACH REGISTRANT TO ACCESS OUR ONLINE COURSES

• If this is your first time registering with us, please provide your own unique email address when registering; do not provide an email address that you share with anyone else who will be registering for this course.

• If you have previously taken classes with us and have used an email address that you share with another person who will also be registering, you must update your account with a unique email address. Click the Register Online button below and sign into your account. On the left side toolbar, click My Account. On the drop-down menu, click Edit Profile/Password. Scroll down to the Email Address field (not the secondary email address field!) and enter your own, individual (not shared!) email address here. Click the Submit button at the bottom to save. If you need assistance updating your account, please email or call (848-932-9271, option 2) our Registration Department.

Note: Pre-registration with payment is required.

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