Plenary at a Glance
Title: 06: Resiliency for Community Communication: Are you Ready to Reach the Right People with the Right Message at the Right Time?
Speaker: Robert C. Chandler
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM (EST)
   
Description
There are many challenges to sustaining effective communication with constituents across communities impacted by a disaster or emergency situation. A core objective is to ensure resiliency in methods of reaching the target audience with your message, nature and types of messages, successful comprehension and understanding of messages, and confirming appropriate behavioral responses. Dr. Chandler will address key aspects for crisis communication with your community.
 
Speaker Bio
Robert C. Chandler, Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of the Communication Division in the Communication Division at the Center for Communication and Business at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Dr. Chandler is an accomplished researcher and scholar with more than 100 academic and professional papers, including widely circulated “white papers” on communication during disasters, more than 50 academic and professional articles and publications, and he is the author or co-author of five books. He is an expert in organizational and business communication with a specialty in organizational crisis communication including communication during emergencies, crises, and disasters, as well as organizational communication priorities for pandemics and other public health crises, risk communication, behavioral and psychometric assessment and appraisal, leadership, multicultural and intercultural diversity, organizational integrity, employee ethical conduct, and business ethics. Dr. Chandler is an acclaimed speaker, presenter, and trainer in a wide range of organizational and corporate settings including national Webinars, and has been a featured speaker at major conferences, Fortune 500™ companies, schools/universities, hospitals, businesses, and a wide variety of association meetings.