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Facebook provides town and parish Councils a unique opportunity to significantly enhance their communications – yet few Councils are fully reaping the benefits on offer. Discover how to build up effective two-way conversations with local communities, make use of time-saving tools and learn techniques to improve digital engagement, all within the constraints of existing Officer time and resources.
More and more Councils are looking to use a range of social media platforms in order to increase their digital reach into their community. Instagram and Twitter are two key platforms that offer a range of benefits for Councils. This practical session looks at how to get started and what strategies and techniques are working well for councils like yours.
The best council websites are effective tools for communication with your community. This session walks you through how to get more from your council’s website and how to make it work harder for your council. From complying with latest accessibility legislation guidelines to integrating with social media and online services, we walk you through examples of best practice from some of the best council websites from across the country.
Young people can be a particularly challenging demographic for councils to reach and engage with. We explore how to understand the issues that matter to young people, how to effectively reach and engage with them online and offline, and how best to work with with to improve different aspects of your community.
Why do some people handle whatever life throws at them, while others tend to struggle? The answer is resilience. Resilience is the ability to recover from the inevitable problems that life throws at us. This session will focus on increasing your resilience and managing it as part of your wellbeing. Looking at self-care and self-awareness, we will lead you in the first steps to improving your resilience and developing a resilience journal.
This session will focus on understanding protected characteristics, the difference between direct and indirect discrimination and the definitions of equality, diversity and inclusion. The aim being to raise awareness to barriers to progress for diverse communities and barriers to productivity for diverse staff.
Everything should start with a strategy – and good communication is no different. To get the most from an increasing range of communications platforms and tools, it’s vital that your Council has a strategy that ties in with your Council’s existing aims and objectives. We walk you through best practice for creating an effective communications strategy and policy that perfectly fits with the needs and aspirations of your Council, whilst making best use of the platforms and opportunities available to you.
This session will help you consider practical and effective ways for your Council to systematically and proactively find out what really matters to people living within your parish, through a range of print and digital tools. Discover the tools, strategies and techniques needed to not just better promote your own messages but also to better hear and respond to the voices within your local community, and get buy-in on your vision for your community’s future.
How can you effectively find and encourage people to stand or be co-opted as town or parish Councillors? In many areas it is increasingly hard to find people who are willing to put their names forward either at election time or to be co-opted. We show you effective ways Councils and Councillors can encourage more people to come forward and this interactive session explores practical ways to do just that.
So much has already changed since the advent of GDPR back in May 2018. It is important that Councils ensure they have the most up-to-date understanding as to their obligations. Our nationally-recognised data protection expert has worked extensively with Councillors, non-profit organisations and the information Commissioner to develop best practice guidance, which Councils can use to ensure they are not just meeting their legal obligations but actually ensuring that data protection is a tool to help them better communicate and engage with residents, and not something that hinders such communication.
Social media offers Parish and Town Councillors as individually-elected members a fantastic opportunity to engage and communicate with their residents. Building up two-way conversations through the power of digital platforms has never been easier, but it can be tricky to get started and to know where to focus your time and effort as an individual Councillor. We walk you through the essential ways to get the most out of key social media platforms as a local Councillor, and provide top tips to engage with your residents.
Whether you are an experienced Council or committee Chair, or whether you are new to the role, getting the most from Virtual Meetings can be a real challenge for us all. We walk you through strategies to get the most out of your meetings, get the most from your fellow Members and how to ensure that technology works for you, not against you.
Public speaking can be daunting, even for experienced Councillors. With the advent of virtual meetings, it’s more important that Councillors feel confident to effectively communicate with residents at public or virtual events. Our experts will guide you through techniques and strategies to help you speak in public with flair, confidence and authenticity.
Whether you are an experienced Councillor or have only recently been elected, it is vital that you understand how data protection fits with your role as an elected member. With legislation and case law constantly evolving, this interactive session will provide you with an opportunity to make sure you are getting the essentials right and ensure you are meeting your legal obligations as a Councillor.
Video is one of the most effective digital communication mediums, yet even the most experienced Councillors can be a little camera shy! We help you build the confidence needed to succeed with video, whether it’s for live virtual meetings or pre-recorded videos, and help you discover the power of ‘Facebook Live’ for truly effective engagement with your local community.
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Breakthrough Communications, Mocatta House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4DU
© Breakthrough Communications & Strategies Limited 2021
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