Effective Communication How MCAS Cherry Point’s BASH program makes it work

Effective Communication

How MCAS Cherry Point’s

BASH program makes it work

Chris BowserWildlife Biologist

BASH Team LeaderMCAS Cherry Point

12-17 March

What type of person are YOU?

• Introverted

•Extraverted

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Effective Communication: How to get people to listen to YOU

Different Ways We Communicate

• Verbal (telephone)

• Email

• Texting

• Face to Face

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Attitude is Everything

• Positive

• Here to help

• Common Goal

• Solutions

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Maximize What You Have

• Instructions/Orders

• INRMP

• WHA/WHMP

• Strategic/Operational Plans

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Simple Ground up Approach

• Daily Operations• boots on the ground

• Policy Decisions

• Extensive Coordination

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Getting Our Foot in the Door

• Common interest

• Meet & Greet-Operation “Fatten a Marine”-Operation “Thirsty Mower”

• Volunteer • Ask them to join you

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Getting Your Message Out

• BASH display

• Bird Hazard Working Group

• Squadron visits

• Newsletter

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NEWSLETTER: what an ingenious idea

• Great way to get your message out

• Short versus long

•Well KNOWN

• Contest

• Quarterly

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Bird Hazard Working Group

• All key personnel

- Air Ops- Safety- BASH- ATC- Airfield/Grounds Maintenance- Squadron rep - Environmental

-NRM• Minutes

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Additional Meetings

Air Ops/BASH/Environmental (ABE)

Air Ops Department Head

Environmental Impact Review Board

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Reinventing your Program!

• Strike kits

•Awards

•Wounded Warrior Hunts

• Coins

• Certificate of Appreciation

Remember, If not YOU then

WHO!