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Advanced Communications

ASME Leadership Training Conference

March 04-06, 2011 at Dallas TX

Jared Oehring & Anita RebarchakKnowledge & Community

Information & Communication Committee

Great Leaders are Great Communicators

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Session Outline

• Communication with Leaders– Theory– Tools– Case Study and Group Discussion

• Communication with Members– Theory– Tools– Case Study and Group Discussion

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Communication Grid

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Situational Communication

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Tools

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• What tools are you currently using?

• Meeting Wizard

• Google Documents & Microsoft Office Live Workspace

• Skype and Oovoo

Case Study-South Texas Section

• Monthly Conference Calls– Email Agenda In Advance

• Formal In-Person Meetings at least Bi-Annually

• Impromptu In-Person Meetings every month at our Section Meetings

• Emails-Reply all

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Communication with Members and Social Exchange Theory• OUTCOME = Benefits – Costs

– Benefits are material/financial gains, social status, knowledge, emotional comforts

– Costs are sacrifices of time, money, energy, or lost opportunities

• SATISFACTION = Outcome – Comparison Level– Need to compare the outcome to alternative

– Two people can have different levels of satisfaction

• DEPENDENCE = Set of Outcomes – Set of Comparison Level

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Tools

• Website with

Easy Updating

• Constant Contact

& Email Blasts

• LinkedIn

• Facebook

• Twitter

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Case Study-South Texas Section

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• Website updated regularly by two volunteers

• Monthly email blasts reminding members to register for meetings

• LinkedIn used for all job postings

• Twitter & Facebook used as last minute reminders & to post pictures

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Advanced Communications