INNOVATIVE COMMUNICATION & TECH TOOLS

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1 INNOVATIVE COMMUNICATION & TECH TOOLS How to REACH Your Students Meghan Morris, Marcia Smith, & Chanelle White Farmer School of Business, Miami University

2 LEARNING OUTCOMES Acknowledge need to adapt communication methods to students styles Enhance knowledge base of innovative communication methods & technology tools Share best practices Set goals & create an action plan

3 KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE kahoot.it PIN:

4 KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE FOUR Corners

5 KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE For meetings, I prefer Agendas shared in advance Action items In person/face to face Brainstorming sessions Blue Green Red Yellow

6 KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE For staff development, I prefer Fun and innovative! Structured plan for the day Strategic vision-setting Getting to know colleagues better Yellow Green Blue Red

7 KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE For projects, I try to Involve the right people to help you Figure it out as you go Establish the process Determine the budget and resources Red Yellow Green Blue

8 KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE In a supervisor, I prefer someone who defines clear expectations for performance Green really cares about me Red gives me freedom to try something new Yellow makes decisions based on facts Blue

9 KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE I am frustrated when my colleagues Forget who is really important Can t think about the big picture Don t consider the execution of decisions Forget the financial implications Red Yellow Green Blue

10 THE ICONOGRAPHIC WHOLE BRAIN MODEL The four-color, four-quadrant graphic and Whole Brain are registered trademarks of Herrmann Global, LLC.

11 WHOLE BRAIN MODEL A UPPER LEFT LOGICAL ANALYTICAL FACT-BASED QUANTITATIVE D UPPER RIGHT HOLISTIC INTUITIVE INTEGRATING SYNTHESIZING LOWER LEFT B ORGANIZED SEQUENTIAL PLANNED DETAILED INTERPERSONAL FEELING-BASED KINESTHETIC EMOTIONAL LOWER RIGHT C The four-color, four-quadrant graphic and Whole Brain are registered trademarks of Herrmann Global, LLC.

12 OUR FOUR DIFFERENT SELVES A Analyzes Quantifies Is logical Is critical Is realistic Likes numbers Knows about money Knows how things work Infers Imagines Speculates Takes risks Is Impetuous Breaks rules Likes surprises Is curious / Plays D B Takes preventive action Establishes procedures Gets things done Is reliable Organizes Is neat Timely Plans Is sensitive to others Likes to teach Touches a lot Is supportive Is expressive Is emotional Talks a lot Feels C The four-color, four-quadrant graphic and Whole Brain are registered trademarks of Herrmann Global, LLC.

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17 LET S REVIEW

18 THE 3 C S

19 CAPTURE

20 CAPTURE STUDENTS BY COMMUNICATING IN THEIR LANGUAGE Facts Facts Number Numbers s Concise Concis Relevant e Relevan Chronological t Structured Organized Sub-bullet-points Deadlines o Warm greeting & closing o Personalize o Pictures o Color

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22 YOU CAN CREATE BASED ON THINKING PREFERENCE Graphs Stats Facts, no fluff Goals/ objectives Tables Calendars Checklists Flowcharts o Pictures (people)

23 CREATE FREE websites! Canva Piktochart Venngage Be your own graphic designer Create infographics, social media posts, flyers or advertisements, etc.

24 CANVA Include visuals to appeal to YELLOW preferences

25 CANVA Include visuals to appeal to YELLOW preferences

26 PIKTOCHART Include details to appeal to GREEN preferences!

27 PIKTOCHART Include details to appeal to GREEN preferences!

28 VENNGAGE Include numbers to appeal to BLUE preferences!

29 VENNGAGE Include numbers to appeal to BLUE preferences!

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31 CONNECT

32 YOU CAN CONNECT BASED ON THINKING PREFERENCE Hyperlinks Stats Calendar invitations Hyperlinks Step-by-step lists o Student spotlights o Mail merge

33 SOCIAL MEDIA

34 ACCESSIBILITY Use Descriptive Hyperlinks! Bad: Click here to take my survey. Bad: Take my survey here, creenreaderwantstolistento.com Good: Please take the Innovative Communication and Tech Tools Assessment

35 ACCESSIBILITY Use Alternative Text Adding alt text ensures those images are conveyed to students using screen readers. Often as simple as editing the picture in format mode or right-click the image to add a description.

36 ACCESSIBILITY Keep it Clean Bad: Attention students: Take my really awesome survey to win $50! Good: High contrast (dark blue or black), easy to read fonts, and no flashing buttons or images, etc.

37 CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION

38 SHARE BEST PRACTICES What? How? Who? Communication methods & Tech Tools Why?

39 GOAL-SETTING & ACTION PLAN What? Define your goal How? Include timelines & logistics Who? Identify stakeholders & accountability checkers Why? Look at the big picture & get creative

40 THANK YOU!

41 REFERENCES Canva. (2016). Amazingly simple graphic design software--canva. Retrieved from Facebook. (2016). Facebook--Log in or sign up. Retrieved from Herrmann Global, LLC. (2015). Unleash thinking potential with Whole Brain thinking. Retrieved from Instagram. (2016). Instagram. Retrieved from Kahoot!. (2016). Kahoot!. Retrieved from Piktochart Infographics. (2015). Create easy infographics, reports, presentations Piktochart. Retrieved from Prezi Inc. (2016). Presentation software Online presentation tools Prezi. Retrieved from Screencast-O-Matic. (n.d.). Screencast-O-Matic. Retrieved from Tencent Inc. (2015). WeChat--Free messaging and calling app. Retrieved from Twitter, Inc. (2016). Twitter. Retrieved from Venngage Inc. (2015). Free infographic maker--venngage. Retrieved from