During this class, you will prepare messages in clear, concise terms for strategic communication applications. You will learn to communicate in ways that connect with publics using a variety of material. You will exercise advanced communication skills by delivering messages in an appropriate persona, tone, voice and style that will also retain audiences’ attention. You will develop knowledge for assessing whether social media are appropriate for particular situations, and you will learn rules for engaging in online communication with publics. Through this course you will discover in both traditional communication and in social media the powerful influence of strategic communication.