Strategic Communication: Thinking, Planning and Execution
Strategic Communication Planning for Measurable Business Impact and Trust
Course Overview
In today’s complex and fast-moving environment, strategic communication is essential for building trust, protecting reputation, and aligning stakeholders with corporate priorities. Organizations must move beyond tactical messaging toward structured, research-driven, and results-oriented communication strategies.
This Strategic Communication training course equips professionals with the ability to analyze trends, anticipate risks, and align communications with corporate strategy. Participants will learn how to design, implement, and evaluate communication strategies that deliver measurable business impact.
This Course Highlights:
- Aligning communication with corporate strategy
- Assessing and analyzing the communications environment
- Horizon scanning and trend forecasting (political, economic, social, technological)
- Managing communication risks
- Measuring communication effectiveness and outcomes
Course Objectives
By the End of this Course, Participants will be able to:
- Understand the relationship between organizational strategy and communications
- Define strategic communication objectives and tactical actions
- Identify research needs and credible information sources
- Map and engage stakeholder groups effectively
- Anticipate risks and develop mitigation plans
- Design measurable KPIs and evaluation frameworks
Course Audience
This Course is Ideal for:
- Communications professionals
- Corporate Communications Managers
- Public Relations and Public Affairs Officers
- Marketing Managers
- Directors responsible for communications strategy
- Professionals planning a career in PR and strategic communications
Course Methodology
The course uses interactive and practical adult-learning techniques, including:
- Expert-led presentations
- Case studies and real-world best practices
- Group discussions and strategic workshops
- Video analysis
- Individual and team exercises with structured feedback
Participants will actively develop communication strategies aligned with their own organizational context.
Course Outline
Day One: The Importance of Strategic Communication
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Defining strategic communication
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Linking communications to corporate strategy
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Structures for communication planning
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Applying strategy within your organization
Day Two: Researching and Analyzing Strategy
- Trend analysis and horizon scanning
- SWOT, PEST, and PESTLE analysis
- Identifying opportunities and threats
- Research tools and sources
Day Three: Stakeholder Communications
- Stakeholder mapping
- Identifying project-based and situational stakeholders
- Designing engagement programs
- Campaign planning
- Negotiation and persuasion skills
Day Four: Developing the Communication Strategy
- Vision, mission, and values alignment
- SMART objectives
- KPIs and Critical Success Factors (CSFs)
- Drafting and consulting on communication plans
Day Five: Evaluation and Measurement
- Measuring communication performance
- Data collection and analysis
- Building your communication “tech stack”
- Reporting to executive leadership
- Turning strategy into execution
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