How to build a crisis communications plan

People, not plans, manage crises. However, you need to ensure that people know what's expected of them in the first place. There are 5 simple steps to writing a great crisis communications plan. A plan that is concise and will be picked up and understood by the people you need to mobilise. 5 steps for structuring a crisis communications plan:

1. Define what constitutes a crisis, the likely scenarios and an escalation process
2. Identify key roles and responsibilities
3. List all the necessary resources, templates and channels in one place
4. Build your response: from monitoring to stakeholders and rotas
5. Draft messaging and identify spokes people

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Read our guide on How to write a good crisis management plan

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