Communication Planning Worksheet

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To meet the commander's intent, your communication plan will consist of multiple pieces. This worksheet provides a cohesive framework to collect all your ideas and see how each of the pieces of your plan work together to support the purpose of the plan.

After conducting thorough research, environmental scanning and situation analysis, use this worksheet to collect, organize and draft your ideas. Ask input from your team and use this template to prepare your:

  1. Problem or Opportunity
  2. Goals
  3. Objectives
  4. Key Public
  5. Themes
  6. Messages
  7. Strategies
  8. Tactics
  9. Evaluation

After completing the worksheet, transfer your final ideas into a communication plan that is commander-ready. For other communication planning templates, refer to Communication Plan Tools.

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