# Communication planning worksheet

Short worksheets to reuse in a project, workshop or discussion. They structure the work; they are not validated instruments or quality certifications.

## 1. Audience and situation

Who is it for? Which questions and constraints need to be understood?

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## 2. Purpose and message

What should the content enable? Which main idea should people be able to restate?

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## 3. Knowledge used

Which primary sources, dates, methods and limitations support the message?

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## 4. Format and access

Which medium helps understanding? Which textual, audio or visual alternatives are needed?

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## 5. Dialogue and responsibility

What participation is offered? Which rules, agreements and correction procedure?

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## 6. Feedback and revision

Which questions can reveal usefulness? What should change afterwards?

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Explore further

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). How to use the Index. The CDC Clear Communication Index.
https://www.cdc.gov/ccindex/tool/how-to-use.html

Schünemann, H. J., Vist, G. E., Higgins, J. P. T., Santesso, N., Deeks, J. J., Glasziou, P., Akl, E. A., & Guyatt, G. H. (2024). Chapter 15: Interpreting results and drawing conclusions. In J. P. T. Higgins, J. Thomas, J. Chandler, M. Cumpston, T. Li, M. J. Page, & V. A. Welch (Eds.), Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions (Version 6.5). Cochrane.
https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current/chapter-15

World Wide Web Consortium, Web Accessibility Initiative. (n.d.). Images tutorial.
https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/