“Cutting Through the Communication Noise”
IABC International Chair Adrian Cropley, ABC
CEO of Cropley Communication
Melbourne, Australia
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6:00pm Dinner and Presentation
UA Campus, BIO5 Institute
MRB102 Conf Rm
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Effective communication is often espoused, but does anyone really understand what it is, or are we just creating noise. We are so eager to be heard that in fact we start shouting! Not literally but through the messages we send via one media or another.
Things like email have become a problem in organizations today and the dialogue has stopped happening within teams because of overload. But imagine if we could cut through the noise and be heard, what a difference it would make in terms of mutual
understanding and shared knowledge?
· What creates noise in our communication?
· How do we break through the noise of communication to be heard?
· Why is effective communication important…? what are the steps (4M’s)
· What does effective communication look like
· What are the challenges in your workplace (a little audience interaction)
Adrian Cropley, ABC
Adrian is the Principal for Cropley Communications, Melbourne. Australia and has over 20 years communication experience in the private and public sectors. Adrian has been in roles from HR Management, Change and Organizational Development Manager to
heading up corporate Internal Communications. Adrian works with a variety of clients on change and internal communication strategies and programs. He is also an executive
coach working with organizations Including Ernst & Young, Shell, NAB, ANZ, National Foods, Kraft, Bunning’s, Aus Post, Telstra, Amcor, AXA RMIT, Latrobe, Deakin & Monash Universities and various government organizations.
He is a sought after facilitator, lecturer and coach, and has spoken across the globe at various, conferences and forums. He is widely published with a numbers of articles appearing in industry magazines globally.
Adrian is currently the Chairman of the International Executive board of IABC and has held a number of voluntary roles. He was named IABC’s Volunteer Chapter Leader of the Year 2008 and has been instrumental in the growth and development of chapters
across the Asia/Pacific Region. Adrian is passionate about the communication profession and IABC. In his spare time, Adrian loves to perform, working as an extra in television and film.