1. COMMUNICATE!!! COMMUNICATE!!!! Jack Wells Legrand / Pass & Seymour 5 th USNC TAG Leadership Workshop

2. 2 USNC COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE (C&CEC) Members from USNC Council and TMC Member surveys on communications needs 6 self taught courses on line Instructor Lead 1 – 2 times per year News & Notes 4 times a year Generic presentation coming soon Sponsor TAG Leadership Workshops

3. 3 5 th USNC TAG Leadership Workshop SURVEY RESULTS 11 Responses TAG Organization differ Communication responsibility: TAG Administrators, Secretary, Technical Advisor Communications varies from several times a day, to once per month, to once ever several months E-mail is the predominant method of communications Also used are teleconference, web cast, in person meetings and newsletters.

4. 4 5 th USNC TAG Leadership Workshop SURVEY RESULTS Technical issues represent between 70 and 95% Problems: –Lack of response –Insufficient response –Late response (not two weeks in advance) –Not copying all involved in communications –Failure to read communications –Changing membership –Members lack of understanding of procedures

5. 5 th USNC TAG Leadership Workshop Are there additional problems that you experience??? 5

6. 6 5 th USNC TAG Leadership Workshop What are some of the ways you work to overcome these problems??? Response Issues? Communications Issues? “Don’t read” Membership Training

7. 7 5 th USNC TAG Leadership Workshop Ways to improve communications Welcome new member –Explain your communications methods –Instructions how they should communicate –Links to where to go for information Be prompt in your response – SET THE EXAMPLE Send items of interest about IEC, USNC, your industry, people involved in your work Keep you communications simple and consistent in format. REMIND, REMIND, REMIND!!! – AHEAD OF DEADLINES Contribute to US NC NEWS & NOTES Be active in USNC (TMC, Council)

8. 5 th USNC TAG Leadership Workshop 8 TAG Newsletter Produced by the TAG Administrator and TA Sent out twice a year Content Membership changes US NC News HoD and SC / PT reports Industry issues Awards Coming Events 9 Pages

9. 5 th USNC TAG Leadership Workshop QUESTIONS/COMMENTS 9