Communicating with Impact & Influence

Communicating with Impact & Influence

Attention spans are decreasing. Agriculture’s need to effectively communicate is increasing. EARN THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD! Communications expert Stacey Hanke guest blogs about eight steps you can communicate with impact and influence. She notes that failure to communicate successfully wastes time, money and your credibility.

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Earning the Right to Educate

Nine states. More than 50 hours of training farmers and ag organizations on social media. 2 tornado warnings during 15+ hours of driving, topped by 5 severe thunderstorms. Gratitude for the way others in ag welcomed new folks. 15+ flights; 1 diverted, many delayed and two cancelled. Tired vocal cords. And outstanding conversations with close…

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Changing the Earth with Every Bite

The last line of Food, Inc. is “You can change the world one bite at a time” – a point Michele agrees with. She writes about how a conversation is in order to overcome the cultural divide between farmers and people not on afarm. You can change with world with a bite of your tongue and a bite of conversation. And remember, there are two kinds of forks – the ones you eat with and the ones you pitch manure with.

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