Explore practical guides, handouts, and recorded webinars that can help strengthen your organization’s communication skills. Resources are organized by topic below.

Customer Service and General Communication

Customer Service Essentials
PDF guide
How to Develop Exceptional Customer Service Skills
PDF guide
Tools for Practical Communication
Online resource
Communication Roadblocks
Recorded webinar

Workplace Communication and Leadership

High-Quality Delegation
PDF guide
What Is Emotional Intelligence?
PDF guide
Traditionalists: Working with Other Generations
PDF guide
Bridging the Generational Gap
Recorded webinar
From Workplace Challenges to Breakthroughs
Recorded webinar

Email and Digital Communication

Email Etiquette
PDF checklist
How to Effectively Use Microsoft Outlook
PDF guide
20 Tips to Up Your Agency’s Social Media Game
Online guide
Newsletter: Social Media
PDF newsletter
Leveraging QR Code Technology in Public Communication
PDF guide

Media and Community Outreach

Engage Your Local Partners
Word document
Effective Press Releases
PDF guide
Working with Local Media
PDF guide
Media Checklist
PDF checklist
How-to Town Meeting Newsletter
Word document
Newsletter: Public Communication
PDF newsletter
Community Affairs, Outreach, and Communication in Public Works
Recorded webinar
Basics of Strategic Communication Planning
Recorded webinar

Presentations and Public Speaking

Tips for Virtual Speakers
PDF guide
Public Speaking Skills 101 for Engineers
Recorded webinar
Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills Instantly
Recorded webinar

Difficult Conversations and Resident Communication

Handling Difficult Workplace Conversations
Recorded webinar
Difficult Workplace Conversations
PDF handout
Communicating with Residents
PDF handout
Communicating with Residents
Recorded webinar