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How do you build experience for crisis communications roles in sport?

Crisis communications sounds like an area where employers want prior experience, but you cannot exactly create a crisis for practice. What can an early-career communications professional do to become credible in this area?

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Scenario planning is useful. Build sample holding statements, stakeholder maps, approval flows and Q&A documents around realistic situations. In regular communications roles, volunteer for issues management and learn how legal, operations, leadership and communications coordinate under time pressure.

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