The Water Values

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Donna Vincent Roa, a communication specialist, water sector communication expert and Managing Partner at the Vincent Roa Group, comes on The Water Values Podcast for a discussion on the importance and effectiveness of communication using storytelling, visual and symbolic elements, and language to educate and engage the public about water and water utilities. Donna uses her own storytelling in this episode and provides insight on various types of strategic communication.

In this Session, You’ll Learn about:

• Current water communications and the future of water communications
• How utility companies are engaging the public with storytelling on important water issues
• The One Water management and communication about water
• The development of the Roa Conceptual Model and how to visually communicate about water with language, icons and color for symbolic purposes
• What some major cities are doing with storytelling around their water projects
• Other strategies that utilities are using to get communication out and getting social community involvement
• The Value of Water book

Resources and Links Mentioned in or Relevant to this Session Include:

• Donna Vincent Roa  |  Speaking Up About Water Blog  |  Donna’s LinkedIn
• Vincent Roa Group
• World Bank Water and Sanitation Program
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• The Water Environment Federation
• DC Water
• U.S. Water Alliance
• Value of Water Coalition
• One Water
• Beaufort Wind Scale
• Roa Conceptual Model
• WEFTEC Innovation Showcase and Pavilion
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Water Online
• One Water Leadership Summit
• U.S. Water Alliance
• World Water Summit

Transcript

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