Comments on: Consistency & Translation in Community Management http://community-roundtable.com/2009/12/onsistency-translation-in-community-management/ A peer network for community managers and social media practitioners. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rachel Happe http://community-roundtable.com/2009/12/onsistency-translation-in-community-management/comment-page-1/#comment-2915 Rachel Happe Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:05:49 +0000 http://community-roundtable.com/?p=1220#comment-2915 Alicia - Thanks for inspiring the post and your comments - I didn't address the medical element here because that is not my area of expertise however, it must require an addition element of sensitivity around some delicate issues. You are right that that most important elements to drive engagement are that people feel welcomed and secure. I think medical communities can be incredibly powerful for people - people with all sorts of conditions often feel alone because they don't typically have a place to congregate with people going through the same thing and that connection can be a lifeline. Keep up the great work! Alicia – Thanks for inspiring the post and your comments – I didn’t address the medical element here because that is not my area of expertise however, it must require an addition element of sensitivity around some delicate issues. You are right that that most important elements to drive engagement are that people feel welcomed and secure. I think medical communities can be incredibly powerful for people – people with all sorts of conditions often feel alone because they don’t typically have a place to congregate with people going through the same thing and that connection can be a lifeline. Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Alicia Staley http://community-roundtable.com/2009/12/onsistency-translation-in-community-management/comment-page-1/#comment-2903 Alicia Staley Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:13:59 +0000 http://community-roundtable.com/?p=1220#comment-2903 Hi Rachel - Thanks for addressing my question and expanding on the importance of developing a "voice" in a community. I learned a great deal from your post. Community is all about the management of conversations and communication. If you can't communicate effectively within the context of the conversations, the community will fail. As a cancer survivor and community leader, it's imperative to know how to "translate" the delicate information that can shape conversations and interactions within my communities. I've learned to present and share information in a way that engages community members and allows them to feel comfortable sharing their information and stories. Searching for and sharing health information online can be challenging for some people - the key to getting people to interact is to create an environment that feels welcoming and secure. I find that my voice remains the same throughout most of the platforms I use to connect with the cancer community. I wear “my heart on my sleeve” and tend to share information that’s relevant to a conversation. Thanks for the great post - there’s some great information here that can help with any community's success! Hi Rachel – Thanks for addressing my question and expanding on the importance of developing a “voice” in a community. I learned a great deal from your post.

Community is all about the management of conversations and communication. If you can’t communicate effectively within the context of the conversations, the community will fail. As a cancer survivor and community leader, it’s imperative to know how to “translate” the delicate information that can shape conversations and interactions within my communities. I’ve learned to present and share information in a way that engages community members and allows them to feel comfortable sharing their information and stories. Searching for and sharing health information online can be challenging for some people – the key to getting people to interact is to create an environment that feels welcoming and secure.

I find that my voice remains the same throughout most of the platforms I use to connect with the cancer community. I wear “my heart on my sleeve” and tend to share information that’s relevant to a conversation.

Thanks for the great post – there’s some great information here that can help with any community’s success!

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