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Communications

How to Save Lives Using Strategic Communication

Rafaella Pastor Ferrari holds up a script for talent to read from during a shoot.

A good strategic communicator identifies a problem, and then figures out how to solve it through the process of applying their skills to an analysis of the audience, the resources available. Below, American University senior Rafaella Pastor Ferrari studying Public Relations & Strategic Communication provides a perfect case study of how you can create change - and literally save lives - when you practice strategic communication effectively.