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Module 4 | Reach out to your audience

Session

2 hours

Theme

Using Ghost newsletters optimally to reach out to, and engage with audiences

Methodology

  • Have the participants gather into their groups. Groupings can be changed if needed.
  • Hand out a chart paper, and name cards that have the names of all formatting features in Ghost.
  • Give the teams a choice of problem statements to work with. They need to pick one, and think of a newspaper that will go out to the stakeholders. Each team has to map stakeholders and needs, and recreate the front page of this newspaper, using the Ghost formatting features.
  • The points to be noted here:
    - the teams have to work with the available space.
    - they have to figure out 4-6 best elements they will use to convey their stories.
    - they have to write the actual content for each of the formats.
  • Problem statements can include any of the following, or a new one.
    - An NGO that works in the education sector wants to run a new program that focuses on getting more girls in rural areas to attend schools within a 10-km radius.
    - A college is introducing a new course, and is at the start stage of inviting students to apply. They are also in the process of setting up a new building to accommodate the needs of more students on campus.
    - A collective wants to reach out health care information and benefits to