Communications Office Hours: Bring Us What’s Stuck

About the session Got a communications question you can’t shake? A pitch that makes perfect sense inside your organization but somehow falls flat when you explain it to anyone else? An annual report draft you’ve stared at for so long you can no longer tell what it says? A campaign idea that is almost there? Or maybe you just need someone outside your organization to look at what you’re doing and ask a useful question. Drop in and talk it through with communications consultant Babita Patel. This is an informal communications clinic for anyone who wants a little practical help during a very busy week. Bring something real you are working on: a story you are struggling to tell, a media pitch, a campaign idea, a messaging problem, a draft, a communications strategy question, or simply the vague feeling that what you are saying is not quite landing. There is no presentation and no agenda. Just grab a seat, grab a coffee, and talk it through with Babita. Sometimes the most useful conversation at UNGA is not another big discussion about the future of the sector. Sometimes it is twenty minutes with someone who can help you figure out the sentence you have been rewriting for three weeks. What to expect A relaxed drop-in space with Babita Patel for practical communications problem-solving. Come for a quick question or stay for a longer conversation. Bring a draft if you have one, talk through an idea that is still forming, or simply come say hello and compare notes about storytelling, messaging, media pitching, campaigns, and communications. No preparation required. No polished pitch expected. Who this is for Anyone working in climate, development, philanthropy, social impact, advocacy, or a mission-driven organization who has a communications challenge they would benefit from talking through with someone else. What you will get out of it A fresh pair of eyes on something you are actually working on Practical ideas for sharpening a story, pitch, message, campaign, or piece of content Space to untangle a communications problem without turning it into another meeting A different kind of connection during UNGA: informal, useful, and focused on whatever you need help with that day Featuring Babita Patel, Communications Consultant