How do I get people to read my announcements?
Hi all. I work at a mid-sized public university and employ roughly 40 student employees that troubleshoot tier 1 style technology issues. I regularly need to notify them of new initiatives, and ask for their feedback, among other things. In the past I have emailed them, but find that very few actually read the emails. Immediately at my disposal I have email, a group discussion board, and walkie talkies they all have access to.
So my question is, how do I best ensure that people read/get my announcements? I'm open to any suggestions. Thanks!
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Suggestions:
* Make them mandatory reading on pain of firing.
* Include a truly funny joke in each message.
* Include a special random number in each message -- each copy of the message -- that the recipient must be able to recite in order to get paid.
-- or, best of all --
* Think of a way to make it in their genuine interest to read the messages.