The Holding StatementWhat you can say truthfully in the first thirty minutes.Communications & MediaFour things it must contain, and what it must not.ContainsAcknowledgement that something has happenedConcern for those affected, stated plainlyThe action under way right nowWhen the next update will comeExcludesSpeculation about causeBlame directed at anyoneNumbers that are not yet confirmedClaims about scale you cannot supportPromises the organisation cannot keepEducational reference. Admissions of liability can carry legal andinsurance consequences. Express concern, and take advice beforeThe Holding Statementlearnposters.com
The Holding Statement — printable humanities wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the The Holding Statement poster

9 entries in 2 groups.

Four things it must contain, and what it must not.

Educational reference. Admissions of liability can carry legal and insurance consequences. Express concern, and take advice before conceding cause.

Questions about the The Holding Statement poster

What’s on the The Holding Statement poster?
9 entries in 2 groups. Four things it must contain, and what it must not. Contains: Acknowledgement that something has happened, Concern for those affected, st…; Excludes: Speculation about cause, Blame directed at anyone, Numbers that are not yet…. Educational reference. Admissions of liability can carry legal and insurance consequences. Express concern, and take advice before conceding cause.
Who is the The Holding Statement poster for?
The Holding Statement belongs to the Communications & Media section rather than to a school year, because humanities is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning public relations can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Holding Statement poster?
When the phone is ringing and the investigation has not started. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Holding Statement belongs on the wall where that humanities work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Holding Statement?
Apologising Well, Crisis Response and PR Ethics & Disclosure sit alongside The Holding Statement in the Communications & Media section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Apologising WellCrisis ResponsePR Ethics & Disclosure
Is the The Holding Statement poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Holding Statement downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Communications & Media section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Holding Statement poster print at?
The Holding Statement is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Holding Statement loses nothing.Printing guide

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