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This section contains a collection of guidelines, case studies and associated resources relating to Communication Tools and Strategies.

If you are fairly new to Research Team Leadership, you may find it helpful to complete the self-review checklist before accessing the materials provided. The checklist is designed to help you quickly find the guidance, case studies and resources of most immediate relevance to you, although of course you may, at some point, wish to browse generally through them all!

Research team leaders with a little experience may find it useful to start with these resources that provide very basic guidance on meetings and using the telephone effectively. These could be useful `refreshers’ or you may wish to point more junior members of your research team towards them.

• Setting the Agenda for Meetings
• Chairing Meetings
• Recording and Circulating Meeting Minutes

If you are an experienced  Research Team Leader you may be particularly interested to explore all of the possibilities for communication offered by emerging web-based technologies.  You may also wish to find out more about:

• Encouraging Participation in Meetings
• Creativity in Meetings

The following resource provides a very good starting point for setting up an effective communication strategy:

• Team Member Background Information