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Monika Schott of SOUP Communications

Community Relations & Education | Corporate Relations

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e: soup@netspace.net.au
t: 61 3 9731 0979
f:61 3 9731 0462
abn: 61 206 881 902

SOUP Communications has extensive experience in tailoring and delivering individual communication and education programs to suit your specific requirements and audience. We research the issues before developing strategies and programs that best suit your needs. We then implement these at the most appropriate time to create greatest impact.

SOUP Communications has extensive experience in tailoring and delivering individual communication and education programs to suit your specific requirements and audience. We research the issues before developing strategies and programs that best suit your needs. We then implement these at the most appropriate time to create greatest impact.

SOUP Communications has considerable community consultation and education capabilities and display initiative, creativity and dedication.

Motivating and meticulous, we have the capacity to adapt to new situations whilst enjoying challenges and remaining strategically focused.

We develop strategies, programs and training seminars to:

• Educate the broad community
• Ensure your public is informed through guided and confident communications
• Address concerns and issues effecting your organisation
• Increase awareness to enhance support and understanding
• Improve and alter public perception to sensitive issues to establish a positive image and integrity
• Communicate, develop and nurture relationships with key communities or publics
• Promote services or products
• Assist you to understand the issues concerning your organisation

SOUP Communications has expertise within the arts, corporate, education, environment and community sectors:

• Education and training - develop and present programs and seminars for the community, corproate and education sectors eg. 'Media Matters', 'Communication Matters'
• Publications - write, edit and produce diverse literature and programmes that include books, brochures, briefings, journals, speeches, information kits, reports, articles, videos, newsletters, calendars, posters, productions for Channel 31 television etc.
• Cultivate proactive and reactive media relations - write media releases and kits, prepare statements, media liaison, media crisis management and addressing issues
• Develop, manage and communicate corporate events - launches, exhibitions, conferences, functions, forums, presentations, dinners, cocktails, etc.
• Committee and interest group - development of and representation on
• Handle government relations
  

Monika Schott, Principal of SOUP Communications

Member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA).

Qualifications

2004 - current studies Masters in Communications Victoria University
2002 Diploma of Professional Writing, Australian College of Journalism
1999 continuing Masters in Communications, Victoria University of Technology
1994 Post Graduate (Honours with Distinction) in Fine Arts, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1991 Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Melbourne University
1987 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Honorary Positions

• A member of the Community Liaison Committee for City West Water
• Communications Manager for Wyndham Community Arts Alliance

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Organisations and corporations worked with to date include:

Melbourne Water - community liaison and education, including video production.

Department of Education - community liaison.

Department of Human Services / Neighbourhood Renewal Project - community liaison including visioning, community art and produce a 25-minute television production for Channel 31.

Western Region Football League - 'Communication Matters' training seminar.

'Media matters' training seminar - participants from small business and education sectors.

'Whole Person' initiative - media liaison and brochure production.

Scienceworks - visitor/education programs.

Parks Victoria - customer service.

National Curriculum Services - public relations, client services and conferences.

Curriculum Corporation - conferences· Wyndham City Council - arts administration.

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