Crisis Communication Question: What’s the worst phrase you’ve heard in a crisis communications statement?

We have all heard some CEOs and corporate spokespeople deliver ineffective crisis communications statements. Whether the public statement was written for them or they decided to “wing it,” the cliches, the lack of emotion, and the scripted delivery will forever negatively affect their organization’s reputation and revenue. You may have even seen some written apologies, or multiple public written apologies such as in the crisis scenario of United Airlines just last week. You can find crisis communications lessons from that PR nightmare here.

To help out our corporate communications professionals, and our public relations community avoid worsening their crisis through ineffective media interviews and public statements, this week’s PR discussion question is, “What’s the worst phrase you’ve heard in a crisis communications statement?”

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This question is one of a series of debates in the media relations, crisis communications, public relations, and social media industries where you and your colleagues can share observations with each other. Yes, YOU are invited to share your bite size bits of best practices. Here is how:

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