The Peter Sandman
Risk Communication Website

Home Page Contents:

Most Recent Columns
About Peter Sandman
By Peter Sandman
In Other People’s Words
Topical Indexes
Seminar Handouts
For More Help
Comments and Questions Index-List
Contact Information

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Most Recent Columns:

New Column: 19 Nov 2008	Managing Justified Outrage: Outrage Management When Your Opponents Are Substantively Right
Previous Column: 20 Sep 2008	Simplification Made Simple

About Peter Sandman:

Working toward a “Legacy”

Biography

2005 Profile: from SustainAbility Faculty Biographies

2003 Profile: Risky Business By Gillian Kendall

1996 Profile: It’s The Outrage, Stupid By Dwight Holing

1992 Profile: Outrage-ous By Nancy Kennedy

What I Do: A Note to Prospective Clients

Muddling My Way into Risk Communication ... and Beyond

Curriculum Vitae

Sample Seminar Agenda

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By Peter Sandman:

Columns

Risk Communication Articles on the Web

Pandemic Preparedness Columns from CIDRAP Business Source Weekly Briefing

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In Other People’s Words:

Notes from a class with Peter Sandman by Elenor Snow

Peter Sandman in the News

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Topical Indexes

Introduction to Risk Communication and Orientation to this Website
These are categorized as:

Risk Communication Overviews
Hazard versus Outrage and the Four Kinds of Risk Communication

The Seesaw and the Other Risk Communication Games

Crisis Communication (High Hazard, High Outrage)
These are categorized as:

Especially Important to Read
Other Articles by Peter Sandman
Handout Sets

Interviews, Summaries, etc.
Articles by Others
Selected Guestbook Comments and Responses

Precaution Advocacy (High Hazard, Low Outrage)
These are categorized as:

On Precaution Advocacy Generally
Handouts
On Environmental Activism
On Radon Testing and Mitigation

On Employee Safety
On Infectious Diseases and Pandemic Preparedness
Selected Guestbook Comments and Responses

Outrage Management (Low Hazard, High Outrage)
These are categorized as:

Especially Important to Read
Key Aspects of Outrage Management
Applications to Specific Industries, Controversies, and Situations
Other General Descriptions of the Outrage Concept and Outrage Management

Handout Sets
Research on Outrage Management
An Extended Critique of the Outrage Management Approach
Selected Guestbook Comments and Responses

Pandemic Flu and Other Infectious Diseases
These are categorized as:

Pandemic Flu: Essential Reading
Pandemic Flu Preparedness Columns from CIDRAP Business Source Weekly Briefing
Pandemic Flu: Other Important Articles

Pandemic Flu: Additional Reading
SARS, “Ordinary” Flu, and Other Infectious Diseases
Selected Guestbook Comments and Responses

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Seminar Handouts:

Alphabetical List

Topical List

Handouts from 2004 Crisis Communication CD-ROM

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For More Help:

Sandman’s Risk Communication Book

Responding to Community Outrage: Strategies for Effective Risk Communication

Crisis Communication CD-ROM/DVD (with Jody Lanard)

Crisis Communication: Guidelines for Action
Planning What to Say When Terrorists, Epidemics, or Other Emergencies Strike

Sandman’s Risk Communication Training Videos

Risk = Hazard + Outrage: A Formula for Effective Risk Communication
Quantitative Risk Communication: Explaining the Data (This video now downloadable.)
Implementing Risk Communication: Overcoming the Barriers

OUTRAGE Prediction & Management Interactive Software