This webinar will help attendees understand why an internal audit communications strategy adds value to the function. It will also detail how to set about doing so to the greatest effect.
Why Should You Attend:
Internal audit’s credibility can be enhanced if it understands that it communicates constantly to all stakeholders, and only much later, through the audit report. This session will discuss:- how to identify key stakeholders
- how to tailor the message to suit the target audience
- how to ensure consistency of messages
- how to use each member of the internal audit department in this endeavor
- This presentation will help unpack the elements of a good communications strategy. It will depict how to consider the needs of multiple internal audits’ stakeholders - and how to address these meaningfully and provide a new level of assurance to them.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
- Why developing a communications strategy is key to an internal audit’s success
- Understand your audience
- Targeting your message to suit your audience
- Understand why a good communications strategy is a key attribute of a strong internal audit function (as per Office of the Comptroller of the Currency)
- Appreciate the breadth of IIA Standard 2400 - Communicating Results
- Develop a communications plan specific to internal audit
- Measure the effort in terms of efficiency and effectiveness
Who Will Benefit:
- Head of internal audit functions
- Chief audit executives
- Senior auditors
- Investigators
- Board audit committee members and chairs
Course Provider
Graham Joscelyne,
