>> So, my name is Michelle Jones and I am the Deputy Chief of the Office of Communications
at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
So, in my role as Deputy Chief, I have the distinct pleasure of leading a team
of professionals who help to advance the story of NASA Goddard.
So, we do that through social media, multi-media, public engagement activities,
our website, internal engagement --
just, whatever it takes to get the story out about the work
that is currently going on at NASA Goddard.
So, we do things based on campaigns.
We use a campaign model.
So, for instance, you would have a large scale initiative or mission and as part
of that mission you want to do a little bit of web features or written material
to talk about that particular feature.
In addition to doing some written materials, you want to do social media.
So, what kind of platform should you use to get the word out?
Is it a Snapchat?
Is it a Facebook?
Is it, you know, Twitter?
Any of the social media platforms that we use to get the word out.
And then, internally we want to make sure that we're educating our employees
about that particular mission or initiative so that they'll be able to talk intelligently
about what that particular mission or initiative is.
We really look at our employees as the ambassadors for the work that is going on,
so we want them to be able to talk to their neighbors and their family members
about the various things that we're doing,
so we make sure to also educate our internal audiences as well.
And then, in addition, there's events that we do as far as outreach and public engagement,
where we want to go out into the community and we want to set up an exhibit or a table to talk
to just passer-byers about different things that we're doing
as it relates to that particular mission.
So we're always looking for opportunities to just talk a little more about what's going on so
that there is an understanding of what we're doing and why we're doing it.
The biggest pieces of our jobs is to hear your story and to be able to take that story
and to transpose it into something that can really connect with those who will be hearing
that story or taking part in that event.
So it -- it's a lot about listening.
It's really about trying to understand the crux of what the mission is about.
And then trying to think of creative ways to connect with the audience by explaining
to them what that mission will do.