NCAA CPL Communications study plan

Map every sub-topic in Domain 1 (audience analysis, message architecture, channel selection, approval workflows) into a personal checklist with confidence ratings

Draft a one-page communication plan template covering objective, audience, key message, channel mix, timeline, and success metric

Identify the three stakeholder groups most likely to appear in scenario questions and write a tailored message frame for each

Define how you will measure plan effectiveness (reach, engagement, message pull-through) so later weeks can reuse the metric set

Apply the plan template to two contrasting scenarios (a championship announcement and a scheduling change) and compare channel choices

Outline the standard press-operations workflow: media advisory, press release, credentialing, game-day access, post-event follow-up

Write one media advisory and one press release for a fictional event, keeping both under 400 words

List the ten questions a reporter is most likely to ask at a post-event press conference and draft a bridge answer for each

Practice converting a long-form story idea into three pitch angles targeting different outlet types (local, national, trade)

Build a media list structure with fields for outlet, beat, deadline pattern, and prior coverage

Simulate a 10-minute press conference aloud, recording it and scoring yourself on message discipline and bridging

Draft rules for handling interview requests, exclusives, and embargoes, and note where approval escalation is required

Classify crisis types (athlete conduct, eligibility ruling, facility incident, officiating controversy) and match each to an escalation tier

Draft a holding statement template and a 60-minute crisis response timeline with named roles

Write three holding statements for three different crisis scenarios, each under 150 words

Identify the point at which legal counsel must review outbound messaging and document that trigger

Run a tabletop exercise on one crisis scenario, writing the first three outbound messages in sequence

Map a social media escalation path from comment moderation to public statement

Draft a social media response matrix pairing issue severity with channel, tone, and approver

Write platform-appropriate versions of the same crisis update for a short-form video caption, a text post, and a long-form statement

Build a two-week content calendar across at least three platforms with defined posting cadence and owner per slot

Draft an internal communication cascade for a policy change, covering staff, coaches, student-athletes, and conference office

Write one all-staff memo and one student-athlete-facing FAQ on the same topic and compare tone and detail level

Define community management standards for response time, tone, and escalation of hostile comments

Articulate brand voice guidelines with three do/don't examples for each of three channels

List the legal and compliance touchpoints that constrain messaging: name/image/likeness, privacy, defamation risk, disclosure of injuries, and records requests

Review five fictional social posts and flag each for legal, ethical, or compliance risk with a corrected version

Draft a reputation monitoring routine with named metrics and a weekly review cadence

Re-rate the Domain 1 checklist and every other domain's confidence scores to find remaining gaps

Complete two timed full-length practice sets and log every missed question by domain and error type

Rehearse weak areas identified in the error log with targeted drills rather than full re-reads

Write a one-page exam-day strategy covering pacing, question triage, and flag-and-return rules