Crisis Communication Templates

Professional templates and scripts for communicating with employees, creditors, customers, and stakeholders during challenging times. Maintain trust and transparency when it matters most.

Employee Communications

Keep your team informed and motivated

All-Hands Crisis Meeting Script

Template

Structured talking points for addressing the team about financial challenges, maintaining morale while being transparent.

15-20 min meeting

Layoff Notification Letters

Sensitive

Compassionate but legally compliant templates for individual and group layoffs, including severance details.

Legal compliant

Salary Reduction Communication

Delicate

Scripts for discussing temporary or permanent salary cuts while maintaining team buy-in and motivation.

Collaborative approach

Turnaround Progress Updates

Positive

Monthly progress reports to keep team informed about recovery efforts and celebrate small wins.

Progress tracking

Creditor Communications

Negotiate and maintain critical relationships

Payment Delay Request Letter

Critical

Professional requests for payment deferrals with proposed alternative payment plans and guarantees.

30/60/90 day options

Creditor Meeting Presentation

Professional

PowerPoint template for presenting turnaround plan, financials, and proposed payment schedules to creditors.

15 slides

Debt Restructuring Proposal

Strategic

Formal proposal template for debt restructuring, including new terms, interest rates, and payment schedules.

Financial projections

Supplier Relationship Letters

Partnership

Templates for maintaining critical supplier relationships during cash flow challenges and negotiating new terms.

Supply chain focus

Customer Communications

Maintain customer confidence and loyalty

Service Continuity Assurance

Reassuring

Email templates assuring customers that services will continue uninterrupted despite internal challenges.

Confidence building

Customer Retention Campaigns

Strategic

Special offers and loyalty programs to prevent customer churn during difficult periods.

Loyalty focused

Change Notification Letters

Important

Professional notifications for service changes, pricing adjustments, or operational modifications.

Clear communication

Stakeholder Communications

Keep investors and partners informed

Investor Update Reports

Financial

Monthly or quarterly reports to investors detailing challenges, progress, and future projections.

Data-driven

Board Meeting Presentations

Executive

Comprehensive presentation templates for board meetings during crisis situations and turnaround efforts.

Executive level

Media & PR Statements

Public

Press release templates and media statements for public companies or high-profile situations.

Media ready

Crisis Communication Best Practices

Act Quickly

Address issues immediately before rumors spread. Silence creates anxiety and speculation.

Be Transparent

Share what you can honestly. Transparency builds trust even in difficult situations.

Show Empathy

Acknowledge the impact on others. People want to know you care about their concerns.

Provide Direction

Always include next steps and what people can expect. Give them something to hold onto.

⚠️ Critical Reminder

During crisis communication, what you don't say is often as important as what you do say. Always consider legal implications and consult with advisors before major announcements.

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