# Communicating with Your Group

To be successful, you need great lines of communication with your group and supporters. 

You should also have a set of comms channels appropriate for different audiences. This will vary from group to group, but the following is typical:

- An [email account](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/internal-comms/page/email-accounts-and-email-lists), so you can communicate with people and other orgs by email without using your personal account
- An [email list](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/internal-comms/page/email-accounts-and-email-lists), for one-way comms with your group and supporters. 
- A [messaging app](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/internal-comms/page/messaging-apps-overview) for two-way comms with other organisers, e.g. Mattermost or Signal
- A messaging app for [one-way ("broadcast") comms](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/internal-comms/page/messaging-apps-broadcast-channels) with your group and supporters (useful for larger groups)
- You might use the ["events" feature of Facebook](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/social-media/page/facebook-events) to communicate upcoming actions, trainings, and meetings
- [Documents](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/internal-comms/page/documents), for sharing detailed information
  
Your comms will be busiest when you're organising an action. There's more detailed guidance in [this page](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/action-planning/page/comms-for-your-action-internal) of the Action Planning book.

In addition to the above comms channels, if you have "sub groups" (maybe you're organising a nation/region or community group) then you should have a network of reps from each group in a shared chat and, when appropriate, a regular meeting.