AmericaSpeaks online tools aim to boost public engagement

Carolyn Lukensmeyer of AmericaSpeaks explains how in-person communication methods are being translated online to increase agencies\' ability to engage the public.

The Obama administration is calling on your agency to engage more with the public.

Dr. Carolyn Lukensmeyer, president and founder of AmericaSpeaks, offers ways of taking the best from good old fashioned in-person communication and adapting it for use on the Web.

Her non-profit group has partnered with a firm called Ascentum on a suite of tools for public collaboration.

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