Christian Pieter Hoffmann is Professor of Communication Management at the Institute of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig and of Political Communication at the Institute of Political Science. He is Academic Director of the Center for Research in Financial Communication and Codirector of the Center for Digital Participation.Nadine Strauß is Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Strategic Communication and Media Management at the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich. Previously, she has completed a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship at the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment (University of Oxford), focusing on the role of communication for sustainable finance.

• 1. Introduction to Effective Financial Communication Part I: Foundations of Effective Financial Communication 2. The Capital Market Arena: Capital, Human Behavior, and Stakeholder Capitalism 3. The History of Financial Communication 4. Financial Communicators and the Financial Communication Profession 5. Capital Market Participants and Financial Communication Audiences 6. The Instruments of Financial Communication Part II: Objectives and Management of Effective Financial Communication 7. The Role of Disclosure and Corporate Social Responsibility in Financial Communication 8. The Role of Narratives and Equity Storytelling in Financial Communication 9. The Role of Media Relations and Agenda Setting in Financial Communication 10. The Role of Boundary Spanning and Relationship Management in Financial Communication 11. The Effects of Financial Communication on Corporations, Capital Markets, the Media, and the Public Sphere 12. Managing Financial Communication 13. Evaluating Financial Communication 14. The Future of Financial Communication

Christian Pieter Hoffmann is Professor of Communication Management at the Institute of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig and of Political Communication at the Institute of Political Science. He is Academic Director of the Center for Research in Financial Communication and Codirector of the Center for Digital Participation.Nadine Strauß is Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Strategic Communication and Media Management at the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich. Previously, she has completed a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship at the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment (University of Oxford), focusing on the role of communication for sustainable finance.

• 1. Introduction to Effective Financial Communication Part I: Foundations of Effective Financial Communication 2. The Capital Market Arena: Capital, Human Behavior, and Stakeholder Capitalism 3. The History of Financial Communication 4. Financial Communicators and the Financial Communication Profession 5. Capital Market Participants and Financial Communication Audiences 6. The Instruments of Financial Communication Part II: Objectives and Management of Effective Financial Communication 7. The Role of Disclosure and Corporate Social Responsibility in Financial Communication 8. The Role of Narratives and Equity Storytelling in Financial Communication 9. The Role of Media Relations and Agenda Setting in Financial Communication 10. The Role of Boundary Spanning and Relationship Management in Financial Communication 11. The Effects of Financial Communication on Corporations, Capital Markets, the Media, and the Public Sphere 12. Managing Financial Communication 13. Evaluating Financial Communication 14. The Future of Financial Communication

Christian Pieter Hoffmann is Professor of Communication Management at the Institute of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig and of Political Communication at the Institute of Political Science. He is Academic Director of the Center for Research in Financial Communication and Codirector of the Center for Digital Participation.Nadine Strauß is Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Strategic Communication and Media Management at the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich. Previously, she has completed a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship at the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment (University of Oxford), focusing on the role of communication for sustainable finance.

• 1. Introduction to Effective Financial Communication Part I: Foundations of Effective Financial Communication 2. The Capital Market Arena: Capital, Human Behavior, and Stakeholder Capitalism 3. The History of Financial Communication 4. Financial Communicators and the Financial Communication Profession 5. Capital Market Participants and Financial Communication Audiences 6. The Instruments of Financial Communication Part II: Objectives and Management of Effective Financial Communication 7. The Role of Disclosure and Corporate Social Responsibility in Financial Communication 8. The Role of Narratives and Equity Storytelling in Financial Communication 9. The Role of Media Relations and Agenda Setting in Financial Communication 10. The Role of Boundary Spanning and Relationship Management in Financial Communication 11. The Effects of Financial Communication on Corporations, Capital Markets, the Media, and the Public Sphere 12. Managing Financial Communication 13. Evaluating Financial Communication 14. The Future of Financial Communication