[PPT] - Coaching Youth Advocates www.DoverY2Y.org 7/10/2019 2 PowerPoint Presentation

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Coaching Youth Advocates

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Principles: – Teens (people) learn better if a task is broken down into component parts.

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#3 Animation of Voice Five Techniques:

 Spacing/Pauses  Emphasize Words  Vary Speed  Stretch Words  Vary Pitch

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Principles: – Teens (people) learn better if a task is in a series of logical steps.

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1. Research your issue thoroughly.
2. Develop your group’s position on the issue.
3. Find a sponsor (if it’s your proposal)
4. Prepare testimony. Make it simple,

concise and logical.

5. Prepare visuals that will help illustrate the

issue.

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6. Educate others – the public, parents, and
ther youth groups. Create a press release.
7. Practice presentation of testimony
8. Other contact with legislators – letters,

emails and calls.

9. Deliver testimony at public hearing.

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10. How did it go? If it passed:

(1) thank or recognize supporters, and (2) evaluate the need for public education about the new law or other steps to insure law is effective.

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Checked ordinances and found out smoking was not restricted. Spoke to the director of the Parks… he considered smoking a problem. Took photos of the area. We did an onsite survey of Butts in the Park.

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Our group considered the area and decided that it made sense to make it a non-smoking area.

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 Our position was that allowing smoking was:

Not in keeping with the kids nature of the location, A nuisance to people at music events, and A litter issue.

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www.DoverY2Y.org We asked the mayor to sponsor our ordinance proposal – he agreed.

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www.DoverY2Y.org  A 3-member team of our students drafted the testimony,  Presented it to the full team, and  Took comments, suggestions.  Revised & finalized testimony. Always in writing.

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www.DoverY2Y.org We created: A handout to give to each member of the City Council. Used a glass jar to hold the butts we picked up during the research phase.

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www.DoverY2Y.org We created: A PowerPoint to illustrate the boundaries of the area to be restricted. Printed a large Google earth map of the Park that we put on an easel.

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www.DoverY2Y.org Washington St. Band Shell Seating Playground Area

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Reached out to Rotary Club, Children’s Museum director, & parents. Chose not to do a press conference.

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www.DoverY2Y.org  Presented the testimony to our group.

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We did get the Children’s Museum to write the City Council a letter of support.

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www.DoverY2Y.org  Presented the testimony before the City Council.

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 How did it go?

Passed unanimously.  Signage needed to make the legislation work.

Ask:

What can you do to help the policy change be effective?

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Coaching Skills = Teaching

Principles:

– Provide a framework to build

ff of.

– For example a template for a Press Release.

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1st Paragraph

Summarizes what is happening and why. It is one or two sentences that tells the reader: Who is doing What? Where and When is it happening, and Why?

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Middle Paragraphs

–Body of the document. Tells the details. –Descending order of importance.

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Closing Paragraph(s)

–Contact info for more information. –Related web sites. –Short summary of your group and its purpose.

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Coaching Skills = Teaching

Principles:  Explain it – Demo it – Have them practice it in simulated setting.  Deeper learning when “Doing”.  Aim for active engagement in practicing the task.

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Stretching Words:

 slows you down,  changes the pace,  makes what you say more interesting – or theatrical

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Dooonnn’t BE A SUCKER… keep the tobacco industry out of your pocket.

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DON’T BE A SUCKER… keep the tobacco industry

ut of [your] yourrrrr

pocket.

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Host 1: Hello folks! Your listening to radio station WY2Y. Host 2: And now it’s time for our question of the day…

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Coaching Skills = Teaching

Principles: When Practicing Skills: should

simulate actual circumstances as closely as possible.

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Coaching Skills = Teaching

Principles: What they practice is what they will do.

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Bei Being ng Int Inter ervie viewed ed

Working wit ith the Press

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Preparation is the key to Success:

– Know your issue. – Talking points & sound bites. – Prepare for the 6 common types of questions. – You can talk to the reporter in advance and get an idea of where it is going. – It is OK to suggest questions for them to ask.

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– Open-ended Questions:

What are all of you up to today? Is there anything else you want me to know?

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– Personal Questions:

Why was being involved in this event today important to you? What did this experience mean to you?

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–Negative Presumption Questions:

Questions where the reporter builds in a presumption of fact.

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– Negative Presumption Questions:

What was the most unpleasant part of attending the conference?

This question assumes some part WAS UNPLEASANT.

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– Negative Presumption Questions:

Two part response:

#1: Challenge the presumption. #2: Provide correct info.

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– Negative Presumption Question two-part response: What was the most unpleasant part of attending?

#1: Challenge the presumption.

Actually – the entire experience was very positive…

#2: THEN – Provide additional correct info.

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www.DoverY2Y.org #2: Provide correct info.

…I learned a lot I can use in the future and met some great teens from other towns.

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– Clarifying Questions:

Reporter is making sure he got the facts correctly:

So you feel all flavorings in tobacco should be banned?

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– Unanswerable Questions: When you don’t know the answer.

How many mg of nicotine are in one tobacco leaf or in one cigar? How many people will die today from smoking in this county?

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– Question that aren’t your place to answer:

(if your group has not made a decision)

Would your group support raising the age to buy tobacco to 21 as a possible solution?

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