Help with a Toastmasters Speech
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I have to make a persuasive Public Relations speech at Toastmasters on Thursday. I would LOVE suggestions/help with appealing to others� self-interest using fact and emotion surrounding Unschooling/Homeschooling.
It�s mostly about acknowledging the opposing view & citing experts. I�m thinking there�s lots in David Albert�s new book, but wondering if there is any other bits I could use.
Thx! in advance
Tim T
PS. One person in the audience is adamantly opposed to HS. Adamantly!
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It�s mostly about acknowledging the opposing view & citing experts. I�m thinking there�s lots in David Albert�s new book, but wondering if there is any other bits I could use.
Thx! in advance
Tim T
PS. One person in the audience is adamantly opposed to HS. Adamantly!
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In a message dated 6/16/03 9:42:36 AM, tmthomas@... writes:
<< I have to make a persuasive Public Relations speech at Toastmasters on
Thursday. I would LOVE suggestions/help with appealing to others’ self-interest
using fact and emotion surrounding Unschooling/Homeschooling. >>
It might be only disarming and not persuading (to your worst critic) but
maybe you could work in that one of the most uncomfortable things about
homeschooling, from the outside, is that it causes people to examine their own childhood
experiences, and most people have very painful childhood experiences and so
they resist ANYTHING that would cause that sort of self reflection.
Your anti-homeschooling guy can stew in that or not, but it might be at least
enough to stun him momentarily.
And I think it's profoundly true, too. <g>
Sandra
<< I have to make a persuasive Public Relations speech at Toastmasters on
Thursday. I would LOVE suggestions/help with appealing to others’ self-interest
using fact and emotion surrounding Unschooling/Homeschooling. >>
It might be only disarming and not persuading (to your worst critic) but
maybe you could work in that one of the most uncomfortable things about
homeschooling, from the outside, is that it causes people to examine their own childhood
experiences, and most people have very painful childhood experiences and so
they resist ANYTHING that would cause that sort of self reflection.
Your anti-homeschooling guy can stew in that or not, but it might be at least
enough to stun him momentarily.
And I think it's profoundly true, too. <g>
Sandra