Laser Talk for Powerful Speaking
Learning how to speak powerfully about critical educational issues is an essential skill for educators and advocates for students. RESULTS [1], an international organization that advocates for preventing poverty, has designed a practical format for creating powerful laser talks. A laser talk is a structured way to communicate a message succinctly and powerfully – highly focused, targeted and effective like a laser. Another name for a laser talk is an “elevator speech” – brief enough to deliver to that key stakeholder you meet during the few moments you happen to share on an elevator. The idea is that you have a talk prepared in advance and memorized so that you can deliver it whenever the opportunity presents itself. Having a planned presentation makes it easier to avoid the wandering, rarely convincing, and sometimes boring “lecture”. Continue reading “Laser Talk for Powerful Speaking”