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Winds of Change Newsletter, June 2008 See sidebar for table of contents
Train to Speak Out, Not Freak Out! - Getting Our Message to the Media
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| Ansted-area residents attend a recent OVEC
Speak Out! training to learn how to get their message about
stopping a mountaintop removal mine out to the public and the
mass media. |
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If you are involved in campaigns for social change, you
may find yourself speaking at a meeting, a hearing or a press conference
while cameras whirr and reporters ask questions.
Thats stressful to a lot of folks, so take a tip from
the Boy Scouts and be prepared. Come to one of OVECs free Speak Out!
trainings (open to OVEC and Coal River Mountain Watch members).
These fun, interactive workshops offer tips on how to
hone your message and stay on point, and a chance to practice in front
of cameras in a friendly atmosphere.
Once you are involved in being part of the news, you may
want to delve deeper, to reach more people in new ways. OVEC, in
partnership with the Center for Rural Strategies and Appalshop also
offers trainings in Place Stories (very easy digital storytelling), and
audio interviewing and editing for radio.
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