Tip 81 Be Specific
Stacia Keogh??Speaker/Storyteller/VoiceActor Podcaster
Embodied Speaking & Story Coach ICF Level 2 Communicate with Impact ?? Voice Actor ?? Public Speaker ?? Host of FINDING MY VOICE Podcast ??
Specificity Is Zooming In
Sometimes there is just a lot.
Enduring issues have at their core interconnectedness. It is not a binary good/bad us/them right/wrong issue.
Polarity is used to divide (and conquer) confuse people.
So how do we talk about the BIG things?
Injustice, inequality, discrimination, unfair treatment, persecution , threats to cultural identity, conflicts, power, threats???
These are nested issues that EVOLVE not RESOLVE.
Below is a quick hack to allow for clarity to move the conversation along?
Macro - Micro View Point
The nesting technique is effective if you have a keynote.?
At the beginning you want to highlight coming themes. If at the end consider? demonstrate the interconnectedness of key issues presented.
If you only have 5-10-20 minutes (by the way 15 minutes is the sweet spot for a TED talk) what can you do?
Try naming the issue in it's largess MACRO view: Homelessness - it's a huge issue with a variety of causes as to why a person ends up on the street so what can we do?
Then zero in to a MICRO view: Here are 3 things you can do at the local level to help...
You can also reverse this and go from small steps to large goal.?
Structure: Pillar Two of Empowered Speaking
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Professional Storyteller. Spoken word, narrative.
10 个月Yes Stacia! Great post! I always think the switch from macro to micro and back is an essential tool in the storytellers kit!
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10 个月Take micro steps towards the big issue - good advice!
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10 个月Useful breakdown, thanks