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Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant CommunitiesJanuary 2003A. Choose a location for the speech• Pick a location that lots of people are familiar with, such as a church, communitycenter, school or library.• There are two possible settings for a speech: A speaker may organize the presentationhimself or herself, in a workplace or apartment building, for instance. Or the speechmay take place in the context of an organization such as a congregation or supportgroup. In that type of setting, the speaker may be asked to give a presentation, or maytake the initiative and ask for permission to address the group.B. Advertise the speech• Make a flyer announcing the speech and highlighting the major points.• Distribute the flyer to places where immigrants are, such as churches, apartmentbuildings, laundromats, stores, community centers, libraries and schools.• Try to get the speech announced on the radio as a public service announcement,which many radio stations do for free.C. Make handouts on key points to distribute at the speech, as discussed during the naturalizationand outreach sessions earlier in this training.D. Bring butcher paper, flip chart, video equipment, the handouts described above and anythingelse you'll need to use during the speech. Often people understand what the speaker’s points areif they can be reinforced by a video or written on butcher paper or a flip chart so everyone cansee the points as well as hear them.Writing and Preparing the SpeechTell the leaders the following:A. IntroductionAll of us have given speeches before. Some of us have given speeches to groups of people informal settings and all of us have given speeches in informal settings. We may not evenconsider many of the speeches we give to really be speeches, but they are. When we talk tochildren about doing their homework, we are giving a speech. When we return clothes thatare too big or have a defect, we are giving a speech to the store manager or whomever elsewe are trying to convince. Although today we will focus on giving formal speeches topeople, part of the process is somewhat similar to what all of you already know and do.B. Picking a topicYou should choose a topic that you feel comfortable speaking about and that people wouldbe interested in hearing about. Some possible topics are naturalization, combating antiimmigrantmyths and immigrant rights.4-3
Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant CommunitiesJanuary 2003C. Researching the topicIf the speech, or even just a part of it, is on a topic that you do not know well, you will needto do some research. Often the best way to research is to ask around and see if anyone youknow has some information about the topic, or has done a presentation on it in the past.Sharing this type of information is an important and efficient way to prepare for apresentation. Try to build a network of people with information on immigration issues so youcan continue to share information. Use other sources of information, including the websitesof agencies such as LIRS, ILRC, the National Immigration Forum and the NationalImmigration Law Center. You can access the Internet at your local library.D. Researching the audienceAlways know about your audience. Are they parents, teenagers or senior citizens? Are theyChinese, Chicano or Czech? Are they former refugees, naturalization-eligible immigrants oreconomic migrants? How many will be present? What sorts of questions will they have?What do they expect from the presentation? What do they expect from you as the speaker? Ifsomeone else is organizing the event, that person should be able to provide this informationto you. If you are organizing the event, the nature of the outreach should help you know youraudience.E. Writing the speechSome people like to write the entire speech word for word. Others prefer just to write notesfor it. There is no correct way; do what's best for you. Your speech should have three mainparts in the following outline:1. Introduction• Introduce yourself, welcome the audience, and thank the audience for coming andfor inviting you to speak• Introduce your topic and why you think it's important. Give them a very brief,one-minute outline of the basic issues you'll be addressing. Summarize in one ortwo sentences what your speech is about. For instance, "Today I will first talkabout the major legal requirements for naturalization, and then discuss theapplication process and the advantages and disadvantages of applying, and finallyrecommend where you can get assistance if you want to apply. I’ll also talk aboutwhy it’s so important to apply for naturalization right now."• State the purpose, reason or thesis of the speech.• Give an example or story about the topic.• State whether or not you will take questions during the speech or at the end.2. Body• This is the meat of your speech. It is the longest part of the speech and youropportunity to make all the points you need to make.• Feel free to show a video as part of the body, or write your major points onbutcher paper so everyone can read them. These tools will reinforce the pointsyou are making in the speech.• If appropriate, try to get the audience to participate in the presentation in someway. It is often effective to ask questions. For example, How many of you have4-4
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