Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant Communities - ILRC

Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant CommunitiesJanuary 2003A. In the large group, the trainer explains to the leaders that they will be doing a practice exerciseon presenting the introduction to a speech. The leaders can pick any topic they want, and willhave 10 minutes to prepare a two-minute introduction to a speech. Remind them of the importantparts of an introduction, which you should already have written on butcher paper or thechalkboard:• Welcome the audience.• Thank the audience for coming and for inviting the you• Introduce yourself the organization you represent• Review the agenda• Request that the audience ask questions during the speech or that they hold questionsuntil after the speech• State the main point, reason or thesis of the speechB. Give the leaders 10 minutes to prepare their introductions on any topic they choose.C. Have leaders practice their introductions in the small groups.D. Have the trainers lead group critiques, paying attention to the group critique rules described inChapter 1.. Each introduction should be about two minutes, and each critique session about fiveminutes, for a total of about seven minutes per group member.§ 4.8 Homework AssignmentFor homework the leaders should write, prepare and practice a five- to 15-minute speech on atopic of their choice. Possible topics include:• Customs you value.• Ways in which life in the United States is different than in your home country.• How the local schools can be improved to better meet the needs of immigrantpopulations.• How immigrants can get involved in civic affairs.• Why the community should not allow the INS to build a detention facility in the area.• Why someone should or should not become a U.S. citizen.• How immigrants benefit the United States.§ 4.9 Giving the Speech During the TrainingAfter the leaders have had a few days to prepare and practice, their speeches will be ready topresent to the class. Depending on the number of leaders in the training, and the number of cotrainersavailable, divide the leaders into small groups of four to six people. Let each leader givea five- to 15-minute speech. After each speech a trainer should lead a 10-minute group feedbacksession. See Chapter 1 for more information on evaluation or critique sessions. The trainer oranother leader should take notes from the feedback session to give to the speaker for future4-7