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Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant CommunitiesJanuary 20032. Speakers will make brief presentations. The press can ask questions. You should leave lots oftime for questions.3. All speakers should stay focused on the key point you want to raise concerning the issue andkeep repeating it as often as possible.4. A leader should compile a list of the reporters attending or collect their business cards so theycan be contacted for follow-up.5. If more than one person will be speaking at your press conference, you must make sure tointroduce each one, making transitions easier for both the speaker and the audience.6. Review the four points listed in section 6.3 under ”What is a press conference?”7. Review the agenda of the press conference:Preparation Time (20 Minutes)Master of Ceremonies (3 Minutes)Considerations (5 Minutes)Basic Legal Requirements (10 Minutes)Announcement of Naturalization Kick-Off (2 Minutes)Questions by the Press (10 Minutes)Critique (10 Minutes)8. Option 1: Preparation for and presentation of a real press conference. In preparing for a realpress conference, the trainer will model the presentation and then the leaders who will be makingthe presentation will practice in front of the group. The leaders will then make the actualpresentation at the press conference. Other leaders will be assigned other roles such as makingphone calls to the press, making and distributing press packet, and getting a list or cards of thereporters who attend.9. Option 2: Preparation for and presentation of a simulated press conference.a. The participants divide into groups of four. Each group will participate in a differentsimulated press conference, and each group should have a co-trainer assigned to it.The trainer will act as the reporter.b. The trainer hands out the press conference issue to each group. (See Appendix 6-B,also reproduced below, for a sample. You can, of course hold the conference on anyissue you deem important. The groups have 20 minutes to assign roles and prepare fora press conference on the following issue:Centro Bilingue, a small nonprofit grassroots immigrant rights organization in EastPalo Alto, Calif., is about to kick off its big naturalization campaign. The firstinformational presentation on naturalization is coming up on Saturday, May 7, at 10a.m. at Centro Bilingue’s office at 151 Ralmar Avenue. After that, there will be apresentation on naturalization on the first Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. For6-7
Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant CommunitiesJanuary 2003more information, people can call 555-5555. In the weeks following that presentation,Centro Bilingue will begin hosting workshops to help people prepare their applicationpackets for naturalization at a low cost. You are doing an excellent job volunteeringwith Centro Bilingue to help do outreach and workshops on naturalization. You wantto tell people how they can naturalize and why it is important, and you want to letthem know about the meeting so that they can get started on the process. You decideto hold a press conference as one way of getting your message out to the public.c. Before the groups begin to prepare, the trainer should take five minutes to go overwith the whole group the following general information:The point of the press conference is to inform the media about four topics:• What naturalization is• The basic issues an immigrant should consider before naturalizing• The basic legal requirements for naturalization• Centro Bilingue’s upcoming naturalization workshop series.There are four leaders on each team. Assign one of the following four pressconference roles to each leader:• The Master of Ceremonies. Introduce the hosting organization, explain thereason for the press conference and review the agenda. For instance, “We'refrom Centro Bilingue in East Palo Alto. We’re here today to talk aboutnaturalization, which is the way immigrants become U.S. citizens. We’lldiscuss the importance of naturalization, the basic legal requirements fornaturalization and the considerations one takes into account before deciding tonaturalize. We’re also going to announce special workshops hosted by CentroBilingue to help people prepare their application packets for naturalization at alow cost.” Finally, introduce the first speaker. (3 minutes)• The First Speaker. Review why naturalization is important and the issues toconsider when deciding whether to apply for naturalization. Be sure to statethe most important considerations one makes when deciding whether or not tobecome a citizen. This should include both positive and negativeconsiderations. Positive considerations include the right to vote, freedom fromdeportation and the opportunity to travel on a U.S. passport. Finally, introducethe second speaker. (5 minutes)• The Second Speaker. Review the naturalization requirements. Briefly coverthe most basic requirements for becoming a citizen and distribute thenaturalization requirements sheet (see Appendix 6-C). The items starred onthe sheet are those that apply to most people, so be sure to highlight those inyour comments, but discuss them quickly and without any detail. Finally,introduce the announcer. (10 minutes)6-8
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