Public Speaking
Podcast | Intermediate Resource
Posted April 2021
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Context
— We see lots of speeches on the environment: climate change, pollution, endangered species.
— The connection between environmental issues and animal welfare, and how we might approach it.
The Consensus Approach
— Don’t try to convince us of climate change or environmental facts and examples that are already well known. Try to explore unusual perspectives that might convince us of a new realisation instead.
— Avoid spending lots of time recounting statistics to make your point. That’s veering us down that path towards an information report rather than a speech. Humanise the costs so that we can understand them rather than quoting numbers.
— Avoid melding many factors into one speech instead of choosing something specific.
Takeaways
— Speeches that are fabricated to be impressive because they deal with a big issue are much less engaging than speeches that come from someone's real heart and interest.
— Consider what you are going to leave the people who already agree with you. How are you going to extend them through your speech and through your research?