Thursday 18th November, 2010
10:00-16:00
St. Ethelburga’s (78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N4AG)

95% of participants on the last course thought the quality of training
to be ‘Excellent’.

‘Very informative, thought provoking and valuable event.’
Cameron Adams (The Environment Agency)

“A really useful source of hints and tips for communicating to diverse
audiences with confidence.”
David Walton (Suffolk Climate Partnership)

“Very enjoyable with a good mixture of information and practical
discussion and participation.”
Lisa Green (National Trust)

95% of participants on the last course thought the quality of the
training to be ‘Excellent’

The Course:
This popular course is regularly updated to take in developing issues
and concerns. It recognises the need to communicate positive futures
as well as significant problems.

You do not need to be an expert or a scientist:you do need to be good
at talking, presenting and listening. Work will be done in small
groups to build your confidence and ensure the course meets your
needs.

The training session will cover:

- Why good communication of climate change is so important.

- Ways to answer the difficult questions around current climate change
issues and data.

- Learn about target audiences, key drivers and current segmentation
methodology.

- Communicating with people in different situations: persuading
colleagues – lobbying situations – talking to friends – working with
business – addressing a large audience.

- Engaging and communicating with diverse organisations.

- Practice delivering persuasive messages and a chance to receive
feedback.

Who should attend this training?
This course is for anyone who is keen to get people active on climate
change. Whether you are a local authority, charity or business
advocating action on climate change, or an individual talking to your
peers, this course will teach you the core skills to effectively get
your message across.

Cost (per person)
£288: Large charities, public sector and businesses
£130: Smaller charities (under 8 staff) and independent consultants
Concessionary price for students, pensioners and unemployed. Please
send £20 cheque to Talk Action, The Grayston Centre, 28 Charles
Square, London N1 6HT

Prices include a vegan/vegetarian lunch, Fair Trade refreshments and
networking time.

Tailored courses can be arranged for groups at a date and location to
suit you.

The Facilitator:
Chris Church has worked in the voluntary sector and as a consultant
for over 25 years. He is an experienced advisor on community and
sustainable development issues, with a wide range of experience at
international, national, and community level. He is an associate of
the Community Development Foundation and a member of the London
Sustainable Development Commission. Chris is chair of the UK Local
Carbon Communities Network.

Chris has previously worked with the Community Sector Coalition, the
National Trust, BTCV, Defra, Groundwork, the European Union TACIS
programme, Surfers Against Sewage and many local councils. He is
trained as a teacher and has been developing and running training
programmes for 22 years.

For bookings and information please contact:
Talk Action
www.talkaction.org
Tel: 020 7324 4774
Email:

The venue is fully accessible with wheelchair-accessible lavatory
facilities and a hearing loop.

On 20 Oct, 15:02, Talk Action wrote:

SNIP


The Course:
This popular course is regularly updated to take in developing issues
and concerns. It recognises the need to communicate positive futures
as well as significant problems.

You do not need to be an expert or a scientist:you do need to be good
at talking, presenting and listening. Work will be done in small
groups to build your confidence and ensure the course meets your
needs.

The training session will cover:

SNIP

- Ways to answer the difficult questions around current climate change
issues and data.

SNIP


- Communicating with people in different situations: persuading
colleagues – lobbying situations – talking to friends – working with
business – addressing a large audience.

- Engaging and communicating with diverse organisations.

- Practice delivering persuasive messages and a chance to receive
feedback.

SNIP


Sounds like you want a tame audience wanting to learn the appropriate
mantras to recite ad nauseum until folks become saturated!

"cynic" wrote in message
...
On 20 Oct, 15:02, Talk Action wrote:

SNIP


The Course:
This popular course is regularly updated to take in developing issues
and concerns. It recognises the need to communicate positive futures
as well as significant problems.

You do not need to be an expert or a scientist:you do need to be good
at talking, presenting and listening. Work will be done in small
groups to build your confidence and ensure the course meets your
needs.

The training session will cover:

SNIP

- Ways to answer the difficult questions around current climate change
issues and data.

SNIP


- Communicating with people in different situations: persuading
colleagues – lobbying situations – talking to friends – working with
business – addressing a large audience.

- Engaging and communicating with diverse organisations.

- Practice delivering persuasive messages and a chance to receive
feedback.

SNIP


Sounds like you want a tame audience wanting to learn the appropriate
mantras to recite ad nauseum until folks become saturated!

Just got round to listening to the podcast of "Costing the earth" talking
about what the lawyers are getting up to (particularly in the USA, but even
here too).

Like, "We got flooded by Katrina, so let's sue energy companies on the
grounds that they know they are emitting carbon dioxide and hence damaging
my environment".

HORRIFIC!

On Oct 20, 3:02*pm, Talk Action wrote:

You do not need to be an expert or a scientist:

....and if you are you needn't apply.


The training session will cover:

- Why good communication of climate change is so important.

$$$$$$


- Communicating with people in different situations: persuading
colleagues – lobbying situations – talking to friends – working with
business – addressing a large audience.

hold on, this is aimed at people who 'arent scientists' ie dont know
their subject, and youre teaching them how to convince others of the b-
llocks they believe


- Practice delivering persuasive messages

manipulation


Who should attend this training?
This course is for anyone who is keen to get people active on climate
change.

so people as above, that dont know much but want to teach the world


Whether you are a local authority, charity or business
advocating action on climate change, or an individual talking to your
peers, this course will teach you the core skills to effectively get
your message across.

ie 'I'm a bit short on clues, but I know what I'm talking about.'
Arent there enough already in the world?

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Talk Action
saying something like:

Thursday 18th November, 2010
10:00-16:00
St. Ethelburgas (78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N4AG)

95% of participants on the last course thought the quality of training
to be €˜Excellent.

opens popcorn and beer

On Oct 20, 3:02*pm, Talk Action wrote:
95% of participants on the last course thought the quality of training
to be ‘Excellent’.

99% of participants were Arts & English students.

5% of participants spent the entire time criticising the grammar and
talking about Pride & Prejudice...

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:21:48 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote:

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Talk Action
saying something like:

Thursday 18th November, 2010
10:00-16:00
St. Ethelburga’s (78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N4AG)

95% of participants on the last course thought the quality of training
to be ‘Excellent’.

opens popcorn and beer


Move over will you! You are hogging the whole bench.

(Any chance of some popcorn??)

Talk Action wrote:
Thursday 18th November, 2010
10:00-16:00
St. Ethelburga’s (78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N4AG)

95% of participants on the last course thought the quality of training
to be ‘Excellent’.

‘Very informative, thought provoking and valuable event.’
Cameron Adams (The Environment Agency)

“A really useful source of hints and tips for communicating to diverse
audiences with confidence.”
David Walton (Suffolk Climate Partnership)


You are charging people £288 each to learn how to argue the case for global
warming? - if it had any merit of it's own it wouldn't require an army of
sychphants to hawk it to the unconverted.

Also, why does your seminar only serve vegetarian/vegan food and 'fair
trade' refreshments? - I would expect roast swan and dolphin sweetmeats for
288 quid, washed down with South African wine personally flown in by Winnie
Mandella



--
Phil L
RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008

Tabby wrote:
- Communicating with people in different situations: persuading
colleagues ? lobbying situations ? talking to friends ? working with
business ? addressing a large audience.

hold on, this is aimed at people who 'arent scientists' ie dont know
their subject, and youre teaching them how to convince others of the b-
llocks they believe

Presumably, as a scientist, you are capable of making a fair
and balanced assessment of that science, and the result of
that assessment is "********"? Consequently you are well
qualified to convince us of your belief.

#Paul

On 20 Oct, 20:55, wrote:

Presumably, as a scientist, you are capable of making a fair
and balanced assessment of that science, and the result of
that assessment is "********"? Consequently you are well
qualified to convince us of your belief.

#Paul


Paul, I have no axe to grind, but I must ask: Are you quite sure
you're aware of what you have typed there?

On 21/10/2010 01:40, David Paste wrote:
On 20 Oct, 20:55, wrote:

Presumably, as a scientist, you are capable of making a fair
and balanced assessment of that science, and the result of
that assessment is "********"? Consequently you are well
qualified to convince us of your belief.

#Paul


Paul, I have no axe to grind, but I must ask: Are you quite sure
you're aware of what you have typed there?

Irony is wasted on Usenet.

"Talk Action" wrote in message
...
Thursday 18th November, 2010
10:00-16:00
St. Ethelburga’s (78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N4AG)

95% of participants on the last course thought the quality of training
to be ‘Excellent’.

Do they all lie afterwards?

On Oct 21, 1:50*pm, "dennis@home"
wrote:
"Talk Action" wrote in message

...

Thursday 18th November, 2010
10:00-16:00
St. Ethelburga’s (78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N4AG)

95% of participants on the last course thought the quality of training
to be ‘Excellent’.

Do they all lie afterwards?

How would anyone check such a stat...


NT