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Seminar "Back to schools"Seminar "Back to schools"
Some "communication skills" for Some "communication skills" for speakersspeakers
at action"Back to schools"at action"Back to schools"
Wolfgang StreitenbergerWolfgang Streitenberger
Conseiller, DG INFSO Conseiller, DG INFSO
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What is an Ambassador?What is an Ambassador?
Representative of the Commission Representative of the Commission as a whole, not only the DGas a whole, not only the DG
Representative of the interests of Representative of the interests of the Commission the Commission
– Personification of EC/EUPersonification of EC/EU– Source of informationSource of information– Interlocutor in dialogue Interlocutor in dialogue – Opinion shaperOpinion shaper– Image creatorImage creator
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How to be an How to be an excellentexcellent Ambassador? Ambassador?
… … andand
enjoying public relationsenjoying public relations
persuasive, enjoying advocacypersuasive, enjoying advocacy
enthusiastic, self-motivatingenthusiastic, self-motivating
good discussion partnergood discussion partner
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Planning of speaking eventPlanning of speaking event
Clarify your task with host Clarify your task with host (=teacher)(=teacher)
– Type of contribution Type of contribution (statement; kick-off statement; factual (statement; kick-off statement; factual
information; historic look back; forecast or information; historic look back; forecast or perspectives; “opinion”; quiz; role-perspectives; “opinion”; quiz; role-play;questions in advance; "voting"…)play;questions in advance; "voting"…)
– Length of contributionLength of contribution
– Elements of contentElements of content
– Expectations concerning styleExpectations concerning style
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Planning of speech/Q&APlanning of speech/Q&A
Preparation of content of speech:Preparation of content of speech:Four “pure” types of presentations:Four “pure” types of presentations:
Your speech: should be appropriate Your speech: should be appropriate “mixture”“mixture”Think ofThink of
informing entertaining motivating/inspiring persuading
SubstanceSubstance (research …) (research …)StructureStructure (follow audience interest (follow audience interest “What’s in it for me?”)“What’s in it for me?”)StyleStyle (verbal and non-verbal (verbal and non-verbal language, word choice, adaptation language, word choice, adaptation to audience)to audience)
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Planning of speech/Q&APlanning of speech/Q&A
Preparation of content of speech:Preparation of content of speech:
Structure backwards!Structure backwards!
Not Not Introduction, Introduction, Body, Body, ConclusionConclusion
BUT BUT ++++ = your objective merged with audience’s = your objective merged with audience’s
problems, problems, interests, concerns interests, concerns
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Some special kick off elements for Some special kick off elements for youngsters:youngsters:
EU-Quiz (look DG COMM Ambassadors EU-Quiz (look DG COMM Ambassadors homepage!) Compare sizes of populations, homepage!) Compare sizes of populations, countries...ask for associate countries...ask for associate members...candidate countries....Euro members...candidate countries....Euro member states...etcmember states...etc
Adapt EU-Quiz to country you are speaking in Adapt EU-Quiz to country you are speaking in (what’s the name of "our" Commissioner, (what’s the name of "our" Commissioner,
how many MEP do "we" have? How many km how many MEP do "we" have? How many km is our capital from Brussels? How many % is is our capital from Brussels? How many % is our population of EU population?our population of EU population?
Role play (e.g. Commission meeting; EP Role play (e.g. Commission meeting; EP debate; Council debate;...)debate; Council debate;...)
Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Some special kick off elements for Some special kick off elements for youngsters:youngsters:
Collect written questions (if you are afraid that Collect written questions (if you are afraid that they are too shy...)they are too shy...)
Play a short video (look DG COMM Ambassadors Play a short video (look DG COMM Ambassadors homepage; "Europe by Satellite" on PC...)homepage; "Europe by Satellite" on PC...)
Show them "latest EU news" from Intracomm-Show them "latest EU news" from Intracomm-NewsroomNewsroom
Allow, invite interruptive questionsAllow, invite interruptive questions Ask rhetoric questions (what would have Ask rhetoric questions (what would have
happened IF....we would have had no Euro in happened IF....we would have had no Euro in the crisis? No Schengen-Agreement? No the crisis? No Schengen-Agreement? No Enlargement to the east?)Enlargement to the east?)
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Your success depends on credibilityYour success depends on credibility
Consisting of Consisting of
Expertise Believability
(= no spin, no propaganda) Likeability
(= “the medium is the message”)
Authenticity
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Smile sometimes Use personal experience and anecdotes Be yourself No lying Speak at audience level
Selected tips …Selected tips …
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Some other tipsSome other tips
– Prepare well, but do not over-preparePrepare well, but do not over-prepare
– Do not try:Do not try:
to control behaviour of audience to emulate other good speakers to please everybody
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Dealing with difficult audiencesDealing with difficult audiences
Selected “extreme” types:Selected “extreme” types:
1.super pro-Europeans
2.obligatory participation (sometimes “school classes”)
3.super anti-Europeans
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Dealing with difficult audiencesDealing with difficult audiences
1. super pro-Europeans1. super pro-Europeans
wake them up fuel new ideas/thoughts/information dare some speculation, forecast thought-provoking content motivate by “we need you”
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Dealing with difficult audiencesDealing with difficult audiences
2. obligatory participation2. obligatory participation
link your subject with its main interests/issues
show advantages of EU integration in general
show personal benefits of EU integration
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Some general tips:Some general tips:
develop rapport
establish common ground
tell about what the EU meant for you in schooltime
tell your development from school to EU-official
describe a typical working day, Brussels life
tell anecdotes (work, private)
tell about your links to your homecountry
describe career opportunities for youngsters in EU
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Dealing with difficult questionsDealing with difficult questions
If you react to difficult questions by If you react to difficult questions by being being
this will be regarded as rather this will be regarded as rather negatively by the audiencenegatively by the audience
evasive
defensive
contentious
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Dealing with difficult questionsDealing with difficult questions
Some general tips for answers:Some general tips for answers:
Find a way to agree at least partly Answer briefly, simply and directl Dissolve bundle of unclear question and
pick out the main issue Treat two questions from the same person
as two questions (take notes!)
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Accept interruptive questions or not?If no Q&A round announced you have to …Otherwise, refer to Q&A part at the end
For school audiences invite interruptive questions in anyway!
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Dealing with difficult questionsDealing with difficult questions
Negative questionsNegative questions: : Turn them into positive! Turn them into positive!
(otherwise inviting further negative (otherwise inviting further negative questions)questions)
Example:Example:
Q: “Why aren’t you stopping with enlargement?”
Your A: “Why we ARE continuing with enlargement …”
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Presenting/public speakingPresenting/public speaking
Dealing with difficult questionsDealing with difficult questions
Irrelevant questionsIrrelevant questions: : Also to be answered Also to be answered > with humour … > with humour …
Disparate multiple questionsDisparate multiple questions: : Take notes, do not sayTake notes, do not say “What was your other question?”“What was your other question?”
(signals you were not listening)(signals you were not listening)
StatementsStatements: : In any way – converting them into In any way – converting them into questionsquestions
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Dealing with difficult questionsDealing with difficult questions
If you do not know the answer:If you do not know the answer:
Reply to a part at least generallyReply to a part at least generally Explain why you cannot reply fully/in Explain why you cannot reply fully/in
detaildetail Create sympathy for your positionCreate sympathy for your position Take note - promise contact to expert orTake note - promise contact to expert or
- promise direct reply- promise direct reply - possibly offer reply to all - possibly offer reply to all
audience audience members by email or members by email or - refer to after-event conversation- refer to after-event conversation
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