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PPA 503 – The Public Policy-Making Process. Lecture 9c – How to Deliver Oral Testimony Based on a Written Statement. Introduction. Goal: To speak authoritatively and to answer questions responsively in public deliberation. Objective:
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PPA 503 – The Public Policy-Making Process Lecture 9c – How to Deliver Oral Testimony Based on a Written Statement
Introduction • Goal: • To speak authoritatively and to answer questions responsively in public deliberation. • Objective: • Skill of writing speakable text, skill of speaking easily from written text, and readiness to answer anticipated and unanticipated questions.
Introduction • Scope: • Pinpointed topic pertinent to hearing’s purpose and the witness’s role. • Product: • Two expected communication products: • Short oral summary. • Full written statement. • Strategy: • Confident and useful public testimony resulting from advance preparation.
Developing a Testimony • Present concisely and responding credibly to questions. • Know the context. • Know your message. • Know your role. • Know the communication situation. • Rehearse your delivery.
Task #1. Write the Testimony • Use the method in Chapter 2 for both the oral and written forms. • Write out your oral summary, even if only talking points. • Everything in an oral testimony is public record.
Task #1. Write the Testimony • Template. • Title page or header to identify organization and witness, the agency holding the hearing, the topic, the date, and the location of the hearing. • Greeting to thank the organizers for the opportunity to testify and to state why the topic is important to the witness. • Message to state the main information the testimony provides. • Support (evidence, grounds) for the message. • Relevance of the message to the hearing’s purpose. • Optional: discussion or background to add perspective on the message (only if relevant). • Closing to conclude the testimony and invite questions.
Task #2. Write the Full Statement • Might use the same organization as the oral summary. • May be longer, more details, and include appendices. • Must be well organized to ensure use.
Task #3. Present the testimony. • Summarize. • State the message clearly and emphatically. • Stay within time limits. • Listen. • Answer credibly.
Task #3. Present the testimony. • Questions-and-answer. • Listen to the questions of other witnesses. • Make sure you hear each question correctly. • Answer the question that is asked. • Stop when you have answered the question. • Do not lie or invent information. • Handle the following situations carefully: • You are asked your personal opinion. • You don’t know the answer. • Your credentials are challenged or your credibility is attacked.