Define & Apply
A school principal is in a rush and asks, "What is Healing Centered Engagement, and how can this help my school?"
P-point
R-reason
E-evidence
P-point
Kids from camp are back in school, and the teacher asks what did you learn at Camp Akili about HCE that you're going to bring into the school year
How would the student reply to the teacher
A new member has joined the project driver team/contract point of contact people and they ask "who is flourish agenda and how does your approach align with what we are doing with TIC"
Start with a story or an anecdote to capture the audience's attention
How do you measure HCE & TIC and how will we know that your practices are effective?
When you’re giving an impromptu speech, it can be tempting to try to fill up all the allotted time. After all, you don’t want to seem unprepared or like you don’t have enough to say. But here’s a counterintuitive tip: it’s okay to finish early. In fact, finishing early can be a sign of confidence and clarity. If you’ve made your point and don’t have anything else to add, there’s no need to ramble on just for the sake of filling time. Instead, wrap up your speech with a strong conclusion and a clear call-to-action. Your audience will appreciate your brevity and your ability to get to the point.
Teachers are experiencing limited buy-in to HCE and are confused on how it relates to their current TIC practices. What could you tell them to help them better understand the relationship between HCE & TIC
Talk as if you were talking to a friend and use a conversational tone
The family liaisons at the school are curious what does or should a healing centered/trauma informed school look like after 6 months of partnering with Flourish Agenda
When caught off guard, many people can suffer extreme anxiety about speaking off the cuff.
The school social worker and school psychologist are creating posters for their office and they want to know "How are the HCE & TIC principles connected" and what are simple ways for our students to connect with the principles to their behavior, identity, and/or sense of belonging to our school
“The elevator pitch is designed to engage the person with whom you are communicating, and get them to take some next action. Think about it like this: if you were writing an email, the elevator pitch would be the subject line plus the next couple of lines that are shown in an inbox. The purpose is to get the recipient to open the email.”
A caregiver was informed that their students' teacher(s) are becoming HCE certified, and their student has expressed interest in participating in a HCE activity that their school is holding after school. The caregiver voiced concerns around their student's safety. Explain to the caregiver how the trauma informed care principle of safety will be applied at this HCE activity that their student hopes to participate in.
The safety principle in trauma-informed care emphasizes physical, emotional, and cultural safety
Focus on What You Already Know
A school's leadership team shares that their school staff and teachers are excellent at 2 of the 4Rs. Specifically, they shared that staff "Realizes widespread impact of trauma and Realizes understands potential paths for recovery" AND they all can "Recognizes signs and symptoms of trauma in clients, recognizes families, staff, and others may be involved with the system"
The school leadership team expresses that they do not do well at responding and resisting re-traumatization. The team asks how HCE can help them grow and build their tool kit, so they can better respond and resist traumatization of their students & school community.
Focus on your message, speak from the heart, and trust that your words will resonate with your listeners.