Be Part of the Solution!
The next series will likely be available in January 2011.
For those of you who were at the CSNN AA Conference in May 2010, you heard the captivating message of Jeffrey Smith who laid it on the line about the risks involved with GMOs.
Now you can champion the same cause by participating in training Webinars conducted by Jeffrey Smith.
You will learn to effectively speak about GMOs and their health risks. Learn about effective activism leading to consumer rejection; forcing GMO’s out of the food supply.
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IRT is offering GMO Speaker Training with Jeffrey Smith - Webinar 2 likely available January 2011
Participants will be trained by IRT’s director, renowned author and filmmaker Jeffrey M. Smith, on how to speak about GMOs—with special emphasis on the health risks. You’ll also learn how to organize effective activism to help achieve the tipping point of consumer rejection, forcing genetically modified organisms out of our food supply. Learn:
- Why genetically engineered foods are bad for health, the environment, and the global economy
- How to present the supporting evidence for these arguments
- How to motivate people to change their behavior and exercise their power as consumers
- How to give a full-length, medium and short lectures on the health dangers of genetically modified foods
- Tips to help you publicize your lectures and build a coalition
- Overview of the 5 main components of a GMO presentation and how to structure a brief talk
- Health risks of GMOs; and how to use third party experts to support your position
- Simple ways to undermine the credibility of GMO proponents, and their spin
- The large scope of the GMO problem (including agricultural and socio-economic threats and devastation); and action steps to recommend to the audience
- How to organize a motivated group after a lecture or film (create and mobilize an “activist circle”)
- Understand the main points and the key studies, quotes, statistics, and concepts to convey each.
- Get detailed answers about key topics, so you will have confidence in the material.
- Practice presentations in pairs or groups outside of the webinar sessions, via Skype, phone calls, or in-person.
- Receive a fully scripted PowerPoint, with sample audio and video lectures to study.
- Be able to customize the PowerPoint slides into varying lengths and topics.
- Turn a first time group of interested folks into an organized group with action steps, meeting times, and an electronic community—within 30 minutes.
- Receive a facilitators’ guide, with the specific “check-in rounds” and methods that transform the group into a focused and organized team.
- Share tips, tools, and experiences
Each participant will receive an electronic binder of material, with background articles, a sample script with printed slides, and a reading list, plus a downloadable electronic PowerPoint presentation.
At the conclusion of the series, participants will have the opportunity to:
- Join an online community of GMO speakers and activists
- Join future teleconferences and webinars
- Team up with others in your area
- Apply to join the GMO Speakers Bureau for referrals to organizations looking for speaker
Participants do not need a webcam to attend the webinars, but it will be helpful in order to practice between sessions with other participants.
Dates: TBA – January 2011
Time: TBA
Cost: $80 for the 5 sessions
The price includes access to recorded lessons and materials for home study and assignments. We also offer the option to take the first session at $30, for people who want to try out a session to see if this is for them.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from a leading spokesperson on GMO health dangers. Jeffrey has presented in 32 countries, counseled world leaders on every continent, and written the world’s best selling book on the topic.
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