Ground rules Turn off your cell phones. By fully,” we mean being willing to do each of the activities. It also “participate means putting away distractions so you can be focused and take in this training. To keep us on time, I’ll be signaling you when we need to stop an activity. I’ll let you know by [indicate how you’ll signal participants—voice, hand, chime, etc.] Please be willing to stop even if you are not finished. And, please come back from breaks on time because we’ll be starting promptly. We encourage comments at appropriate in the training. Because of time constraints, we ask that you please hold longer or unrelated comments, questions or opinions until breaks or after the training. Are you willing to follow these ground rules? [Ask for participants to affirm by a show of hands.] [End of Deletion if you are training multiple modules] Here is our agenda for Contacting Your Policymaker so you'll know slide 3 what to expect: Approx. 1 min 1st, we'll talk the importance of writing emails and making phone Total time: 7 min calls; Core Concept 2nd, we'll give you some quick tips; Training format 3rd, we'll share an example of a personalized email and a quick email. After that, we'll take a closer look at what makes an email effective, write our own personalized email and get feedback during a practice. Then, we’ll share examples of phone calls, take a look at what makes a phone call more powerful and practice in pairs. We’ll begin by reviewing why people who care about mental health slide 4 should be writing emails and making phone calls to elected officials. If Approx. 1 min you’ve taken Telling Your Story, you’ll recognize this. The answer is Total time: 8 min simple: It’s because every American who experiences mental illness Core Concepts deserves the opportunity to experience recovery.
Ground rules Turn off your cell phones. By “participate fully,” we mean being willing to do each of the activities. It also means putting away distractions so you can be focused and take in this training. To keep us on time, I’ll be signaling you when we need to stop an activity. I’ll let you know by [indicate how you’ll signal participants—voice, hand, chime, etc.] Please be willing to stop even if you are not finished. And, please come back from breaks on time because we’ll be starting promptly. We encourage comments at appropriate in the training. Because of time constraints, we ask that you please hold longer or unrelated comments, questions or opinions until breaks or after the training. Are you willing to follow these ground rules? [Ask for participants to affirm by a show of hands.] [End of Deletion if you are training multiple modules] slide 3 Approx. 1 min Total time: 7 min Core Concept Training format Here is our agenda for Contacting Your Policymaker so you'll know what to expect: 1st, we'll talk the importance of writing emails and making phone calls; 2nd, we'll give you some quick tips; 3rd, we'll share an example of a personalized email and a quick email. After that, we'll take a closer look at what makes an email effective, write our own personalized email and get feedback during a practice. Then, we’ll share examples of phone calls, take a look at what makes a phone call more powerful and practice in pairs. slide 4 Approx. 1 min Total time: 8 min Core Concepts We’ll begin by reviewing why people who care about mental health should be writing emails and making phone calls to elected officials. If you’ve taken Telling Your Story, you’ll recognize this. The answer is simple: It’s because every American who experiences mental illness deserves the opportunity to experience recovery.
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