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				Network Resources: Peer Mentoring Network: Advocacy: Testifying
				Peer Mentoring Network Regional Centers Quality Assurance/ Credentialing Training State Systems Funding Events				Mentor Guiding Questions Additional Resources Mentor Becky Ruffner Prevent Child Abuse, Inc. P.O. Box 432 Prescott, AZ 86302 928-445-5038 928-778-5300 fax Email: becky@pcaaz.org Guiding Questions 1) Have you prepared yourself on logistics - time, place, position on the agenda - to avoid any surprised on the day of? Do you know your audience? 2) Have you prepared statements that: Clearly identify your reason for speaking and identify one key issue or bill? Include valid research and facts to back up your points? Include a personal story about the effects of child abuse prevention? 3) Can you provide testimony that allows you to remain spontaneous, and make sufficient eye contact? Avoiding reading directly from the page has proven to create more impact and credence. Additional Resources An example of testimony. More... DC Kids offer practical pointers on the logistics of providing testimony: www.dckids.org/docs_pdfs/helpful2.htm www.dckids.org/docs_pdfs/helpful3.htm Voices for America's Children offers technical assistance around translating research into advocacy. For helpful tips on how to best use data to support your argument click here.

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