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WELCOME

“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage.”

-Brené Brown, Daring Greatly

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WELCOME!

Sponsors, Partners, Volunteers, and More!

Clare Shubert, Director of Engagement and Programming,

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and Foundation

Ellen Zwarensteyn, Executive Director, Michigan Center for Civic Education

Carly Watson, Debate Team Program and Events Coordinator,

The Honors College, Michigan State University

Erica Kubic, Director of Programming & Events, World Affairs Council of Western Michigan

Tips on the Day

Christine Hekman, Program and Learning Coordinator, Michigan Center for Civic Education

Establishing Our Purpose and Intention

Invitation for Academic Vulnerability: Creating our Learning Community through Intentional Collaboration Norms

Practice in Active and Meaningful Listening for Dialogue, Discussion, and Debate

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Outcomes & objectives

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Our rules today...

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Our PROCESSES...

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CIVIL + DISCOURSE*

*CIVILITY… exercise of privilege. Safety, survival first

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LANGUAGE

POLITICAL VS. PARTISAN

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LANGUAGE

POLITICAL VS. PARTISAN

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LANGUAGE

WAYS OF TALKING

  • Passive
  • Assertive
  • Aggressive

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What does your future self need from you today?

Today I am _____ so tomorrow I will be ______.

SHARE - Your name and the answer to the above...

Who Are You Going to Be Today?

Your Identity

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Clarification - Forms of Talking.

Be clear what you are doing!

Dialogue -

Discussion -

Debate -

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What does this have to do with

policy debate?

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WHY DIALOGUE?

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Listening & Dialogue:

How?

Pause

Process

Paraphrase

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PRACTICING CIVIL DISCOURSE Norms - TIPS!!

TIPS!!

It’s about the Speaker

Make it about the speaker (No I)

“So you…”

“You are thinking about… “

“You believe...”

Rapport

Kindness - Try and Give Yourself Permission to Grow Publicly

TIPS!!

“CHOICE WORDS”

Possibilities -

Hesitant

Plural

Open

Inviting

Inclusive

TIPS!!

Listening Set-Asides

Autobiographical

Solution / Fixers

Interrogate

Judgemental

Energy + Rest

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Courage & Vulnerability

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  1. PAUSING
  2. PARAPHRASING
  3. POSING QUESTIONS
  4. PUTTING IDEAS ON THE TABLE
  5. PROVIDING DATA
  6. PAYING ATTENTION TO SELF & OTHERS
  7. PRESUMING POSITIVE INTENTIONS

Community norms

My Intention Today Is: _______

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CONFLICT

AFFECTIVE COGNITIVE

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Awareness of Cultural Norms

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our office

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Courage & Vulnerability

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This morning I thought listening was _____

Now I think listening is ____.

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What Questions?

What are your most important take-aways?

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