WELCOME
“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage.”
-Brené Brown, Daring Greatly
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
Outcomes & objectives
Our rules today...
Our PROCESSES...
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
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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 -
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
Courage & Vulnerability
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Community norms
My Intention Today Is: _______
CONFLICT
AFFECTIVE COGNITIVE
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Awareness of Cultural Norms
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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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