Learn how oral health professionals and advocates can use stories in their talks and presentations to illustrate the impact of poor health outcomes, deepen the public’s understanding and inspire advocacy. This session will walk through the key elements of a good story.
Objectives:
Identify the 6 qualities of a good story
Explain how a story can help galvanize support for an advocacy goal
Identify the best practices for effectively delivering a story
Contact Information: Matt Jacob – mattlivesindc@gmail.com
Date of Original Presentation: June 11, 2020
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2020
AGD Subject Code: 770
The instructor has asked that you watch a TED Talk by Rita Pierson before the webinar. During her talk, Pierson tells three brief stories to a group of educators. Pay extra attention to the stories that she tells. Those stories start at about 2:20, 4:16 and 5:00 during her talk. Pierson’s talk runs less than eight minutes.
Texas Oral Health Coalition Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 7/1/2019 to 6/30/2021. Provider ID# 346144
Funding for this grant is provided by the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation.
This learning series is a product of the Texas Fluoridation Campaign, a collaborative partnership between the Texas Oral Health Coalition, the Texas Health Institute, and the University of Texas Center for Health Communication in an effort to provide detailed information on how to create successful health messages to improve health outcomes.