Speaker's Guide: Giving a Presentation at a Carnegie Council Event
WELCOMEThank you for agreeing to speak at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. The Council is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) institution serving as a nonpartisan, educational resource for international affairs professionals, journalists, educators and students, business people, and the attentive public worldwide. Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1914, the Council is a forum for the world's leading thinkers, experts, and decision-makers. Through videos, audios, and publications, the Council reaches a global audience, and embodies Andrew Carnegie's two great philanthropic interests: educational opportunity and the peaceful resolution of conflict.
ETHICS MATTER
The Council takes a pluralistic approach to ethics—that is, the Council
promotes constructive dialogue and mutual learning. By ethics, we mean systematic
reflection on the standards by which policy choices are made and defended, and
attention to the three pillars of ethics that guide Carnegie Council: pluralism,
rights and responsibilities, and fairness.
We ask you to bear these principles in mind when preparing your presentation, and include some discussion of the ethical issues raised by your topic.
EVENT FORMAT
The Council has an informed and loyal following. Audiences typically consist
of diplomats, educators, students, journalists, NGO representatives, members
of the business community, and concerned citizens.
Our venue is intimate—accommodating a maximum of100 people—and the
question and answer session following each event is always lively.
BROADCASTING YOUR EVENT
Our physical venue is small, but our outreach is considerable. We record most
Carnegie Council events on video and/or audio. You will be given a permissions
form to return to us, which will allow us to broadcast your presentation.
We host live webcasts of most events at www.carnegiecouncil.org/live. We encourage speakers to invite their own community to attend these webcasts, as well, via e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter for example. If you would like more information on our webcasts, please contact Communications Director Madeleine Lynn at mlynn@cceia.org.
Your presentation may also become part of our Global Ethics Forum (GEF) TV show, which airs on MHz Worldview, CUNY TV and other outlets. GEF is a half-hour show, so we will edit your presentation down to approximately 24 minutes. In keeping with our mission, we will focus on maintaining the integrity of your ideas and maximizing the credibility of the presentation.
CARNEGIE COUNCIL DISTRIBUTION
Carnegie Council Website
The website currently receives an average of 600,000 unique page views per month,
and the number continues to grow. Video and audio recordings, along with transcripts
of most events, are posted on our website. Selected events are also featured on Policy
Innovations, our online magazine, and all of our online resources are
available free of charge.
Over the Internet at Large
- Live video webcast (www.carnegiecouncil.org/live)
- Full-length audio, video, and transcript on the Council website
- Free audio podcast via RSS feed and iTunes
- Streamed live from the Ustream website and the Council website
- Event transcript sent out via RSS feed
- Video clips on the Council YouTube
channel
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY
We invite you to be interviewed by a member of our staff before or after your
event. Please contact the program director for more details.
PRESENTATION TIPS
How to Maximize the Effectiveness of Your Presentation for Broadcast
- Avoid specific time references that date the material. Say—"spring of 2011" not "today," refer to time by date—"the President met with...on October 11," not "last week," et cetera.
- Take a moment to explain jargon or abbreviations.
- Stay at the microphone, but do not touch it. To ensure sound quality, a technician will place the microphone at its proper distance so you do not have to lean into it. Please refrain from turning your head away from the microphone since it makes your voice fade and words difficult to understand.
- Avoid thumping, tapping, or banging the podium or table. These sounds are picked up easily and could potentially ruin the recording.
- Please do not display your book on the podium or table during the presentation. The program director will display the book at the appropriate time.
- Ignore the cameras and speak to the audience.
- The cameras are mounted high to shoot over the audience. Maintain your
posture and try not to look down too much.
- Begin and end with a clear introduction and conclusion that we can use it
to form the Global Ethics Forum show. One or two lines each are enough. For
example: "I would like to talk about…" and "In conclusion..."
- Discuss the underlying or implicit ethical issues.
Following these tips increases the likelihood that your event will be selected
for distribution through our television and radio outlets.
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