The target audience is mostly the Vermont state government and the people who decided to make the Dispatch Cuts. This audience needs to know that the Dispatch Cuts are a terrible mistake and put people in danger. If people don’t worry about this issue, more dispatchers might lose their jobs and when people get hurt, there might not be enough dispatchers to answer the calls. The more people know about what is going, then the issue can be dealt with before the problem becomes a major one.
The primary message that I am trying to convey about this topic is that if people don’t know understand the issue, then the problem will spread and get worse. This is why we need to alert as many people as we can so they know what is going on and hopefully we can convince them to try to stop it from continuing and the situation getting worse.
I am asking this particular target audience to stop making Dispatch Cuts. The Dispatch Cuts are not good because people are losing their jobs and there are not enough dispatchers to help when people are hurt. I would like to ask this particular target audience why they made these cuts and what they thought would happen.
The purpose of telling this story is to tell everyone in Vermont about what is happening about the Dispatch Cuts. The reason we are telling this story is to let people know what is happening and for them to help out to find an answer to end the Dispatch Cuts. This is a very important issue because with the Dispatch Cuts going on there is less help when an emergency happens. If you don’t have the right information then you won't be able to help solve this problem.
The possibilities for the overarching structure of my story are the hope for the Dispatch Cuts to end and to make the emergency hotline easier to use. How I might introduce my topic is to first talk about the recent Dispatch cuts here in Vermont. I might also talk about how this affects people’s lives. The major movement that has happened so far is that people have agreed to let us interview them. The way I will conclude my story is to tell everyone what an important issue this is. I will also conclude by helping people understand the impact of the Dispatch Cuts.
Shoshana,
ReplyDeleteWow is this weekend just what the doctor ordered for you and your teammates! So great to hear that you've been able to contact and persuade some of the key players to be interviewed. Good stories have characters in conflict, so without some characters to represent the vying ideas, tough to get out of the gate.
I like that you're thinking broadly about audience (educating the public in general) and specifically (certain people / groups). This weekend we'll help you and your team think this through some more.
Great that you are clear on what you're after: the reinstatement of the funds that were cut to make sure people get the response times they'll need. It will be important for you and your team to tell your story in a way that pulls on peoples emotions and their reasoning powers.
So excited to see the progress I know you'll be making this weekend.
Till then,
Bill Rich