Your voice matters

Got something to say? Finding it hard to get heard? Fed up with no-one listening to you and your friends on important issues?

These pointers from our Youth Zone at the Literary Festival workshop will guide you through the process.

Diagnosis of the issue

  • Does everyone know about this issue, or do we need people to know more about this?

  • There may be a number of groups you need to speak

  • For each group
    • Who do we want to speak to – how many groups?

    • How do we speak to each of them?

    • What channels?

    • Once identified, decide the order of your approach as some may influence others

  • Breaking down the message
    • What are our three simple points?

    • Which channels will we use?

  • Change makers
    • Do you need to effect change?

    • Who can make the change?

    • How do we speak to them?

    • What will they hear?