Public Comment Workshop
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Roadblock at 05.23.09 - 10:13 am
In an effort to be an effective speaker during public comment at city hall we will be having comment workshops and working with people like Ubrayj, Damen (l.a. Streetsblog) and Stephen Box and whomever else we can get to help us all get our public speaking skillzz tuned up.
The where's and when's will be discussed here in the weeks ahead....
These workshops are not intended to tell us specifically what your comments should be, but rather to help us effectively convey what it is we want to say.
When there is a chance to coordinate our comments, it would be productive to do so so that we aren't repeating the same points to the city council. The more faces that they see at these meetings the better. That way they can't simply dismiss us as a "small group of dedicated cyclists" though it seems that is what it takes to get the ball rolling as they did in portland and san francisco.... believe in this process.... It can happen. It has happened in other big cities... it can happen here.
One thing I thought would help is to attend toastmasters meetings. I've never been to one but I've heard good fun things about it. There's one today at the center for inquiry on hollywood blvd. If anyone wants to join me. The meeting starts at 2pm. I'm gonna do it just for the fuck of it and see if I can get the "uhs" and "umms" out of my public comments!
Center For Inquiry West
4773 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, 90027
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Haahha I wish I could see the vid on my sidekick phone. The title alone make me EPIC LEWL
Roadblock responding to a
comment by Joe Borfo
05.23.09 - 10:26 am
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The real surprise in this video is actually seeing Bernard Parks rise up and speak!
In addition to being anti-bike, Zuma Dog is an example of everything we should strive to NOT be when seeking social and political change.
mr rollers05.23.09 - 12:11 pm
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And yeah, Mrs. R did Toastmasters for years at her work. Kinda hokey in some ways, but very helpful for public speaking.
mr rollers05.23.09 - 12:14 pm
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I know I and everyone else takes these City Council meetings very seriously, but Zuma Dog is hilarious. I love it.
Graham responding to a
comment by Joe Borfo
05.23.09 - 12:20 pm
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Funny thing about zuma is he is so loud and makes so much ruckus. I've read that politicians and politicos started feeding him on the downlow with dirt on their political enemies - stuff that would come out in his rants and would embarrass the targeted individuals. Hahah he's like the less successful younger brother of Matt Drudge of public commentors.
Roadblock responding to a
comment by mr rollers
05.23.09 - 12:52 pm
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How did this workshop go?
User1 responding to a
comment by Roadblock
05.24.09 - 11:37 am
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i know a lot of people on the westside who would love to have a workshop but cant make it to hollywood. any chance of putting together something at the bikerowave?
tortuga_veloce05.24.09 - 3:34 pm
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toastmasters meeting was interesting... I guess I was expecting more of a lesson on how to speak but it was more just taking turns and speaking.... would be better to have a public comment workshop with guys like joseph and box me thinks...
Roadblock responding to a
comment by User1
05.24.09 - 5:55 pm
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