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Louisiana Board of Regents staff workshop trains employees to explain agency work in 30 seconds; Antonio and Vanessa win internal contest
Summary
Staff from the Louisiana Board of Regents practiced plain-language "elevator pitches" explaining the agency's work to varied audiences, provided peer feedback and held an informal vote that named Antonio the best pitch and Vanessa Valdez most creative (tallies not specified).
Staff of the Louisiana Board of Regents spent a workshop hour practicing and refining short, plain-language "elevator pitches" designed to explain the agency's role to legislators, students and community members.
The session, billed as a follow-up workshop on communications, opened with an exercise contrasting long, jargon-heavy wording with concise, audience-focused language. Facilitators urged speakers to aim for roughly 30 seconds, use everyday words and pull the audience to a clear action or result.
Participants then gave short, 30-second pitches tailored to specific audiences. Kim Kirkpatrick, who introduced herself as working with the Board of Regents, summarized her role in plain…
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