U.S. in the World: Talking Global Issues with Americans – A Practical Guide
FOREIGN POLICY COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING            

Citizens for Global Solutions is offering Congressional staff a free training on how to use US in the World: Talking Global Issues With Americans, an innovative, new toolkit designed to make foreign policy issues clearer and more compelling to Americans. The training provides necessary background on how Americans think about global issues, explores the wide applicability of the guide’s recommendations, and can help you translate specific foreign policies into publicly understandable language.

We have all heard that Americans want more attention paid to global issues. Show them what you are already doing in ways they can understand and connect with! Trainings can be scheduled in your office, at your convenience, and specifically tailored to meet your needs.
 

Our trainings focus on the solidly research-based communication advice outlined in US in the World: Talking Global Issues With Americans, co-published in July 2004 by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and The Aspen Institute’s Global Interdependence Initiative (GII). The guide was developed by a task force of over 200 top communication and issue-area experts to help issue advocates, experts, journalists, policymakers and others get more Americans talking about the U.S. role in response to global issues like poverty, health, trade, climate change, nuclear proliferation, and the future role of the United Nations.
 

• Do you frequently need to answer tough questions by journalists on your office’s foreign policy choices?

• Do you want to write better letters to your constituents in less time?

• Do you want your constituents to know where you stand on a number of global issues?

If so, this guide and training can help you do your job!

A trained trainer can help you reach out to the “persuadable middle” of the U.S. public, offering new and research-tested ways to open (or “frame”) your argument, weave in solutions, and present facts and arguments. The training is fun, interactive and practical. You’ll leave with insights and techniques that you can put to immediate use to hone your core messages and answer tough, frequently asked questions on global issues.
 

Citizens for Global Solutions is a nationwide organization that inspires America to engage the world. Our members recognize that in today’s interconnected world, our lives, our jobs and our families are increasingly affected by global problems. Challenges like terrorism, climate change, failed states and infectious diseases cannot be addressed by any one country alone, not even the United States. Citizens for Global Solutions believes that countries can best solve global problems by working together to find global solutions.
 

To schedule a personalized training session for your office contact Natasha Khianey, Edward Rawson Fellow, U.S. Global Engagement at nkhianey@globalsolutions.org or (202) 546-3950 ext. 110.