Connect and commit people to your work

By Esther Vonk (Mama Cash) and Astrid Aafjes (Women Win)

The central focus in this workshop was communication skills. Communication is essential to get attention for one's story and to connect and commit people to one's organisation and its projects.

The workshop introduced and demonstrated 'the Elevator Pitch', an effective tool with which participants practiced making their case and presenting their organisation and project in an attractive and convincing way. When the skill is mastered to tell and communicate clearly and to the point what you do and what you want -tailored to the listeners needs and perceptions-, advocacy and networking will become far more effective.

More info

• Full report on Advocacy and networking (pdf)
• Presentation on Advocacy and Networking, Mama Cash and Women Win, Astrid Aafjes en Esther Vonk (power point, pdf)
• Tool elevator pitch (word English, word French)

Esther Vonk, Mama Cash

Astrid Aafjes, Women Win