We’ve already started!
Module 4 includes
Some ways to use this…
Has this happened to you?
That can’t be true!
Who’s complaining now?
When plans go awry
When conflict escalates
What are your training needs?
What are your training needs?
These are communication challenges:
What is communication?
Common barriers to effectiveness
What do you know?
Techniques to gather data
What do they care about?
Language differences
The language of conservation Not “endangered species” But “wildlife protection” Not “open space” But “natural areas” Not “easement” But “agreement”
Make the text interesting Boring brochure?
Threat and fear can backfire Make sure the message includes how to prevent the problem with reasonable easy steps. Don’t paralyze people with guilt or fear.
Procedural information
Exercise 4. 4 Directions
Exercise 4. 5 Directions
Two types of misconceptions
Scientific Misconceptions
Domestic cats impact wildlife
Cat owners think
Overcoming misconceptions
They might realize
Many WUI misconceptions
Partial information
Polar bears are threatened
Polar bear populations high
What’s going on?
Overcoming partial information
Sources of conflicts
If people aren’t listening
If opinions are different
What can you do?
The Up Side
Info is necessary, not sufficient
Changing behavior
In Summary