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Speech Acts

Speech Acts. Questions to Run On. What in the world do I do now?. Speech Acts. Assertions Assessments Declarations Requests Offers Commitments. Assertions. Based on Data- True or False Shape Thinking in Groups Powerful Descriptors. The Power of Assertions.

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Speech Acts

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  1. Speech Acts

  2. Questions to Run On What in the world do I do now?

  3. Speech Acts Assertions Assessments Declarations Requests Offers Commitments

  4. Assertions • Based on Data- True or False • Shape Thinking in Groups • Powerful Descriptors

  5. The Power of Assertions “We have management costs by 75% “ “Equal or better results in controlling pests…in a heathier and safer way”

  6. The Power of Assertions “We have reduced our landfill costs by 35%”

  7. The Power of Assertions What is the most powerful assertion you have heard here?

  8. Assessments • Are Generative and Create the Future • Are Never True or False- can’t be verified • Belong to the Speaker- highly personal opinions

  9. Assessments “This classroom is filthy.” “Those green cleaning products don’t work” “Our Schools are Clean, Safe and Healthy”

  10. Assessments on Race Who is Black in this photo?

  11. Assertion or Assessment? • This Green Cleaning Program is too expensive, we can’t afford it. • Students won’t take the time to recycle • Cleaning has a direct impact on our main mission of educating kids.

  12. Key Question • What are some of the assessments that are challenges to your Green Cleaning Program?

  13. Declarations • Pure Leadership Speech Act • Not Prove-able or Based on Data • Powerful Motivators “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” --- Declaration of Independence “Before this decade is out, we will put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth.” --- President John F. Kennedy

  14. Powerful Declarations “We were building cleaners, now we are building leaders and innovators”

  15. Powerful Declarations “Our objective is to use less chemicals and more good judgement”

  16. Powerful Declarations “I want to make sure there is a reservoir where my kids can fish in 20 years”

  17. Leaving In Action Today • The future I stand for is…

  18. Leaving In Action • The 3 actions I will take to create a new future for heathy Green Cleaning in Schools are: • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________

  19. Getting into Action • Write Your Actions • Say It Out Loud: Share It at Your Tables • Select Someone to Share 3 Actions with the Full Group • Shower Them with Encouragement!

  20. Requests & Offers • Create the Future • Unlock Natural Abundance With Less Effort • Knit Us Together • Generate Action in Groups

  21. Making It Real… • What requests for action do you have for this community of green cleaning leaders? • What offers for action will you make to this community of green cleaning leaders. • Making the Case for Green Cleaning • Providing Tools and Resources • Recognition of Green Cleaning • Supporting Policy

  22. Creating the Future • Identify your Request and Offers • Say It Out Loud: Share It at Your Tables • Select Someone to Share 3 Actions We can take as a leadership group • Do Something!

  23. Declaration for Action and Results • I am committed to creating clean and healthy learning environments in schools where students and staff can thrive. The green cleaning result I intend to achieve is:___________________________________________. • The two most powerful stories that assert what is possible under this declaration are:_________________________________________ ,and _______________________________________________ • The near-term actions I will take in my school community are: • 1)_____________________________________________________ • 2)_____________________________________________________ 3)_____________________________________________________ • The requests & offers I will make in my school community are: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

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