[fvc-wat-disc] fvc-wat-disc Digest, Vol 80, Issue 7

[Allan Grose]

Looks like an ambitious and useful plan.  Good work!
Allan Grose

On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 12:00 PM, <
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>    1. A New Power Point PR Presentation Is In Development
>       (Sharon Sommerville)
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> Subject: [fvc-wat-disc] A New Power Point PR Presentation Is In
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> Hello FairVoting Friends,
>
> We are developing a new PR presentation.  If you would like to be involved
> in anyway: writing text, proof reading, contributing ideas, please take a
> look at the draft outline which is below.
>
> Bob put a number of current presentations at one site for us to take a look
> at as we work through the building process.  Here is the link to those
> resources:
>
>  http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/resources/
>
> The very first thing we will need to do is establish at framework for our
> work:
>
> Objective
>
> Target Audience
>
> Length
>
> Some thoughts on our objective: The broad goal is education. To give people
> clear & understandable information so they can be better informed about
> electoral systems in general and specifically proportional representation.
>                                                     To produce an engaging
> & professional presentation which gives an interested person an overview of
> the principles & strengths of PR, explains the 3 primary PR systems
> relative to the Cdn context for a basic understanding of PR, answers a
> number of frequently asked questions including addressing misinformation
> about proportional systems in under 15 minutes.
>                                                     To generate discussion
> and be part of the national conversation Cdns. will have in the next year.
>
> Possible topics for inclusion:
>
> What is FairVote Canada? - 1 screen
>
> What Is Does the Liberal Commitment to Electoral Reform Mean? - the
> promise, the process, the time frame - 1 screen
>
> Why Is Electoral Reform  Needed? - AKA What is Wrong With FPTP?- 1 screen
>
> What is Proportional Representation?  - 1 screen
>
> Overview of the three families of proportional systems - 1 screen
>
> Mixed Member Proportional - 2 screens
>
> Single Transferable Vote - 2 screens
>
> Party Lists - 1 screen
>
> The Strengths of PR - 2 screens
>
> Which Countries Use a PR system?  - 1 screen
>
> FAQ - coalition vs minority governments
>            stability
>            single issue and extreme parties
>            expense
>            too large a parliament
>            too large ridings
>
> What is Alternative Vote?  AKA Preferential Ballot, Instant Runoff Voting -
> 1 screen
>
> AV & PR can be friends  -  1 screen
>
> Conclusion, Nest Steps  & Thanks -1 screen
>
> We will also need presenters notes which will be the core of the
> information & discussion, handouts which might have additional
> resources ie the link to the Grey & Pillion videos and links to the studies
> and evidence which supports PR. My concern is that to include the studies
> and evidence as anything more than a reference is time consuming and a
> difficult communication/design task.  And, we will need some mechanism for
> feedback.
>
> Looking forward to hearing your comments, views, additions, deletions and
> anything else! :)
>
> Kind regards,
> Sharon
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