committee testimony

Take on the role of a lobbyist, issue advocate or concerned citizen in this speech and speak up about a law you think should be amended, changed, or repealed. Present an informative speech that explains a public policy problem, identifies the causes and offers a viable solution which the legislative body should adopt. You must research the topic and provide fact-based, viable, supporting evidence. All sources used must be cited in an appendix of footnotes to the initial draft and final speech documents. While committee presentations typically span 8-10 minutes and also feature testimony from an expert and a narrative of an affected individual to personify the problem, you will only present the Problem and Policy recommendation. However, your written draft should include talking points for the expert and the affected individual as well. Your initial draft for video submission should be 8-12 minutes long (900-2000 words).