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\n\tWhether you are waiting in line at the grocery store or standing in an elevator, you can be an everyday advocate for Alaska’s young children. Part of being an everyday advocate is becoming comfortable talking about the issues surrounding early care & learning with anyone who will listen. All you need to get started is an “elevator speech.”<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat is an elevator speech?<\/h2>\n

\n\tAn elevator speech is a brief, personal statement \u2014 maybe only 30 seconds \u2014 that answers the questions, “What is the issue, and why is it important?” The goal is to get your listener to say, “Tell me more!”<\/p>\n

\n\tCreating an elevator speech<\/h2>\n

\n\tIf you only had a minute or less to tell someone about your passion for early care & learning, what would you say? The first step is to ask yourself:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tWhy do I care about helping Alaska’s families access high-quality and affordable early care & learning for their children?<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\t\tWhy should others care about high-quality early care & learning for Alaska’s young children?<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n\tTake a few notes to help you organize your thoughts. Focus on the impact high-quality early care & learning has had on you personally as well as the impact it has on our state. Then practice sharing your elevator speech with a friend or another parent. You may even ask them why they care about high-quality early care and learning!<\/p>\n

\n\tNow you can be an everyday advocate for Alaska’s young children when that person in line at the coffee shop strikes up a conversation, or when you are in the park with your children talking to other parents, or even when you are out fishing with friends! <\/p>\n

\n\tDon’t forget to share your elevator speech with us and other early care & learning advocates on our Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_tags":[],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37310","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTake Action Tuesday: Become an Everyday Advocate - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/take-action-tuesday-become-an-everyday-advocate-2-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Take Action Tuesday: Become an Everyday Advocate - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whether you are waiting in line at the grocery store or standing in an elevator, you can be an everyday advocate for Alaska’s young children. 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