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Being a Better Representative

Being a Better Representative. Sam Goodwin – TPAS Associate. Workshop Outline. You are on a group or panel but how did you get here? What is expected? Give yourself the chance to reflect, share experience and become a better representative Who are you & how did you get here?

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Being a Better Representative

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  1. Being a Better Representative Sam Goodwin – TPAS Associate

  2. Workshop Outline You are on a group or panel but how did you get here? What is expected? Give yourself the chance to reflect, share experience and become a better representative • Who are you & how did you get here? • Who are you representing? • What makes a good representative? • How will you know what people think?

  3. Ice Breaker As a warm up, we’ll be making a team effort at drawing elephants! We will all have the same instructions, but this exercise will probably show how we all receive information differently and see things from a different point of view.How do you think this could link into representing residents in your community?

  4. Introductions • Who are you? • How did you get here? (elected or selected) • Who are you representing?

  5. What makes a good representative? • What are the qualities and attributes of a good rep? • Share your ideas with the rest of your table and agree on five important qualities for a rep • Appoint someone from your table to present your ideas to the rest of us

  6. Different types of Representation Two main ways that people are representatives: • the ‘collective’ representative – take on the responsibility to consider the views of the everyone covered by their constitution • the ‘pressure group’ representative – promote a particular issue or set of views. Normally have a narrow constituency of people who share their views & give them a strong mandate

  7. Responsibilities of Collective Representatives Three main responsibilities:- • Representing the whole community or organisation • Representing an agreed view point • Feeding back to the community

  8. Evidence or Anecdote? From the statements on the handout, which do you think are firm evidence that you can use when representing people, and which do you think are merely anecdotal?

  9. How do you like to be heard? See handout. • This activity is asking about your preferences for ways to make your personal views known to decision makers. • There are lots of methods and techniques for consulting people. Different people will prefer different methods – you won’t know unless you ask them. • Given a choice what do you prefer?

  10. How will you know what they think? Here’s the challenge! Look at the cards you have been given. What barriers do these residents face and how will you overcome them to make sure you can find out their views and represent them?

  11. Six Guiding Principles • Never assume • Engage with people at their point of interest • Be creative • Share ideas • Celebrate success • Show respect

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