In addition to the “Why Vote?” tool and the Voter Engagement Workshop, you can also use components of the Right Question Strategy, the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) and the Voice in Decisions Technique (VIDT), to engage people to vote.
- Use the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to help people you work with build the skill of asking their own questions.
- Use the Voice in Decisions Technique (VIDT) to help people you work with build the skill of participating effectively in decisions.
You can use the following materials in both one-on-one and group settings — in teaching or direct service delivery. Materials include basic templates, worksheets, facilitation and teaching guides, and background information on the QFT and VIDT.
Resources for the QFT
Below, you’ll find links to these materials:
1. QFT template: “Asking Your Own Questions”
This template takes people through the process of learning to ask their own questions. You can use it by yourself or with people you work with.
2. Why teach the QFT?
A short explanation about why it’s important to teach people to ask their own questions and why the QFT is an effective way to do it.
3. QFT facilitation guide
A step-by-step facilitation guide for leading individuals or groups through the process of learning to ask their own questions. This guide can be used for one-on-one sessions (15 minutes or less) or for group workshops (30-40 minutes).
Resources for the VIDT
4. Voice in Decisions Technique (VIDT) template: “Having a Say in Decisions That Affect You”
This template takes people through the process of learning how to have a voice in decisions that affect them by asking questions about those decisions.
5. Why Teach the Voices in Decision Technique (VIDT)?
A short explanation about why it’s important to teach people to participate effectively in decisions and why the VIDT is an effective way to do so. It helps to read “Why teach the QFT?” before reading this document.
6. VIDT Facilitation Guide
A step-by-step facilitation guide for leading someone through the process of learning how to have a voice in decisions. This guide can be used for one-on-one sessions (15 minutes or less) or group workshops (30-40 minutes).