On this page you will find PowerPoint presentations narrated by Public Works Staff. These are here for your use. Lead a discussion after viewing the presentation with a group, or share the video with staff members and colleagues interested in a brief introduction to our work.

How To Talk About Government This narrated version of our PowerPoint presentation, How To Talk About Government, is an overview of our Talking about Government research findings. It includes brief descriptions of the stories and frames that shape public thinking and recommendations for communicating in ways that can help change public discourse about the role of government in our society. This presentation is useful to those interested in a brief introduction to our work.

Thinking About Government Thinking About Government:  Before and After Videos is an overview of our field-research on how Americans perceive government. While the most common default view of government is negative, a more constructive perspective emerges when the discourse is framed positively. This presentation demonstrates the effectiveness of this framing with in-person interviews across the nation.

Talking About Taxes This short presentation, Talking About Taxes, addresses how to communicate about taxes more productively. This video describes the prevailing themes in anti-tax rhetoric and includes tools to foster a more pragmatic discussion about the role that taxes play in our society. For this discussion to be fruitful, the public discourse must reconnect taxes to their purposes. Examples in this video demonstrate how this can be articulated. For more information, visit our tax research and examples in the field.

Making The Case for Government's Role in the Economy summarizes our economy research findings. The presentation describes the dominant public perception of the economy and includes a new economic narrative to reshape this perception. The economy research included in this presentation can be found here.