Introducing the New Book

SpeakOut: The Step-by-Step Guide to SpeakOuts and Community Workshops

is now for sale worldwide in bookstores and online. This book is the practical outcome of 19 years of reflective practice refining the SpeakOut model in three countries.

This practical book is brimming with case studies, ideas, advice and checklists. It represents a distillation and updating of material published in previous manuals and checklists. It’s designed for the practice of community engagement and features clear and user-friendly format.

Help to engage with the real issues of today and tomorrow

The simple (but sophisticated) format of the SpeakOut is perfect for addressing the complex problems communities face. We have designed it to help you to engage your community with the real issues of today and tomorrow.

Who the book is for

This book is for people who wish to design and manage community planning processes. It is designed for professional planners, urban designers, architects, policy makers, social workers, community engagement practitioners, qualitative researchers, community activists, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, public space proponents and community members themselves.

The book can also be used in education: in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in planning, architecture, geography, landscape architecture, environmental and political science, as well as many others.

To purchase the book

In the meantime, click here to purchase your copy of the book.

Contacts

To contact Dr Wendy Sarkissian, please email her at: wendy@sarkissian.com.au or Wendy.Sarkissian@gmail.com (for Canada)

or telephone: + 61 (0) 402 966 284.

To contact Wiwik Bunjamin-Mau, please email her at: indy910@yahoo.com

or telephone: + 1 808 728 9129.

Please contact us or make a comment

We look forward to hearing from you,

Wendy Sarkissian, Wiwik Bunjamin-Mau, Andrea Cook, Kelvin Walsh and Steph Vajda