I did a quick pitch for GiveWell after winning a gaming tournament, though I had more time than it sounds like you will.
It might help if you can link to a clip of what someone’s personal intro sounds like / how it is presented.
In your place, I’d avoid trying to say anything about AI risk in 25 seconds and stick to “effective altruism” (someone who’s curious can easily Google that and find out about AI and other things quickly thereafter).
So maybe something like: “I study artificial intelligence and think a lot about effective altruism, which is the art of doing as much good as you can with your money and your time. Google it!” (That last bit may be too much, but I think it could work in the context of a lighthearted show.)
And if you win money: “I’ll be donating this to X, which does Y”.
Maybe it would be better to mention less about “do good with your money” and instead more about “do good with your time”? (to counter the misconception that EA is all about E2G)
Also, agreed that the message should be short and simple.
Anecdotally, I’ve found that describing EA as “a community of people trying to do as much good as possible with our time and money” gets good response.
Yes, though it’s not clear whether it was the broadcast plug or some Tweeting/streaming I did later with more plugs.
A couple of people just told me they donated without mentioning an amount (and I assume the donations were small). One person claims to have matched all the GiveWell donations I made that year (over $25,000) — I think this claim is probably true, because a GiveWell staffer responded on Twitter to thank them.
I also heard from another person who told me they registered for EA Global in part because they remembered my talking about effective altruism, which could have originated with the broadcast plug. That’s the only impact that comes to mind.
I did a quick pitch for GiveWell after winning a gaming tournament, though I had more time than it sounds like you will.
It might help if you can link to a clip of what someone’s personal intro sounds like / how it is presented.
In your place, I’d avoid trying to say anything about AI risk in 25 seconds and stick to “effective altruism” (someone who’s curious can easily Google that and find out about AI and other things quickly thereafter).
So maybe something like: “I study artificial intelligence and think a lot about effective altruism, which is the art of doing as much good as you can with your money and your time. Google it!” (That last bit may be too much, but I think it could work in the context of a lighthearted show.)
And if you win money: “I’ll be donating this to X, which does Y”.
I agree with Aaron! Given the little time you have, I would make the pitch as simple as possible.
Maybe it would be better to mention less about “do good with your money” and instead more about “do good with your time”? (to counter the misconception that EA is all about E2G)
Also, agreed that the message should be short and simple.
Anecdotally, I’ve found that describing EA as “a community of people trying to do as much good as possible with our time and money” gets good response.
This seems very sane advice—thank you!
Out of interest, did you ever hear from anyone who looked in to GiveWell after your plug?
Yes, though it’s not clear whether it was the broadcast plug or some Tweeting/streaming I did later with more plugs.
A couple of people just told me they donated without mentioning an amount (and I assume the donations were small). One person claims to have matched all the GiveWell donations I made that year (over $25,000) — I think this claim is probably true, because a GiveWell staffer responded on Twitter to thank them.
I also heard from another person who told me they registered for EA Global in part because they remembered my talking about effective altruism, which could have originated with the broadcast plug. That’s the only impact that comes to mind.