How to Successfully Lobby State Legislatures
Advocacy Training for the Competitive Edge.
Time
Activity
8:00 - 9:15
Overview of Seminar
Lobbying: What, Why, Who, Where, and When
Elements of Effective State Legislative Lobbying
Assessing and Increasing Your Political Strength
9:15 - 9:30
Activity 1: Assessing Your Political Strength
9:30 - 10:00
Developing Your Lobbying Campaign
Crafting Your Bill and Supporting Materials
10:00 - 10:10
Break
10:10 - 11:45
Legislative Staff
How to Use Legislative Procedure
Working with Committees and Caucuses
Ethics: Laws, Compliance, and Penalties
Making Campaign Contributions
Gaining Special Interest Support
11:45 - 12:00
Activity 2: Coalition and Alliance Building
12:00 - 12:30
Lunch
12:30 - 1:15
Effective Legislative Negotiation
1:15 - 2:00
Activity 3: Competitive Negotiation/Role Playing
2:00 - 2:10
Break
2:10 - 3:00
Contract Lobbyists
3:00 - 3:30
Motivating Lawmakers: Getting and Keeping Lawmakers' Votes
Wisconsin accredits Madison May 17-18 for 14 CLES; Florida approved Orlando March 29-30 for 14; Nevada accredits the seminar for 11.5 CLEs; Colorado accredits Denver for 13 CLES; Missouri for 9.3.
Bob Guyer's course contributed substantially to my lifelong study of advocacy and was the best CLE accredited course
that I have taken, bar none, in my 39 years as a government relations consultant.
Ron Kuehn
DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C.
Madison, WI
While I am a lobbying veteran, the workshop and book provided me with a fresh perspective on advocacy. Mr. Guyer's clear structure and methodology for an effective lobbying campaign added to my own effectiveness with the
legislature contributing to me being ranked one of the five best lobbyists in the state of Florida. Desinda Wood Carper
Senior Legislative Advocate (former)
Florida League of Cities
The expanded on-line Lobby School will be released in 2012. Developed from our highly successful Dec 6-7, 2011 Nashville seminar it will give updated materials and more hands-on training for more complete advocacy skills-development.
