Lobby School live public workshops and custom private seminars are hands-on, how-to State Government Affairs professional skills development training. Participants complete each workshop knowing how to apply course-relevant practice manuals (6 @ 90-488 pages). These manuals provide the specificity and practice detail indispensable to effecting a successful lobbying campaign but beyond that which can be presented in a spoken lecture and accompanying workbook.

Public workshops
Our 2022 public workshops include:

How to Successfully Lobby State Legislatures (8 hours, UPDATED)
This training is the foundation of the Campaign Method for More Effective State Government Affairs, a methodology used for over twenty years across the United States by hundreds of disparate organizations. Includes four methods application sessions that train participants to implement foundational practices presented in the Lobby School practice manual of the same name. Includes Manual 2, Glossary of Legislative Concepts and Representative Terms, Manual 3, How to Successfully Lobby State Legislatures, and Manual 4, Winning with Lobbyists, Readers edition.

How to Successfully Lobby Executive Branch Agency Rulemaking (4 hours, REVISED) Overview of Executive Branch Agency structure, legal powers, and policy formulation. Lecture and two skills application sessions train participants to influence agency promulgation of administrative rules. Includes practice Manual 6, Guide to Executive Branch Agency Rulemaking.

Managing Contract Lobbying (4 hours, NEW)
This workshop develops sophisticated managers and consumers of contract lobbying services able to accomplish more with their contractors, improve returns on investments of money and political capital, and achieve better lobbying outcomes. Includes two skills development activities and Manual 5, Winning with Lobbyists, Professional edition.

Each session has its own workbook which in sum for the three workshops consists of over 250 pages of checklists and practice tips. Participants gain self-confidence and the insights and skills to empower them to participate effectively in lawmaking by both legislatures and regulatory agencies.

Class sizes are limited to 20 participants. Average class size is 10.

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Custom private seminars
Training is built around your topic and presented at a place and time of your convenience. Seminars generally require 2 hours to 2 days depending on the level of competency your organization wants to develop.