How To Meet With Legislators (2022)

Meeting with policymakers after researching and creating science policy memos is the next step to enacting meaningful legislation. This workshop is a great opportunity to learn how to organize and prepare for these legislative meetings and what to expect in order to communicate your policy ideas.

Table of contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:29 Government Structure
2:08 Power Mapping
3:36 Meeting Strategies
6:43 Discussion Question 1
9:19 Reaching Out
12:33 Who Will You Meet With
13:40 What To Expect
16:14 Choosing Talking Points
18:27 Following Up
19:12 Discussion Question 2
22:36 What Is A One-Pager?
27:02 How To Use This In Meetings
28:30 Discussion Question 3
31:00 Outline and Closing Comments