��Making Meetings Meaningful�“Personalizing Your Advocacy Message”
Dr. Susan Pecinovsky
Dr. Elaine Bright - Smith
Outcomes for the Day
Making Meetings Meaningful
You will be ready for your On-the-Hill meetings!
Making Meetings Meaningful �“On the Hill”
Making Meetings Meaningful
Personalizing your message:
Making Meetings Meaningful�Iowa ASCD Legislative Agenda
Foundation for Iowa ASCD’s Iowa policy asks!
Three Priority Issues
Recommendations:
Specific to each priority!
Making Meetings Meaningful�Leave with Them!
Leave the Iowa ASCD Legislative Agenda with them!
Write a note later re-emphasizing the agenda and your ask!
Share your contact information!
Making Meetings Meaningful�Personalize! Practice! Perfect!
Educator Advocates Message
Educator Advocates Message Development
Making Meetings Meaningful�Personalize Your Message!
Step 1 - Issue: Select one of the 3 priorities on the Legislative Agenda!
Making Meetings Meaningful�Personalize Your Message
Example: Use the Educator Advocates Message Development worksheet
Issue: Select one priority from Iowa ASCD’s Legislative Agenda to address
Making Meetings Meaningful�Personalize Your Message
Step 2: Select one or two of the asks from the Legislative Agenda
Make Meetings Meaningful�Personalize Your Message�
Step 3 - Importance: Think of an story/example that supports the recommendation.
Making Meetings Meaningful�Personalize Your Message
Step 4 - Facts: Identify facts, evidence, or research that supports the recommendation.
Making Meetings Meaningful�Personalize Your Message
Step 5 – Make it yours!
What is your ask?
What action do you want them to take?
Making Meetings Meaningful�Personalize Your Message
Using your notes, transfer your information onto your Educator Advocates Message handout.
Making Meetings Meaningful�Practice Your Delivery
get to the point, sum up your main point in ONE sentence, repeat several times.
your story
Nothing sells like the truth, be present, believe in the other’s point of view.
Making Meetings Meaningful�Deliver Your Message
Use clarifying questions, show authentic interest, explain the journey to your point, use eye contact.
Can you (your legislator) support this legislation (or remedy)
Making Meetings Meaningful�Practice and Perfect Your Message
Delivery Checklist to provide feedback.
Making Meetings Meaningful�Perfect Your Message
As you listened, did you have any questions about their example, facts, and “the ask”?
Can you anticipate difficult questions or issues that may arise?
How would you address them?
Making Meetings Meaningful�Taking Our Stories to the Hill
Advocating for Learning
Making Meetings Meaningful
Any questions or concerns?
We will soon be on our way!