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Preparing and Delivering Congressional Testimony
For Agencies, Military, Businesses, NGOs, and
Associations
How to
Prepare
to Testify at Oversight, Legislation, Celebrity, CEO, and
Confirmation Hearings
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This
course is designed to help anyone involved with
preparing or delivering testimony before a congressional
committee -- whether working in an agency, the military,
business, an NGO, or an association -- to prepare and
deliver that testimony more effectively at authorization
hearings, budget and appropriations hearings, agency and
business congressional oversight hearings, celebrity
hearings, CEO hearings, and
confirmation hearings.
Our experienced faculty explore all aspects of testimony preparation including research, persuasion and the proper structure of both written and oral testimony. Participants learn delivery and listening techniques, ways to deal with anxiety and best practice techniques for addressing both Q&A sessions and challenging situations.
This is an elective course for the
Certificate
in Communication and Advocacy.
The leadership competencies for this course include:
- External Awareness
- Influencing
- Written Communication
- Political Savvy
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Bring this course to your
site.
This course and any combination of its
topics are available as
custom on-site training for
your organization. We have tailored this course for
attorneys, military officers including flag
level, foreign service
officers, SES, political appointees, engineers, scientists, and
others in agencies, military, national and state
associations, and law enforcement. For
more information about how this training can help your
members and staff, please contact
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Space is limited.
If you get a
"Wait List Only" message when registering, please select
the next available date.
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Course materials include
the Training Edition of
Testifying Before Congress
By William N. LaForge
"This informative 'how-to' guide should be required reading for every new congressional staffer and for the
congressional relations staff of every federal department and agency."
-- Lawrence Baca, President, Federal Bar Association, and Deputy Director of the Office of Tribal Justice in the Department of Justice (Retired)
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Agenda |
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Preparing and Delivering Congressional Testimony |
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9:00 am - 4:30 pm
(networking lunch at noon) |
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The Committee
Hearing Environment
We review the role of committees, types of
committees and subcommittees, the hearing process in
Congress, types of committee hearings, role of the
committee chairman in hearings, the role committee
staff play in deciding hearing subject matter,
selecting witnesses, and preparing questions.
Congressional
Hearings: A Staff Perspective
A panel of committee staff members describe the
work and organization of their committees, how these
committees prepare for hearings, what staff and
members expect from witnesses, and how witnesses
from executive branch agencies and other
organizations can build a good working relationship
with committee staff before, during, and after
hearings. The staffers will also discuss what they,
and members of Congress, believe makes effective
testimony, and provide suggestions for witnesses
preparing for hearings.
Testimony
Preparation and Rehearsal
The instructor reviews all aspects of testimony
preparation, including research preparation,
audience analysis and the process of persuasion, key
documents to be prepared before the hearing and how
to effectively use each one, and rehearsing and mock
hearings.
Testimony
Delivery
How to format and organize testimony in a way that improves oral delivery, review tone, body language, and
gestures, and when and how to use visual aids during a hearing.
Examples of
Effective and Non-effective Testimony and
Question-and-Answer Techniques
Witness/member of Congress dynamics, the "art" of responding to questions, the importance of preparing written
"Q-and-A modules" for all anticipated questions, and other important tools and techniques will be presented. Participants will view video footage of
actual congressional hearings that illustrate key do's and don'ts.
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For a printable course description, agenda with dates, and registration form, click here.
PDF 
This course is also available
as a
custom 2-day program.
Do
you need a training
course we don't offer or coverage of
an additional topic in this course?
If you have suggestions for courses or topics you would like to see us offer, please contact us or complete our
online suggestion form.
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Suggested
Prerequisites |
None.
This course is designed for staff who prepare
written testimony and for staff who actually testify
on the Hill.
If
you need help deciding which courses you should take based
on your work experience or training, please contact
us via email
or phone: 703-739-3790.
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Rave
Reviews |
"Would encourage
people to do this earlier in their career when they
start writing testimony. All sessions very
useful! Great course!"
"The course is
good for people who do lots of presentations as well as
Congressional testimony. Well done!"
"This will be extremely
helpful in prepping and calming first-time witnesses and
in drafting oral testimony. I especially
appreciated the research tips."
-- Policy Analyst,
federal agency
"This is one of
the best public communication seminars I've ever
attended."
"Good, practical
advice and insights on how to prepare and deliver
testimony to Congress. Practical and
worthwhile"
"Although I live on
the Hill and know many staffers, this seminar really
helped me to understand what they do and how hearings
work."
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more testimonials about this course.
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Time
and Dates |
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
If you get a "Wait
List Only" message when registering, please select
the next available date.
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Location |
July
14, 2011:
Location in Washington, DC will be announced
before course.
Other dates:
Location
in Washington, DC will be announced
before course.
Our courses are held at these
Washington, DC, locations.
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Course
Materials |
Course
manual included.
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Tuition |
$595
If you get a "Wait List Only" message when
registering, please select the next available date.
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Certificate of
Training
and
CEUs
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A
Certificate of
Training is available for this
course.
To get a
Certificate of
Training,
your registration fee must be paid in full, and you
must attend the entire course.
 This course is
approved for .6
CEUs from George Mason University.
This is an elective course for the
Certificate
in Communication and Advocacy.
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Policies |
For this course, substitutions, cancellations, and transfers must be submitted in writing to us. Our transfer and cancellation fees are outlined below.
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Transfer and Cancellation Fee |
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Time Before Course |
Substitutions Allowed |
Transfer Fee |
Cancellation Fee |
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More than 4 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
None |
None |
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2 to 4 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
25% of tuition |
50% of tuition |
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3 days to 2 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
50% of tuition |
75% of tuition |
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1 to 2 days |
Yes, in writing |
75% of tuition |
100% of tuition |
day of program
(no refunds to no-shows) |
Yes, in writing |
100% of tuition |
100% of tuition |
No refunds for no shows. We reserve the right to
change this fee and time period.
TCN
reserves the right to cancel any course in the event of
insufficient registrations.
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discussion at all of our courses, workshops and seminars, public and custom,
are off the record and not for attribution, unless specified otherwise.
The resulting confidentiality ensures a frank and
free exchange of views.
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Available as custom, on-site training? |
Yes.
This
program can be tailored
for on-site agency, association and corporate training.
Please call 703-739-3790 for information.
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September 02, 2010
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