Insiders Talk Winning with Lobbyists, Readers Edition

Insiders Talk Winning with Lobbyists, Readers Edition

Winning with Lobbyists, Readers Edition overviews in the legislative process the roles of clients, contract lobbyists, special interests, lawmakers, legislative staff, agency staff, Governor, campaign donations, ethics and corruption. Includes: 4 chapters on influencing lawmakers - 2 chapters on corruption and ethics - 2 chapters on lobbying regulatory agencies - Overview of lobbying - Understanding lobbyists - Lobbying special interests and coalitions - Lobbying legislative staff  - Lobbying the Governor  Invaluable for: Professors and students studying applied American politics - General readers wanting to understand better lawmaking - Contract lobbyists bringing clients to the next level of sophistication - Association executives upgrading staff and member skills - Reporters plumbing psychology of legislative players and process - Elected officials and staff evaluating the quality of those lobbying them - Anyone wanting to understand why laws turn out as they do The  Insiders Talk  series of six  best practices  lobbying manuals trains advocates to influence  legislating  by state legislatures and administrative agencies. The series introduces novices to state lobbying (manual 1, 100 pgs.), teaches advocates legislative language and concepts (manual 2, 92 pgs.), and how to plan and implement an effective state legislative lobbying campaign (manual 3, 295 pgs.) Manuals 4 (234 pgs., no contractor hired) and 5 (488 pgs., detailed contractor/campaign management) train advocates to navigate behind-the-scenes legislative players and processes. Administrative agencies complete the legislating process through executive agency rulemaking (manual 6, 295 pgs.)   The live and 15-video series the  Campaign Method for More Effective State Government Affairs   teaches advocates how to apply the skills discussed in the  Insiders Talk series. Manuals and videos integrate into the  Lobbyist Career Development Plan  curriculum available on my Amazon author's page or directly from the Lobby School. Robert L. Guyer  is a writer and lecturer with Engineering THE LAW, Inc. in Gainesville, Florida. Previously he served as Legislative Counsel for the Ralston Purina Company; Manager of Legislative Affairs for Energizer Power Systems, and Gates Energy Products, Inc.; and as a contract lobbyist, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation for which he lobbied internationally. Prior to becoming a lobbyist, he served as a pollution control inspector for a regulatory agency and later managed environmental compliance for an electric utility.    He has written seven best-practices lobbying manuals, including the 6-volume  Insiders Talk  series and recorded the 15-video training seminar the  Campaign Method for More Effective State Government Affairs . He provides live seminars publicly and privately. He holds degrees in political science, civil engineering, and law - all from the University of Florida - and is licensed to the practice of law in Florida and the District of Columbia.