Delivering Congressional Testimony: Advanced Practicum
Your Opportunity to Practice Before Being Called to Testify

This is the second course in our 2-course Testifying Workshop. The required introductory course is Preparing and Delivering Congressional Testimony.

This course gives participants an opportunity to present oral testimony to a mock congressional committee. Using the instruction from Preparing and Delivering Congressional Testimony, participants come to this course ready to deliver a five-minute prepared statement. After giving their testimony, participants are peppered with challenging questions from the committee. The faculty offers feedback and advice to each participant, making these one-on-one sessions an invaluable experience.

All participants are recorded and receive a DVD of their session.   

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Agenda	When	Where	Related Training	Policies

The leadership competencies for this course include:

• External Awareness
• Influencing
• Written Communication
• Political Savvy

This sponsored course is tailored for your group's specific needs.

The program fee for sponsored courses includes program development, faculty, and course materials, presented in the DC area at your location, for up to 20 attendees. *  We will contact you after we receive your registration to finalize details.

See the FAQs About Sponsored Courses for more information.  

Government agencies: please see the GSA Schedule for our GSA contract pricing.

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Bring this course to your location. 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 our client liaison. Not enough people for a sponsored or custom course? See these Capital Learning Audio CoursesTM Capitol Learning Audio Courses Tips, Tactics & Techniques for Writing Congressional Testimony Preparing for Congressional Oversight and Investigation Effectively Using Persuasion in Your Oral Presentations: A Trial Lawyer's Perspective Keys to Effective Presentations: Invigorate Your Delivery and Increase Your Confidence

Sample Agenda	Delivering Congressional Testimony: Advanced Practicum Group A: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Group B: 1:30 - 5:00 pm   One-on-One Practice and Feedback with Video Using the homework assigned the previous day, each attendee delivers their testimony and receives one-on-one feedback.  Each attendee receives a DVD with their testimony. The larger group is divided in two: the first group (A) attends from 9 am to 12:30 pm, the second group (B) attends from 1:30 to 5 pm. This course is available as a custom 1-day or 2-day program with one-on-one feedback.   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.
Prerequisites	The mandatory introductory course is Preparing and Delivering Congressional Testimony If you need help deciding which courses you should take based on your work experience or training, please contact us via email or phone: 202-678-1600.
Time and Dates	9:00 am to 12:30 pm This Sponsored Course Requires One (1) Day
Location	This course can be presented at your location in Washington, DC, or at a location in Washington, DC, that we provide.  * For a map with a brief list of hotels near the Capitol, click here. When we arrange space, we use these Washington, DC, locations.
Course Materials	Each attendee receives a DVD with their testimony for further review.
Certificate of Training and CEUs	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 is an elective course for the Certificate in Communication and Advocacy. Approved for .3 CEUs from George Mason University.
Related Training	Preparing and Delivering Congressional Testimony - Required Advanced Media Relations Workshop Effective Briefings Media Relations for Public Affairs Professionals Strategies for Working with Congress: Effective Communication and Advocacy on Capitol Hill Speechwriting: Preparing Speeches and Oral Presentations Writing for Government and Business: Critical Thinking and Writing Writing to Persuade
Policies	See https://www.thecapitol.net/PublicPrograms/CoursePolicies_Sponsored.html All statements and 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.
FAQs	FAQs about our sponsored courses including suggested attire.
Program Fee and Registration	$11.875 - for up to 20 attendees *  The program fee includes program development, faculty, and course materials and presentation at your DC-area location for up to 20 attendees (sponsor provides classroom space, AV, and any breaks and lunch). For an additional fee, we can also provide classroom space in the DC area for up to 20 attendees, AV, breaks and lunch. We will contact you after we receive your registration to finalize details.  Registration and payment at least 3 weeks before the course is required so the program can be customized for your specific needs. For more information see FAQs About Our Sponsored Courses. * = This course can be also presented outside the DC area. Contact us for details.     Fax or Mail: Print out and complete the registration form (in Adobe pdf). The completed form should include your method of payment.    Fax the completed form to us at 202-688-2424.    Mail the completed form to us at TheCapitol.Net, Inc., PO Box 25706, Alexandria, VA  22313-5706
Available as custom, on-site training?	Yes.  This program can be tailored for on-site agency, association and corporate training.  Please call 202-678-1600 for information. Government agencies: please see the GSA Schedule for our GSA contract pricing. TheCapitol.Net, Inc. Contract GS02F0192X
Need more information?	Phone: 202-678-1600 Email: registrar -at- TheCapitol.Net Complete our online information request.
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This Sponsored Course Requires One Day
9:00 am to 4:30 pm

   
Approved for .3 CEUs from George Mason University.

All of our courses and workshops include extensive interaction with our faculty, making our courses and workshops both educational and mini-consulting sessions with substantive experts.

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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Faculty

Taught by faculty who have a minimum of 10 years' experience working with and helping agency and corporate staff prepare for testifying before congressional committees.

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Steven Keller

Walter Oleszek

James Thurber

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