Effective Briefing With Policymaker  

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An effective briefing should..

  • Hold the policymaker’s attention
  • Build understanding of the situation and the options
  • Gain acceptance of your recommendation
  • Stimulate action
Prepare a briefing
  • Understand your policymaker
  • Clarify your objective
  • Know your material thoroughly
  • Define your main messages (1–3 maximum) and supporting points: write our a short outline and notes
  • Create an appropriate introduction and conclusion
Tips for organizing your briefing
  • Do not read your memorandum: The policymaker should have already read it
  • State your main message early
  • Reinforce your message
  • Restate your main message in your conclusion
  • Practice
Deliver your briefing
  • Aim for credibility and persuasiveness
  • Speak naturally and make eye contact
  • Do not read your notes
  • Avoid technical jargon
  • Be succinct: know when to stop talking
Handle questions and answers
  • Anticipate likely questions
  • Ask policymaker to clarify the question
  • Disarm loaded questions: Don’t be defensive
  • Align your answer with your main message
  • Get back later if you can’t answer question on the spot