Testifying Before Congress

 

Testifying Before Congress

A Practical Guide to Preparing and Delivering Testimony before Congress and Congressional Hearings for Agencies, Associations, Corporations, Military, NGOs, and State and Local Officials

By William N. LaForge

The practical guide to assist witnesses and their organizations prepare and deliver Congressional testimony. For use by anyone or any organization called to testify before a committee of Congress, and for those who are providing assistance in preparing the testimony and the witness.

Testifying Before Congress
 

Previous victims of the congressional hearing root canal will ask themselves, “Where was this invaluable book when I needed it?”

Mitch Daniels, Former Governor, Indiana

Testifying before Congress isn’t a fair fight, and there are few rules to protect you. Bill LaForge has packed years of experience, seeing congressional hearings done well and done very badly, into this practical book, Testifying Before Congress.

Charlie Cook, Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report, Political Analyst for the National Journal Group

The perfect resource for anyone who wants to understand the congressional hearings process or who is preparing to testify before Congress. This book opens the door to the world of congressional hearings, and lays out a path to excellence for witnesses testifying on Capitol Hill.

Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States (Retired)

[A] very useful, one-of-a-kind, comprehensive treatise that provides an excellent road map. Private and government practitioners — and their clients — will be well-served by consulting this valuable guide before going to testify on Capitol Hill.

Lawrence Baca, President, Federal Bar Association, and Deputy Director of the Office of Tribal Justice in the Department of Justice (Retired)

For complete Table of Contents, sample sections, and secure online ordering, see TestifyingBeforeCongress.com.






For more than 40 years, TheCapitol.Net and its predecessor, Congressional Quarterly Executive Conferences, have been teaching professionals from government, military, business, and NGOs about the dynamics and operations of the legislative and executive branches and how to work with them.

Our custom on-site and online training, publications, and audio courses include congressional operations, legislative and budget process, communication and advocacy, media and public relations, testifying before Congress, research skills, legislative drafting, critical thinking and writing, and more.

TheCapitol.Net is on the GSA Schedule, MAS, for custom on-site and online training. GSA Contract GS02F0192X

TheCapitol.Net is now owned by the Sunwater Institute.

Teaching how Washington and Congress work ™

Select publications from TheCapitol.Net