MANAGING CONSTITUENCY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR LEGISLATORS

MANAGING CONSTITUENCY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR LEGISLATORS

COURSE CODE: AGT 175

Date: August 12^th  – 16^th, 2019
Venue: Lagos
Duration: Five Days
Course Fee: N300,000

Overview
Legislators face mounting challenges in their relationship with constituents and the general public. How successful they handle this relationship impacts greatly on the image and acceptability of the legislators. There is the need for legislatures to acquire and use the required skills, so as to enhance their visibility, effectiveness, and acceptability. This course has been designed to equip legislators, especially those in developing countries, with the skills for effective constituency and public relations.
Who to Attend
Serving Legislators, PR experts, Corporate lobbyists, Media Relation experts, Government Relations Managers, Public Affairs Managers, etc.
Objectives

The objectives of the course are, to:
• Educate participants on the nature and importance of relating with their constituencies and the general public.
• Enable participants to identify the skills for effective constituency and public relations.
• Stimulate participants to use the skills developed in maintaining fruitful relationship with their constituencies and the general public.

Course Outline
• The Concept of Public Relations.
• Legislators’ Constituencies and the General Public.
• Public Relations Strategies.
• Hansard as a Constituency Relations Tool.
• Constituency Relations, Strategies: Provision of Services, and Embarking on Development Projects.
• Constituency Relations Strategies: Touring, Constituency Meeting with Stakeholders and Hosting of Press Conferences.
• Low Key and Non-Partisan Approach in Legislator-Constituency Relations.
• Techniques for Seeking and Maintaining Broad-Based Stakeholder Support.
• Effective Management of Political Change in Constituencies.
• Constituency Relations Strategies: Partnering with Professional and Community-based Organizations.
• Relating with the General Public: Press Briefings, Writing of Articles, Features in the Print and Electronic Media.
• Effective Inter-Personal Relationship.
• Conflict Resolution.