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NCSL Legislative Video Resource Center

The NCSL Video Resource Center is a collection of recorded webinars accessible for on-demand learning.

New Legislator Training

Equipping new state legislators with essential skills in media, negotiation, effectiveness, and working with lobbyists.

Navigating Media and Social Media as a Legislator

Watch this program to prepare for media blitz new legislators might encounter and to bulk up your social media muscle. The session highlights practical tips and sound advice for legislators new to the spotlight.

Speakers

  • Mick Bullock, NCSL
  • Uyen Vong, NCSL

The Art of Legislative Negotiation

Traditional business and legal negotiation practices have centered on an oppositional, zero-sum game approach that seeks clear winners and losers. But negotiation in the legislative realm is different in many ways, with multiple stakeholders, complex interests and both policy and political considerations to balance. This program helps legislators to identify their primary interests, and the interests of their negotiating partner, develop creative options to circumvent roadblocks, preserve relationships with their negotiating partners for future interactions and more. Watch to develop the skills and creativity necessary to engage in successful negotiation practices that produce more optimal outcomes.

Speaker

  • Curt Stedron, NCSL

How to Be an Effective Legislator

This effective legislator training highlights the most important points legislators need to know going into their first session. Seasoned legislators provide real-life examples of why these tips are imperative for legislators to master.

Moderator

  • Angela Andrews, NCSL

Panelists

  • Former Rep. Jim Steineke, Wisconsin
  • Assemblywoman Carol Murphy, New Jersey
  • Speaker Scott Saiki, Hawaii
  • Former Sen. Anitere Flores, Florida

Working with Lobbyists

This effective legislator training highlights the most important points legislators need to know going into their first session. Seasoned legislators provide real-life examples of why these tips are imperative for legislators to master.

Moderator

  • Angela Andrews, NCSL

Panelists

  • Former Rep. Jim Steineke, Wisconsin
  • Assemblywoman Carol Murphy, New Jersey
  • Speaker Scott Saiki, Hawaii
  • Former Sen. Anitere Flores, Florida