[Jessamine]

Absolutely awesome report, David, but then I knew it would be, I sat next to you watching your thorough note-taking with envy and appreciation!

A little tiny bit to add about the Interview preparation grid, they called it a Leesburg Grid, and each ''square'' would likely in reality be an entire page. When it was done you would want to see which items in your strengths would easily contrast items that you can expect to be ''accused'' of. These strengths are likely to become key parts of your message. Also... Message = Emotion + Contrast (what's good about you & bad about opponent) + Connection (I'm the candidate whose most like you, opponent is on the fringe) + Credibility.

The parts about message struck me very strongly because I know at this point I am nothing but a bundle of undirected conservative energy and I need a little bit of focus, myself!

It was a great day, I wish all LA area freepers could have come. Great seeing Freepers I've met before and meeting new people like Rabid Republican, CyberAnt and HighRoadtoChina and Heartfelt thanks to RonDog, DoughtyOne, BobJ, DavidDennis, Leadership Institue, Matt Lewis, Jennifer Jacobs and Ted Hayes!

What a day! Don't miss Leadership Institute next chance you get.

[gc4nra]

"I am nothing but a bundle of undirected
conservative energy and I need a little bit of focus, myself!"


A very funny bundle of conservative energy when dressed as Monica Lewdinski and FReeping der Slickmeister!

[daviddennis]

Thanks for your kind words about my note taking! I had exactly 1000 lines of information and it was a real challenge culling it down to something vaguely readable.

I'm amazed at how many organizations you're involved with, and I was impressed by your way of dealing with conflicts within them :-).

D