Elected officials and boards work for you—whether it’s a state representative, city council, school board, or county commission. But public comment is short, the room can be intimidating, and you usually get one shot to make your question land.

Join us for a practical training on how to show up prepared and ask questions that are clear, confident, and hard to dodge. We’ll cover best practices like:

• How to pick the right question (and avoid the trap questions that go nowhere)

• How to frame it so it’s answerable on the record

• How to stay calm, concise, and credible in the room

• How to ask a follow-up that pins down the answer—without getting shut down

March & April focus: We’ll practice selecting and formulating questions—and planning follow-ups—for the League of Women Voters’ Lunch with the Legislators (held the last Friday of each month).

Come as you are. Bring a topic you care about, and we’ll help you turn it into a question that gets results.