Preparing for Parliamentary Committees

Maximum Participants: 6 (representing a maximum of two subject areas)

Two instructors.

Who should attend?
Organizational officials and subject matter experts, and their support staff, who may be called to appear before a Parliamentary Committee

The course objectives are to:

• define the steps to be taken by witnesses when invited to appear before a Committee;
• help participants to develop/test and effectively deliver the organization’s messages to Committee Members and the Canadian public;
• assist witnesses and their support staff to better prepare and more effectively deliver presentations and briefs; and,
• aid participants in the preparation for, and anticipation of, questions from the Committee and the news media.

The course content includes:

• an overview of Committees and their role;
• an overview of the role of witnesses during Committee appearances; 
• how to prepare and deliver messages;
• how to prepare for and participate in question and answer sessions;
• a discussion of the role and value of support people and internal coordination; and,
• an exploration of the actions to be taken before, during and after the appearance.

There is an emphasis on individual and group exercises to apply and reinforce the principles introduced.

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