Manual 3 in the
Insiders Talk six-volume series, for the past 20 years and after four editions this book remains the hands-on, how-to, best-practices
primer for developing personal lobbying skills and for planning and implementing an effective state legislative lobbying campaign. Revised, updated, and expanded this fourth edition, retitled
How to Successfully Lobby State Legislatures, has 11 process flow charts, numerous best-practices checklists, and 100 additional pages of advice, facts, insights, and techniques from lobbyists across the USA.
"I learned lobbying seat-of-the-pants, like many first-timers. Had I had this book, I would have avoided needless mistakes, saved time, and become a more effective advocate sooner. It didn't exist then; so I wrote it to help others develop faster and better." Robert L. Guyer
Robert L. Guyer is a writer and lecturer with EngineeringTHE LAW, Inc. in Gainesville, Florida. Previously he served as LegislativeCounsel for the Ralston Purina Company; Manager of Legislative Affairs forEnergizer Power Systems, and Gates Energy Products, Inc.; and as a contractlobbyist, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for the RechargeableBattery Recycling Corporation for which he lobbied internationally. Prior tobecoming a lobbyist, he served as a pollution control inspector for aregulatory agency and later managed environmental compliance for an electricutility.
He has written seven best-practices lobbyingmanuals, including the 6-volume Insiders Talk series and recorded the15-video trainingseminar the Campaign Method for More Effective State Government Affairs. He provides live seminars publicly and privately. He holdsdegrees in political science, civil engineering, and law - all from theUniversity of Florida - and is licensed to the practice of law in Florida andthe District of Columbia.