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To have an impact in your advocacy, you need to be memorable.<\/p>\n
Decision-makers will have lots of people coming to see them, making them to do things.<\/p>\n
You need to ensure that what you say and do remains in their minds, and so that they bear you in mind when making choices about laws or funding.<\/p>\n
There are various ways of doing this \u2013 using a prop or support (Exercise #33<\/a>), having a great opening line (Exercise #30<\/a>), or having a positive or negative scenario (Exercise #40<\/a>).<\/p>\n One way to do it is to offer them information that they can then use in their own conversation \u2013 something interesting (or even amusing!) on a personal level.<\/p>\n This can be a great way of getting \u2013 and keeping \u2013 attention!<\/p>\n So for our 45th<\/sup> 10-Minute Library Advocate exercise, learn a striking library fact.<\/p>\n Examples include the fact that more people go to libraries than to Premier League football, the cinema, or the top-10 tourist attractions combined in England<\/a>.<\/p>\n Or that there are more libraries than McDonalds in America<\/a>.<\/p>\n See what you can find out about libraries in your country. Use the stories and data on IFLA\u2019s Library Map of the World<\/a> to look for inspiration.<\/p>\n Good luck!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n