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		Christine Jahnke helped Senator Joe Lieberman prepare for the 2000 Vice-Presidential Debate with Dick Cheney and moderator Bernard Shaw. Jahnke has a decade of experience readying candidates at all levels for televised debates.

From candidate forums to radio call-in programs, from “The O’Reilly Factor” to town hall meetings, debate requires special preparation.

Positive Communications’ training gets you ready to handle any line of inquiry or attack with composure and confidence. Our debate-training program gives you:

• Methods for advocating your position in a debate format

• On-camera practice to sharpen timing and delivery skills

• Stronger verbal and nonverbal skills for presenting a winning argument

• Techniques for fielding questions from opponents, moderators, panelists and audience members

Chris Jahnke has prepared political candidates and elected officials for election-year debates, and has helped spokespeople make it through contentious town meetings and TV talk shows. “I prepared the executive director of the National Immigration Forum to go head to head with John McLaughlin and come out ahead,” she says. “I help people stay above — or below — the din.”

  See how we’ve helped organizations and individuals prepare for debates.

		Campaigns & Elections Candidate Training Center for the American Woman in Politics Democratic National Committee Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Emily’s List National Assoc. of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials National Conference of State Legislators National Org. of Black Elected Legislative Women National Women’s Political Caucus Planned Parenthood Federation of America Women’s Campaign Fund		“It was imperative to maximize the potential of the vice presidential debate … to successfully share our message and vision with the American people. Thanks to your diligence, I believe this goal was accomplished.” –Senator Joe Lieberman     read more testimonials…