Campaign and Manifesto training SLIDE TITLE Objectives By the end of today’s session, you will be able to: Describe what students at Queen Mary have in common and identify ways to find out what students want Analyse what makes a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ manifesto Summarise winning campaign tips Illustrate public speaking techniques

Ice Breaker SLIDE TITLE Task With a partner tell them: A piece of joy A piece of trivia A piece of trauma …about yourself

Why are you here? To make a positive difference to the student experience Task Digby Jacks was NUS President in 1969 until 1971 Representation must never be seen, except in strategic and practical terms, as an end in itself. Too many union officers see it as a question of communication and merely sitting on the appropriate committee. The purpose of representation is to secure social, educational and institutional change- large or small, grand or gracious, collectively or individually. The best officers see this and work on all levels to change things for the better”

How does the process work Task Rules Forms Key dates Voting Period Husting Expense Manifesto deadline Candidate handbook Bye Law 10 - Elections

Who are you representing? Task Think of 5 things that Queen Mary Students have in common

Re-open Nominations Mile End positions Postgraduate Research Representative (Mile End) Postgraduate Taught Representative (Mile End) International Representative (Mile End – Education) International Representative (Mile End - Welfare) RAG Officer (Mile End) Volunteering Officer (Mile End) Barts and The London positions Barts and The London Faculty Representative (Pre-Clinical) Postgraduate Research Representative (Barts and The London) Postgraduate Taught Representative (Barts and The London) International Representative (Barts and The London) Multi-Cultural Representative (Barts and The London) Societies Officer (Barts and The London)

Where can you find out what students want? NUS National Students Survey Course Reps Course mates Societies Sports Clubs Union Strategic Plan Elected Officers

So what areas could you improve… Task

Your manifesto AppealingImportant

How to write a good manifesto SLIDE TITLE Task Around the room are different stations about manifestos. Split up into groups of three and complete each task. Your manifesto should state what you plan to do in your time of office and what changes you would like to make Think about what you believe you can achieve and what your voters would respond to

How to write a good manifesto SLIDE TITLE Top Tips! Dos Have 3 or 4 specific pledges Be size A4 Tell the reader a little bit about yourself Include a photo of yourself Be clear and concise Be creative and inspiring Be realistic Make it relevant Top Tips! Don’ts  Use woolly or unspecific pledgees  Cause offence  Complicated  Boring  Make it about your opponents

Your Campaign Message SLIDE TITLE Theme Colour Slogan

Your Campaign Publicity Posters Leaflets T-shirts Social media/website

Your Campaign Videos SLIDE TITLE

How and Where to campaign SLIDE TITLE Lecture shout outs Halls of residence Student events Talking to students Campaign manager Campaign team

Public Speaking SLIDE TITLE Public speaking can be daunting but with preparation and practise it can make you much more confident! Task Last line Pick a famous last line from the box. Write a 1 min speech. Deliver it to the group

Good Luck Task