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HOW TO WIN A HIGH SCHOOL ELECTION
ISBN # 0-9667824-0-2
COPYRIGHT 1999 BY JEFF MARX
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Preface
2. Why This Book (The Author's Story)
3. Should You Run?
- You don't need to be popular to win a school election.
- Students get tired of seeing the same people always win.
- You absolutely can't win if you don't try.
4. The Right Attitude
- BE YOURSELF! Be honest, be sincere, be genuine.
- Be a friendly "people person" and talk to everyone.
- Start as EARLY as possible!
- Strive to be a peer, not a politician.
- Don't try to make your opponents look bad. It just makes you look like a jerk.
- Be confident and positive, but don't get cocky or arrogant.
5. A Great Speech
- Don't be overly serious.
- You're not being graded. Remember why you're there and who you're talking to.
- Don't expect your speech to miraculously come together while you're up there. Prepare and practice it beforehand!
- To be comfortable and natural while speaking in front of an audience, just speak from the heart about what you're saying, and don't worry about speaking "correctly."
- Some ways to be more comfortable while giving a speech
- The confidence you demonstrate while you're speaking is just as important as what you're saying.
- Don't list everything you've ever done -- nobody cares. Keep it SHORT, or you'll lose your audience.
- Talk about real issues and what you plan to do for the school.
- But don't promise something you can't deliver.
- Most campaign speeches are boring. Make yours fun!
- There's a difference between being funny and being stupid. Don't make your whole campaign into a joke, and don't do something you'll be embarrassed if people remember.
- IDEAS FOR SPEECHES
6. Talk to People and Ask Them to Vote
- It's the STUDENTS who will be voting. Go meet them!
- You don't have to be friends with everyone to be friendly.
- Be aware of what voters want. Ask them. Listen to them.
- Not everyone votes. Go after the ones who don't. If you ask them to vote, you're asking them to do you a favor.
- Get people involved in helping your campaign.
7. Getting Your Name Remembered
POSTERS
- Nobody ever votes for a name they don't recognize. Posters should remind everyone that you're running.
- Post interesting things in clever places.
- Get your poster noticed from among the sea of posters.
- Miscellaneous
- IDEAS FOR POSTERS
HANDOUTS
- What can you hand out?
- Bribery
- Giving stuff away doesn't guarantee votes.
- Beware: attempting to bribe voters can backfire.
SLOGANS
8. The Top Ten Ways to Win a High School Election
9. If you remember only one thing from this book, I hope it is this...
10. Feedback
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