Advocacy doesn’t always work first time around.
Your targeting, your messaging or your tools may not immediately be effective. This is normal.
But it’s not a reason to give up. In fact, this is really useful experience that you can use to improve things.
So for our 34th 10-Minute Library Advocate exercise, stop and think.
Take a moment to reflect on what has worked well, and what hasn’t in the context in which you are working.
Remember what your objectives were, and think about whether you have achieved them.
Which messages seemed to engage people, and which did you need to explain again?
You can do this alone, or in a group – different perspectives can be useful. The results will help you develop your advocacy further in future!
Good luck!
See the introduction and previous posts in our 10-Minute Library Advocate series and join the discussion in social media using the #EveryLibrarianAnAdvocate hashtag!