How Can You Begin Communicating for Liberty?

You want to share libertarian ideas effectively. You want to make a difference.

But how do you begin?

The answer: By beginning. Right now.

Ayn Rand, unquestionably one of history's most influential communicators of the ideas of liberty, wrote in her essay "What Can One Do?":

"[W]hen you ask 'What can one do?' -- the answer is 'SPEAK' (provided you know what you are saying).

"A few suggestions: do not wait for a national audience. Speak on any scale open to you, large or small -- to your friends, your associates, your professional organizations, or any legitimate public forum. You can never tell when your words will reach the right mind at the right time. You will see no immediate results -- but it is of such activities that public opinion is made."

Many people discover libertarianism or the libertarian movement simply by a letter to the editor. I know one person who went on to become a Libertarian Party leader and the founder of a national libertarian organization -- because a letter to the editor gave him information about the Libertarian Party.

Huge numbers of people have been exposed to libertarian ideas simply by a recommendation that they check out the World's Smallest Political Quiz online.

You don't have to run for office, write a bestselling book, or host a talk radio show. You don't have to be a libertarian expert (though of course you must have a solid knowledge of the positions you advocate).

Just write or speak about what you know, sincerely and persuasively, to your friends, neighbors, community, newspaper, talk radio, and so forth -- to the natural audience that is already around you.

Use the tested, proven techniques taught by the Advocates to present the freedom philosophy honestly, attractively and persuasively. You can find them in every issue of the Liberator Online, in our many publications, and at our online Liberty Communication Center:
http://www.theadvocates.org/communicating/index.html

You will immediately begin having an impact -- perhaps far greater than you think. And you will begin within yourself a process of personal change and growth that will lead to your further development as an influential communicator.