John,
Have you taken this class, or know more about it? My experience with "practical" training sessions on stuff like "how to be effective in politics" have mostly not been favorable.
They have often seemed more about what one might indeed call "laddership" -- climbing the political ladder by, for instance, telling people what they want to hear, seeking money and power via sales and marketing, focusing on narrow organizational or personal interests, etc. -- than about libertarian leadership, leading people toward freedom, building the movement, etc., by speaking truth to power and refusing to compromise on matters of libertarian principles and justice.
But if you attend, I would be interested in hearing your impressions and feedback.
Love & Liberty,
((( starchild )))