I wrote:
. . . if you know someone who knows someone who knows Pelosi . . .
BETTER YET:
If you know someone who knows someone who knows Pelosi's science adviser . . .
Skip the high official. Go to the scientist who has his or her ear.
Even when you write to a scientist you must keep the message very
short and to-the-point. Don't waste a word. Don't make them dig to
learn what you are talking about. Be explicit.
It reminds me of old-fashioned advice about how to give an after-dinner speech:
Be witty. Be brief. Be seated.
- Jed
