Topic
Communication
270 published works
Elder Law Prof Blog
Not elder law: Lending new meaning to the term “snail mail”
Muriel, Austin and Cecil are snails for the electronic age. The gastropods have been fitted with equipment to allow them to send e-mails on behalf of visitors to a website. …
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Blog versus email as a communication tool
I get deluged with emails sent to me for my information, but that require no response. So I couldn't help but notice what Scott Niesen, Director of Marketing at Attensa,…
The Trademark Blog
“Conversational Terrorism: How NOT to Talk!”
Vandruff.com: Conversatonal Terrorism: How NOT to Talk!: All of the techniques listed in this document have actually been witnessed, told to us by someone else, or dreamed up. They are…
The Retirement Plan Blog
“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.”
By Jerry Kalish
The phrase,"What we've got here is (a) failure to communicate" is, of course, the famous line from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke starring Paul Newman. The quote is attributed…
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
What We Have Here Is… Failure To Communicate
This still is from the most famous part of the movie “Cool Hand Luke,” when Strother Martin utters the line after beating Paul Newman for smarting off to him. We all…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
reluctant readers . . .
By legalwriting
The current newsletter from Killian Advertising has a piece entitled, "The Post-Literate Era: Planning Around Short Attention Spans." While somewhat depressing, it does make some good points about making text…
DennisKennedy.Blog
Pollard's Laws of Communication, Collection and Collaboration
Pollard's law
Rush on Business
Shirley Poertner to Discuss Crucial Conversations
By Rush Nigut
Have you ever been in a meeting where everyone avoided the "elephant in the room"? In our business and daily lives we all avoid certain conversations. At work we send…
DennisKennedy.Blog
Reports of Death of PowerPoint Greatly Exaggerated?
PowerPoint declared dead again.
Legal Profession Blog
Kant on Voicemail and E-Mail
Immanuel Kant (Koenigsberg, below left) has posted Concerning the Common Saying: "Amend Before You Send" or Thoughts on Voicemail and E-Mail. This essay is the lost Part V of Kant's…