Topic
Communication
270 published works
The Attorney Marketing Center
Invert your pyramids
By David Ward
Some prospective clients want to immediately know everything about what you can do to help them. All the details, the entire process, and as much proof as you can provide. …
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Legal Blogging, Like Journalism, is an Act of Hope. Public Responds By Our Shining a Light on the Darkness
Journalism is an act of hope. What impels reporters forward is our faith that if we get the story and shine a light in the darkness, the public will respond…
The Social Media Butterfly
How Anyone Can Become a Better Public Speaker
Public speaking is a critical skill for lawyers and law firm business professionals. Whether you're presenting in court, addressing colleagues or speaking at industry events, the ability to communicate effectively…
Mike McBride Online
Linked – It’s Not Nagging: Effective Communication is Deliberately Redundant
By Mike McBride
It's not nagging to follow up a meeting with an email summarizing the discussion. It's good meeting etiquette. It's not nagging to drop a group chat in Slack or Teams…
Belonging at Work
How to connect with emotion conversations
By Peter Sloan
I was uncomfortable about this next part of Charles Duhigg's book, Supercommunicators, which moves on from "what's this about" (problem-solving) conversations to "how do I feel?" (emotion) conversations. Beats me…
The Right Coast
Using this word can make you more influential: Harvard study
Sometimes, it takes a single word like because to change someone s mind.That s according to Jonah Berger, a marketing professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania…
Legal Profession Blog
Overslept In Alabama
Recent discipline reported on the web page of the Alabama State BarDiscipline Imposed: Public Reprimand With PublicationDescription:Hoover, Alabama attorney, Bradley James Latta was issued a public reprimand with general publication on…
The Attorney Marketing Center
Talk to me, baby
By David Ward
A few thoughts about talking to people you want to like you, hire you, and follow your advice. First, assume they’re nervous; say something “neutral” to break the ice. Ask…
Fretzin Blog
Meredith Bell: Communication Skills for Strong Leaders
In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Meredith Bell discuss: Challenges with communication and why the way we talk to each other matters. Communication between the generations in a workplace. Managing…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
From Picking Up the Phone to Email and Scheduled Calls: The New Norm of Convenience Over Personal Connection
Man, has the use of the phone and talking to business people when you’d like to talk to them changed in the last forty years. We used to pick up…