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Presentation Tips

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  1. New Ideas Legal Tech

    Presenting Like Phil Donahue

    By Jerry Lawson

    When and why should presenters act like Phil Donahue? Sara Kubik knows. Sara recently observed: “I anticipate having audience input and will actually encourage it. Like Phil Donahue style.” Incorporating…

  2. New Ideas Legal Tech

    Favorite Presentation Training Books

    By Jerry Lawson

    Has the Internet made books obsolete? Not so far as I'm concerned. I have 20+ titles in my personal library of books about presentations—and I’ve even read most of them.…

  3. New Ideas Legal Tech

    Slide Show Formatting Basics: Bullet Points, Templates and Logos

    By Jerry Lawson

    Would Fred Astaire’s scintillating dance moves have looked as good if he had abandoned his usual suave wardrobe in favor of clothes that made him look like one of the irredeemable low-life…

  4. New Ideas Legal Tech

    Slide Show Formatting Basics: Colors

    By Jerry Lawson

    Old fashioned transparencies, often referred to as overheads, worked much better as dark text on a light, preferably white background. Modern computer slide show projectors use a different technology. With…

  5. Contract Law By Numbers

    10 Opening Line "Hooks" for your next Presentation or Speech

    By Brian Heller

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  6. The Attorney Marketing Center

    How to start a presentation

    By David Ward

    How do you start your presentations? Most people start by welcoming the audience and giving them a glimpse of what they are about to learn or hear.  The problem with…

  7. New Ideas Legal Tech

    Presenter’s Guide Series, Part II – Dealing With Difficult Questions

    By Jerry Lawson

    Many presenters dread the challenge of dealing with hostile or otherwise difficult questions. Some questioners have a personal agenda, or simply enjoy embarrassing a presenter. With experience, I eventually came…

  8. 2Civility Blog

    Lawyers: Improve Your Presentation Skills Using One Simple Tool

    By Dan Davies

    Lawyers speak publicly all the time. Whether it’s arguing your client’s case before a judge, pitching new business, or engaging with colleagues in the boardroom, to be a successful attorney,…

  9. New Ideas Legal Tech

    Presenter’s Guide Series, Part I – Handling Questions

    By Jerry Lawson

    OK, you have gotten through the body of your presentation satisfactorily. Time to relax, right? Nope. There is one hurdle left: The question and answer period. This is when some…

  10. Mike McBride Online

    Linked: Presentation Skills: Tips for Writing Your Own Introduction

    By Mike McBride

    You know what? This is something that, no matter how many times I’ve done presentations or been asked to write an introduction of myself for a company site, or to…