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“Scientists Are Lousy Communicators…” and Lawyers?
“Scientists are lousy communicators.” It is a common failing of lawyers too – the solution is to follow 3 simple steps:
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Marsha Redmon is a former practicing lawyer and television journalist who has been helping lawyers get the business and recognition they want through business development, communications and media interview workshops and coaching for the last 11 years. Contact her at: info [at] marsha [dot] com or 202.251.3390
Just starting competency based compensation?
By M.R. on Mar 28, 2010 in Featured, Lawyer Professional Development, Legal Business Development, Public Speaking, Seminars
Most law firm competency based compensation systems include communication and business development skills for associates and young partners.
How is your law firm putting a comprehensive compentency based communications and business development curriculum into place quickly?
Top 5 – Grab the Attention of Your Audience
You have about 20-40 seconds to convince your audience you’re worth listening to. Can you do it? Here is our Top 5 List that will get your audience to listen.
Top 5 – Lawyers Using the Media to Get Clients
Lawyers can use the media to get clients by providing business-oriented trend stories to reporters. Here is our Top-5 List for getting business through news coverage.
Business Development
Let’s Do Lunch — Business Development Your Way
How many potential clients have you taken to lunch – and never gotten around to talking about business?
Have you tried and rejected the “hard sell” business development model because you just can’t see yourself that way?
Sustainable business development happens when you can be genuine and authentic – while [...]
Public Speaking
Do you know the one sure fire way to turn public speaking into a business development opportunity? Can you grab the attention of an industry audience every time?
SPEAKING: Leadership Institute Women of Color Attorneys
By M.R. on Mar 15, 2010 in News and Events
Marsha Redmon is speaking at the Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys in Law & Business Conference on March 18, 2010 in Atlanta. Her topic is “Grabbing Them at Hello: How Powerful Women Lawyers Communicate.”
SPEAKING: Women’s Bar Association in DC
By M.R. on Mar 15, 2010 in News and Events
Marsha Redmon will be speaking at the Women’s Bar Association meeting in DC on April 15, 2010. She will present “Let’s Do Lunch: Business Development Your Way” – over lunch – naturally!
SEMINAR: Let’s Do Lunch – Business Development Your Way
How many potential clients have you taken to lunch – and never gotten around to talking about business? Learn our 5 steps to business development for busy lawyers.
Sustainable business development happens when you can be genuine and authentic – while stepping out of your comfort zone a little.
How train ALL associates cost-effectively?
As law firms leave “lockstep” compensation, how will they ramp up and train all of their associates so they can advance in the new system? Do competency based compensation systems require firms to begin to train every single associate – in even the smallest offices – with new competency based workshps?
Top-5 List – Skills Associates Need to Grow Business
This Top-5 list presents a roadmap for associates to begin building their business development skills. It’s never too early to begin building your skills!
SPEAKING: ABA Litigation-Media & Celebrity Clients
By M.R. on Mar 22, 2009 in Public Speaking
Marsha Redmon is speaking at ABA Litgation conference on “Media Training for the Celebrity Client.”
We won an LMA Training Award
Marsha Redmon wins 1st place Award for Training at 2008 LMA National Conference with “How Not to Present” business development workshop that uses video vignettes. The program was created for Goulston & Storrs in Boston.
LMA Media Relations Award
Marsha Redmon on team that wins first place Your Honor Award for PR and Media Relations at 2007 Legal Marketing Association (LMA) National Conference.