Tag: Professional Development
The Rules of Speech Practice for Lawyers
To make it easier for busy lawyers to practice their speeches, here are the official Rules of Speech Practice for Lawyers. Now there can be no arguing about the best way to practice a speech before setting off into public…no arguing! Just practice.
Aggressive Women Get More Promotions
Stanford study finds women who are aggressive, confident and assertive — but who know when to turn those characteristics off — get more promotions than men.
Free Webinar for Women Lawyers
Register for “Powerful Presence: 6 Steps to Greater Impact for Women Lawyers” join Marsha Redmon, Kelly Baker and Allegra Lawrence-Hardy for a free webinar on July 7 from 12-1 EST.
2010 PDI Survey Results
Survey found 60% of law firms are delivering 21 or more lawyer training sessions per year via live video conference to multiple offices. Get Marsha’s tips on better video conference training!
SPEAKING: Professional Development Institute (PDI)
December 2010, Marsha will speak at the Professional Development Institute (PDI) in Washington, DC. Her topic is “Training More Lawyers in More Offices with Fewer Resources.” This interactive session will feature practical ideas, examples and take-aways that Marsha uses doing “distance-learning” communications and business development workshops with lawyers. Results of a pre-workshop survey will also [...]
Just starting competency based compensation?
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?
“Let’s Do Lunch” Workshop
Have you ever taken a potential client to lunch and never turned the conversation to business? This workshop teaches lawyers they can get business without changing WHO they are!
Using the example of a business lunch, find out what works and “what not to do” to get business.
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?
SPEAKING: ABA Litigation-Media & Celebrity Clients
Marsha Redmon is speaking at ABA Litgation conference on “Media Training for the Celebrity Client.”

