Communications Skills

get to the point word games

Use Playtime to Improve Your Communication Skills: The Value of Smartphone Word Games

Teddy Snyder | A few smartphone word games to help expand your vocabulary.

Theda C. Snyder - August 15, 2023
body language tips

Body Language Tips to Get to Agreement

You can get to agreement much more easily when you master a few simple techniques to create ease and flow in your communications.

Traci Brown - July 24, 2023
Order of Adjectives

Getting Your Adjectives in Proper Order (John Bercow Would Be Happy)

Teddy Snyder | Mixing up your adjectives can raise eyebrows at best or muddle your message at worst.

Theda C. Snyder - July 12, 2023
visual matter management

Three Reasons You Should Use Visual Matter Management to Run Your Law Practice

David and Karen Skinner | When you get your to-do list out of your head and into a visual system where everyone can see it, your practice will flourish.

David Skinner and Karen Skinner - June 30, 2023
emphatic

Emphatic Advice: Don’t Write Like a Flight Attendant

Teddy Snyder | When you find an emphatic auxiliary, a legal double, or a -self pronoun in your writing, give it the necessity test.

Theda C. Snyder - June 21, 2023
legal podcasts

Make Me Love Your Podcast!

Teddy Snyder | Eloquent speakers understand that in every setting, every minute should be informing, perhaps delighting, your audience.

Theda C. Snyder - May 30, 2023
resting bitch face

Convert ‘Resting Zoom Face’ to ‘Neutral Alert’

While it is entertaining to explore the links that come up when you Google “RBF,” there is a serious lesson in this for lawyers.

Marsha Hunter - May 8, 2023

Law Bloggers: Are Your Readers Bored Yet?

Tips on how to write to keep your readers interested.

Donna Seyle - May 8, 2023
how to focus

Focusing Better Throughout the Day

Paul Burton | The world is a noisy place. Is it best to just give up and swim in the ocean of distraction? Nope.

Paul H. Burton - March 28, 2023
how to make conversation

How to Make Conversation at an Event

Do you get tongue-tied at cocktail parties? Does making small talk at conferences rate somewhere between vacuuming the car and sitting in the front row of a heavy metal concert? Do we have some tips for you!

Mary Ellen Sullivan - March 5, 2023
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