Get to the Point

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Demolish Your Opponent’s Argument With These Very Specific Adjectives

Teddy Snyder | Sometimes you just run out of ways to say somebody’s trying to peddle a lie, but a real advocate never runs out of the right vocabulary.

Theda C. Snyder - June 24, 2026
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Did Your Client Really Hear You? Strategies for Effective Attorney-Client Communication

You're sure you explained everything clearly, but was the message received? Follow Teddy Snyder's tips to make sure your clients really hear you, absorb your advice and act on it correctly.

Theda C. Snyder - June 4, 2026
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Supersede or Supercede? Why Do You Keep Misspelling This Word?

Teddy Snyder | Supersede is a concise word lawyers love to use, so why do so many get it wrong? Here's the seed of an idea to stop this mistake.

Theda C. Snyder - May 14, 2026
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Is Your Grammar Too Good? A New Way to Repel Clients and Prospects

Teddy Snyder: A new app revises your emails to make you seem human. It does this by creating errors. This does not appear to be a joke.

Theda C. Snyder - May 6, 2026
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I Don’t Know What This Word Means: Is This Post Expansive or Extensive?

Teddy Snyder | “Expansive” pops up in all sorts of legal writing from website verbiage (“our expansive PI practice”) to statements of facts in appellate briefs.

Theda C. Snyder - May 3, 2026
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The Curse of Knowledge: Effective Communication When You Know Too Much

Teddy Snyder | More effective communication with clients starts with understanding you know too much.

Theda C. Snyder - April 21, 2026
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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 - April 12, 2026
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Passionate Sentence Structure: Empower Your Legal Writing

Get to the Point! with Teddy Snyder: Let your passion tumble onto the screen in your first draft. But once that’s out of your system, it’s time to revise. Start with sentence structure.

Theda C. Snyder - April 6, 2026
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Eloquent Speakers: Make Every Word Important

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

Theda C. Snyder - March 15, 2026
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It’s National Grammar Day! Lawyers Are Feeling Poetic About Legal Writing

Teddy Snyder | Today’s the day to celebrate the pinnacle of communication excellence to which all lawyers aspire. It’s National Grammar Day!

Theda C. Snyder - March 4, 2026
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