Communications Skills

Video | Of all the Microsoft Office applications in law offices, Outlook is hands-down the most frequently used. After all, who doesn’t need to handle email every day? Here are four features that trip up even seasoned Microsoft Outlook users.

I wanted to learn what other attorneys are doing to weather this storm, so I created a quick survey. Here are some of the responses.

Introverts were born for social distancing. Still, there are plenty of challenges. Read Ruth Carter's ways to stay productive during COVID-19.

Marsha Hunter | Honing your public speaking skills for remote meetings is crucial at a time when so many important decisions are being made without face-to-face, in-the-room-together interactions.

Do your clients and colleagues a favor and check out these five things to stop doing with emails.

Panelists have an obligation to educate and to entertain. Try Ruth Carter's list of dos and don'ts to keep your presentations from boring the audience.

Happy National Grammar Day! Here are some exercises from Susan Kostal that will strengthen your writing and editing skills.

Don’t have hours of uninterrupted writing time to dedicate to your brief or memo? Don’t worry. If you can find 20 to 30 minutes, then you can write the first draft. Here are Gary Kinder's three steps and three rules to get you writing.

For more persuasive writing, make sure every word counts and sentence construction is terse. Here are some suggestions.

PR specialists Meredith Parfet and Aaron Solomon want you to be prepared the next time a crisis comes knocking.