Communications Skills

social awareness and emotional intelligence
Reading the Room: Mastering Social Awareness as a Lawyer

Sharpening your social awareness skills will better equip you to forge meaningful connections, inspire trust and achieve favorable outcomes.

Paul Bramson - August 12, 2024
referrals flowing
Five Tips for Keeping Referrals Flowing

Lawyers often pursue new clients at the expense of servicing and marketing to existing clients. This is a mistake. It’s also a mistake to pursue new referral sources at the expense of your existing referral network. Your existing network should ...

Robert Theofanis - August 6, 2024
listicles
Get Your Point Across With a Listicle

Teddy Snyder | Listicles’ unique format conveys a message more effectively than clutter on the page. Even for legal arguments.

Theda C. Snyder - August 1, 2024
setting expectations
Setting Expectations With Multigenerational Teams and Clients

By clearly communicating expectations, you reduce ambiguity, enhance accountability, promote engagement and improve collaboration

Deana Kardel and Traci Stuart - July 24, 2024
fear of Zoom
Will Your Paralyzing Fear of Zoom Ruin Your Life?

Fear of Zoom can leave you frozen like your Wi-Fi dropped out. But you can conquer Zoom anxiety with these five tips.

Bull Garlington - July 23, 2024
subjunctive mood and conditional phrasing
How to Master the Subjunctive and Conditional for Precise Legal Writing

Ivy Grey | Two powerful grammatical tools help lawyers write about hypotheticals with precision and clarity.

Ivy Grey - July 16, 2024
don't use offensive phrases
Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid: New Documentary Reminds Us to Avoid Potentially Offensive Phrases

Get to the Point | Unwittingly using upsetting or offensive phrases is no way to persuade your audience.

Theda C. Snyder - July 8, 2024
These 5 Phrases Make You Sound Out of Touch

Words that may seem harmless can sow dissonance and create tension. Here are some alternatives.

Joan Feldman - June 14, 2024
word count for lawyers
Not Paying Attention When We Told Lawyers to Be Concise?

Get to the Point | Consider tight word count limits as a challenge to your writing prowess.

Theda C. Snyder - June 6, 2024
grammar quiz
Grammar Quiz: What’s Wrong With These Sentences?

Teddy Snyder | Let's test your attorney grammar skills! Figure out if these sentences are fine or if you can make them better.

Theda C. Snyder - May 15, 2024
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