Communications Skills

Teddy Snyder | Getting teased about “practicing until you get it right” can feel like an insult. So why is it called a law practice anyway?

Jay Harrington | An unvarnished look at how I come up with ideas for long-form content, from a 1,500-word article to a 5,000-word book chapter.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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