Communications Skills

Most business communications have one objective: to obtain a response. Focus on communicating better to increase your odds of a quick and meaningful reply. Lawyers spend a lot of time communicating to get work done. We communicate with clients, ...

Get to the Point | Short paragraphs produce more readable documents.

David and Karen Skinner | It’s easier than you think to create a library of SOPs that capture the processes you use every day in your practice.

Get to the Point | You can get your point across without these extra words.

It's been said (often) that lawyers were genteel, professional and respectful of their colleagues in the past. But the last few decades haven't been good ones for the profession on that front. Intimidation, shabby lawyering, "over-papering" and ...

The first step in delegating is knowing what to delegate. Use this matrix to help determine what type of legal work you can (and should) assign to others, and what you can keep.

Get to the Point | Teddy Snyder points to entertaining and useful grammar resources. "Our fascination with grammar is not new."

Traditionally, most presenters see the same view of their slides that their audience sees. Don't you long for the ability to view your own presentation notes at the same time? Although the ability to view your notes while presenting has been ...

Get to the Point | The error that seems increasingly common is “much adieu.” That should be “much ado.”

The words you use to identify a plaintiff may color the reader's view. Don't miss an opportunity to legitimately tip the scales in one direction.