“Ross – You earned this five-star review.”

“Ross – You earned this five-star review. Feel free to share it.” “Ross Fishman’s presentation at the Litigation Counsel of America’s 2014 Spring Conference in was not only incredibly entertaining, but both judicious and relevant as well. “His CLE speech,…

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Marketing education is critical in today’s economy.

Marketing education is critical in today’s economy. Few lawyers and accountants get any sort of marketing training. They don’t attend LMA, LPM, AAM, or other marketing conferences. Many probably don’t even recognize those acronyms. Then, without a strong educational foundation,…

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Olympic Scoring and Dishonest Speaker Evaluations.

“But the Russian Judge Gave Just a 5.2.”  [The second part of a two-part series regarding Speaker Evaluations.] This blog post discusses the integrity of anonymous speaker evaluations. I spoke recently at the ALA Greater Chicago Chapter’s Educational Conference and…

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The Trouble with Speaker Evaluation Forms

In my 25-year experience, I’d estimate that roughly 1/2 of a room’s attendees will fill out the Speaker Evaluation form if they’re encouraged to do so at the end of the program.  And 10% of them will screw it up. What’s the most-common mistake hurried…

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