Tweeting During Presentations A few years ago, the sign of a bored audience was people playing with their phones under their desks, checking email on their Blackberrys. They think the speaker won’t notice if they hold the phones in their laps, although…
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“BLAH BLAH BLAH” I was speaking today at a law firm retreat at the beautiful new Alfond Inn in Winterpark, Florida. The hotel is becoming famous for its extensive and eclectic artwork in the lobbies and around the hotel. It’s…
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Speakers – Are you entertaining? Or effective? We spend a lot of blog posts on the subject of providing more than simply good content. At Law Firm Speakers and Retreats, we think it’s important for presenters to also be entertaining,…
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A Two-Word Speaker-Evaluation Strategy. In the recent past, I have spoken at a variety of groups, organizations, associations, and random initials, like LMA, ALA, LCA, LAW, Legus, Meritas, and NALP*. I have spoken dozens of times to many of these groups, and…
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Sure it’d help if you knew how nice Nancy Myrland really is. Or how brilliantly Jonathan Fitzgarrald dresses. But trust me, this is a REAL compliment. Yes, Heather Morse-Geller is a terrific speaker. Plain-spoken, she looks the audience in the…
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International Law Firm Networks Should Have Fun I’m a big fan of international law firm networks. I think the “good” ones can offer great value to their members, in terms of in-bound and out-bound referrals, as well as significant education…
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“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. 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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By Merrilyn Astin Tarlton Planning a law firm retreat and you’re mortified that last year’s catastrophe could be repeated? Worried that, even if you hire a speaker who comes highly recommended, you could end up with egg on your face…
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In the 1990s I was a Marketing Director and Marketing Partner at a couple different law firms. We did some pretty interesting marketing back then, and I was frequently invited to speak on those topics, e.g. to a bar association…
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