“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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Who ever heard of a conference without evaluations? I spoke recently at a conference where the organizers didn’t seek real audience feedback. For reasons that escape me, they didn’t ask the attendees to rate the speakers on a simple...
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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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What is the very FIRST thing you should do when entering a new hotel room? Clean and disinfect it. This post will show you how. If you’re reading this, you probably spend a lot of nights in hotel rooms. And...
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Playing the Google Game – Marketing Yourself Online (CBA Webinar) February 4, 2015 12:00-12:45 p.m. What happens when someone Googles your name? Because before a client or prospect decides whether to hire you, they will Google you. And when they do, what do...
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Speaking in Puerto Rico to Financial Services Lawyers from Meritas Law Firms Worldwide Ross Fishman spoke in beautiful San Juan, Puerto Rico to US and international lawyers from #MeritasLawFirms Worldwide’s Financial Services Group, regarding “How to Tell Your Story Online.”...
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Here are 11 speaker tips from frequent TED coach Gina Barnett (excerpted from TED blog): Start drinking water 15 minutes before you start talking. Psych yourself up, not out. Use your body’s nervous energy for good. Focus on your breath when...
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The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) is the nation’s leading association of outstanding trial lawyers. At the Spring national conference at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California, the 150 attendees all had a terrific time. Congratulations to...
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The National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) is the premier group of recruiters and search consultants in the legal profession, both consultants and in-house professionals. We were particularly impressed by NALSC’s rigorous Code of Ethics, which every member must swear...
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The Litigation Counsel of America always has terrific CLE and educational programming. This week’s LCA conference in Charleston, SC was no exception, as the 130 attendees learned some valuable trial advocacy skills from Ric Gass, Mike Brennan, and David Turek from...
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“Legal Marketing Trends. Is Your Firm Prepared?” I had the good fortune to be invited to present in Amsterdam at the annual global conference of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms. I spoke on the topic of “Legal Marketing Trends....
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Ross Fishman New Speaker Video: Keynotes, Firm Retreats, Marketing Training and CLE At LawFirmSpeakers.com, we often get requests for law firms and organizations looking for a skilled speaker for a law firm keynote address, firm retreat, partner or associate retreat, or marketing-training...
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Do Consultants Often “Sell from the Podium?” Tim Corcoran ably summarized the feelings of many consultants and professional speakers with a recent blog post which includes this excerpt: “Major conferences often have a bias for in-house professionals as presenters. “We must be...
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Chicago-area lawyers! Next Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 2), I’ll be presenting a free, fun Young Lawyers marketing program at the Chicago Bar Association from 5:30-6:30, followed by a networking reception. Send your associates! Sign up as follows: “Email yls@chicagobar.org – include...
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Law Firm Associate Marketing-Training Program Chicago Lawyers: I’ll be teaching a free marketing program this afternoon at 5:30 at the CBA Building. It’s your last chance to sign up! I’ll be covering precisely what marketing activities younger lawyers should undertake each year...
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I’m looking forward to addressing the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois again. This presentation will be for the HLAI and the HLAI Business-Development and Practice-Development Committees. I’ll be speaking on “50 Marketing Ideas in 50 Minutes” on January 19, 2017...
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Teaching “Sales” to IIT-Kent Law Students I recently spoke at IIT-Kent Law School at Ian Turvill’s pilot program for marketing-minded law students, called “Firms, Clients, and Building a Career in Law.” I like to immediately disabuse them of the “Selling...
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I’m a member of ACLEA, the Association for Continuing Legal Education. A bar association member was organizing a CLE conference for lawyers aboard a Caribbean cruise. She posted a listserv question to the group regarding how many speakers to have, how...
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Teaching Career Development at Chicago-Kent College of Law I really enjoyed speaking to the law students at the Chicago-Kent College of Law last night. The topic was a mix of networking skills, personal branding, and how to build a resume...
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Law firm CLE speakers “on the circuit” don’t always get to pick the venue. We spend an awful lot of time on the road, in conference rooms of Class B buildings, or the windowless basements of three-star hotels. If you’re...
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