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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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…
Read MoreBLAH BLAH BLAH
“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…
Read MoreLAW MARKETING VIDEO: Top 10 Website Cliches to Avoid.
VIDEO: Top 10 Law Firm Website Cliches to Avoid at All Costs! Here’s a popular 4-minute excerpt from an award-winning speech by Ross Fishman, discussing the bland, boring, and ineffectual cliches that infest the website home pages and infect their…
Read MoreSpeakers – Are you entertaining? Or effective?
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,…
Read More“When a firm hires you, they want A SHOW.”
“When a firm hires you, they want A SHOW.” A wise old friend told me when I was first going into consulting: That was the best speaking advice I ever got. There are smart people everywhere. Content is comparatively easy….
Read MoreLawyers as the VILLAGE PEOPLE? Check out THIS holiday card!
Lawyers dressed as The Village People? Check out this law firm holiday card! Delaware litigation boutique Proctor Heyman shows that you can be bet-the-company trial lawyers — and still dress up like The Beatles in Abbey Road or Sgt Pepper’s, or…
Read MoreA Two-Word Speaker-Evaluation Strategy (NALP)
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…
Read MoreIncreasing Revenue & Referrals in Global Law & CPA Firm Networks
Speech: Teaching International Law and Accounting Firm Networks to Generate More Referrals and Revenue As I’ve frequently mentioned, I’m a big fan of international law and accounting firm networks. I’ve seen countless times how global networks and affiliations generate intra-network referrals worldwide, while…
Read More“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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