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Check out any public speaking trainer’s blog – like Andrew Dlugan’s “Six Minutes” and you’ll see us all saying the same thing:  Know your audience! That means when you are creating a presentation – in or out of court – you... Read More →

Whether speaking in the courtroom or out of it, finding comfortable shoes that are also professional, appropriate and stylish is always a challenge as a woman.  Sometimes it is my biggest challenge – as my closet full of uncomfortable pumps that I rarely wear proves. I... Read More →

When you have a speaking engagement to which you have to travel, bring an extra pair of shoes and an extra shirt – just in case! In the last two weeks of January we held eight seminars in 10 days (and I’ll never do that again!). During one week I was in Sacramento for... Read More →

Ask your marketing people what they will do to help promote your involvement in the program and the program itself. Read More →

Never, under any circumstances, open up Power Point and start typing in our speaking outline - you are guaranteed to doom your audience to boredom. Read More →

...you want to wear color on the inside - your shirt - and dark on the outside - your suit jacket. Read More →

I'll even volunteer to head up a local Toastmasters group for the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) for the first year. Read More →

 Earlier this week someone on Twitter asked me a question that I have often liked answering: How can an attorney get started in public speaking? Below I put together a how-to guide, which I hope can be of use to any new legal speakers out there. For new speakers, I would... Read More →

Pincus Professional Education is pleased to offer a 30% discount on our 7th Circuit Boot Camp: A Beginning and Intermediate Guide to 7th Circuit Practice (IL) , valid on all new orders through the day of the program on September 24.* Individuals, for example, will save $113. Read More →

The legal community at-large was a bit more skeptical of social media than the general public, as recently as a few years ago. Read More →