Exciting new series on “Voice, Body and Movement for Lawyers – How to connect with the jury and find Justice Through Dramatic Technique!”
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Few things are more daunting than a blank page. In this program, experienced appellate advocates Rex Heinke and Susan Yorke will offer practical tips to help take you from that blank page to an effective brief. They will offer insights on the writing process, including advice about how to create a first draft and revise it once you do. They will also break down the elements of an appellate brief, offering strategies to leverage each component to your client’s advantage. And they will provide concrete methods for increasing the clarity and persuasiveness of your writing – from overall organization, to paragraph structure, to word choice. Finally, they will identify common pitfalls and explain how to avoid them.
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The direct examination presentation outlines how attorneys can elicit truthful, credible testimony w...
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This companion program to Part 1 goes deeper into the rhetorical power of Shakespeare, emphasizing h...
This Shakespeare?inspired program illustrates how Shakespearean technique can enrich courtroom advoc...
This ethics program examines common, but often avoidable, professional responsibility mistakes that ...
Explore the transformative potential of generative AI in modern litigation. “Generative AI for...
This presentation provides an overview of copyright law particularly as it applies to music. The pre...
This presentation examines how “sense memory,” a core acting technique, can help lawyers...
Part II builds on the foundation established in Part I by examining how classical rhetorical styles ...