3 Great Programs in one day!

 

 

Top 10 Skills:

 

10.  Speak clearly so that you can be easily understood.

9.  Communicate with passion; emotion can be used as a tool to persuade.                              

8.  Be in control of your nerves and your body language.

7.  Use your voice as a tool to communicate, and don't be used by your voice.

6.  Engage in effective eye contact to build relationships with your audience.

5.  Utilize technology as a tool, not as a replacement for your presentation.

4.  Create clear pictures in the listener's mind.

3.  Engage your audience through the power of storytelling.

2.  Connect on a personal level with your audience.

1.  Practice, practice, practice!  

 

 

 

From your presentations in the courtroom, to the boardroom, at the negotiation table or in your everyday encounters, this dynamic seminar provides you with practicable skills that will enhance every aspect of your delivery, and teaches you the simple changes you can make to lead your listeners to the conclusions that you want them to reach. From stage presence, to the sound of your voice, to the structure of your story, this workshop will help you use the tools that professional actors and directors use to paint a clear picture and win the objective. You'll learn about the most common presentation mistakes we all make, and you walk out of this seminar armed with the tools you need never to make them again. You will not only gain insight into the messages you are sending through your body language, facial expressions, and vocal inflection, you will also leave with solid skills you can use immediately in your practice and daily life.  It is a thoroughly entertaining learning experience that includes movie clips and live demonstrations to illustrate the techniques discussed, and it's two hours you can't afford to miss if you want to be as effective as you can be!

 

 

8:30 - 9:00 am

 

9:00 - 11:15

 

10:00-10:10       

 

11:15 am    

 

 

 

How do you, as a lawyer, make sure that your listener sees the same picture, and comes to the same conclusions, that you did about the information you're presenting? From the structure of your story to the details you choose to use, the picture you paint in your opening statement can burn your theory into the minds of your listeners, or it can leave them flat.  It can form an insurmountable obstacle to the other side, or it can leave them with holes, inconsistencies, and other areas of vulnerability. This workshop will help you use the tools that professional actors and directors use to control the picture being formed in the mind of the listener. You'll learn about the most common storytelling mistakes advocates make in the courtroom, and the simple changes you can make to lead your listeners to one, inevitable conclusion.

 

Witnesses require very different preparation than do attorneys. They have different learning styles, different strengths, and different fears. Each witness will respond better to a particular form of preparation, but every witness can learn the skills necessary to make her a great witness. This session will provide you with the latest jury research and behavioral training techniques, to help you bring out the best in every witness. You'll learn proven techniques to help your witness handle paper depositions, video depositions, and trial with confidence. You'll also leave with great ideas for teaching your most “difficult” witnesses. In addition, we'll discuss the ethical issues, case law and local rules surrounding witness preparation, and why ethical preparation is also effective preparation. This program uses live demonstrations and movie clips to illustrate the techniques being discussed.

 

 

12:00 – 12:30 pm

 

12:30 – 2:30 pm

 

2:30 – 2:45 pm

 

2:45 - 4:45 pm

 

4:45 pm

 

About our Faculty: 

 

Leonard Matheo and Lisa DeCaro are co-founders of Courtroom Performance, Inc., a trial consulting firm dedicated to improving oral advocacy. They are co-authors of the book, The Lawyer's Winning Edge: Exceptional Courtroom Performance (Bradford Publishing, 2004).  Mr. Matheo and Ms. DeCaro have practical experience in hundreds of cases in the areas of civil plaintiff, civil defense, and criminal defense ranging from simple to complex litigation. With a national trial consulting practice that specializes in jury research (mock trials⁄focus groups), witness preparation, and trial strategy, they have assisted in victories involving many Fortune 100 companies in high-profile litigation, on both the Plaintiff's and the Defendant's side of the courtroom.

 

They have helped hundreds of attorneys and their witnesses prepare for deposition and trial, by employing the professional actor's techniques of effective story analysis, story structure, and persuasive presentation.  Professional actors and directors, they have been working exclusively with attorneys for over a decade.

 

Mr. Matheo and Ms. DeCaro are active members of the Association for Continuing Legal Education, and Ms. DeCaro is active with the American Society of Trial Consultants. Both are frequent speakers at regional seminars and national conventions (including the annual conference of the ABA Litigation Leadership Section and many state bar programs), and have served as faculty for colleges and conferences nationwide. In addition to their book, Mr. Matheo and Ms. DeCaro have also authored popular papers and articles for national legal publications (including ALI-ABA's Practical Litigator, ABA's Tips from the Trenches, The Brief, and Lawyers Weekly USA).

 

 

Denver:  CLE Classroom, 1900 Grant Street, Suite 300

Grand Junction:  1250 East Sherwood Drive

Colorado Springs:  421 South Tejon Street, Suite 100