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The Art of Telling Our Clients' Story
Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2010
Palm Springs, CA |
From the time we are able to experience the world around us, we did so through stories. All of us have story receptors that allow us to more easily track, process and understand material that is presented in story form. As tellers, we need to learn how to structure and tell our clients' stories so that the receiver - be it opposing counsel, the mediator, judge, or jury - can accept our clients' story as the only one that matters. This means we must learn something about where story comes from; the role of the teller; the classical structure of a story; the characters; and, the universal truths, which all compelling stories must offer.
During this workshop we will:
* Practice deep listening skills
* Explore the impact of stories on our lives
* Re-visit old memories and experience them from different perspectives
* Practice being present as your clients' story unfolds
* Analyze the clients' social atom
* Choose stories that support our clients
* Discover your innate capacity as a storyteller
* Draw on images and memories in shaping narrative
* Learn how to 'embody' those stories
* Cultivate and enhance the bond that forms between teller and listener |
Scheduled faculty:
* Joane Garcia-Colson
* Fredilyn Sison
* Mary Peckham
* Carl Bettinger
* Charles Abourezk |
You will learn how to tell your clients' story at:
* Depositions
* Mediation/Arbitration
* Trial
An application for MCLE approval from the State Bar of California is pending. Program is open to all trial lawyers.
Applications are available here. More information is available here.
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