Why you should attend
Good presentation skills are important for all lawyers, whether speaking with partners and clients, making a pitch to potential new clients, or addressing a courtroom. At this two-hour program, taught by a former practicing lawyer and one of the nation’s leading trainers, you will learn, and have the opportunity to practice, techniques that will immediately improve your presentation skills.
What you will learn
- Master effective physical delivery skills (eye contact, body language, voice, gesturing)
- Control the anxiety associated with public speaking
- Effectively use notes to assist you in your presentation
- Organize your presentation to better communicate with your audience
- Handle difficult questions with confidence and ease
Several times during the program, attendees will partner with another program attendee to practice and reinforce their new presentation skills.
Who should attend
All attorneys interested in improving their presentation skills in order to communicate better with clients, colleagues, juries, and audiences.
Please note that if you have already participated in PLI’s Presentation Skills for Attorneys as part of PLI’s January 2012 Bridge the Gap program, you cannot receive MCLE credit for attending this program.
January 11, 2013, 9:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
- Master effective physical delivery skills (eye contact, body language, voice, gesturing)
- Control the anxiety associated with public speaking
- Effectively use notes to assist you in your presentation
- Organize your presentation to better communicate with your audience
- Handle difficult questions with confidence and ease
Several times during the program, attendees will partner with another program attendee to practice and reinforce their new presentation skills.
New York City Seminar Location
PLI New York Center, 810 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street (21st floor), New York, New York 10019. Message Center, program days only: (212) 824-5733.
New York City Hotel Accommodations
The New York Hilton & Towers1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 1-800-HILTONS or, 1-877-NYC-HILT. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate and the Client File # is 0495741. You can also
make reservations online to access Practising Law Institute rates.
The Warwick New York Hotel, 65 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 800-223-4099 or, hotel direct 212-247-2700. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate. Reservations on line at www.warwickhotelny.com Click reservations in menu bar on left. Select desired dates. In 'Special Rates' drop down window select Corporate Rate. In 'Rate Code' enter PLIN. Click search and select desired room type and rate plan. Or, you may email reservation requests to: res.ny@warwickhotels.com
Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, 811 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, 1-800-325-3535 or (212) 581-1000. When calling, please mention Practising Law Institute and mention SET#311155. You may also book
online.
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Special Note: In New York, newly admitted attorneys may receive CLE credit only for attendance at "transitional" programs during their first two years of admission to the Bar. Non-traditional course formats such as on-demand web programs or recorded items, are not acceptable for CLE credit. Experienced attorneys may choose to attend and receive CLE credit for either a transitional course or for one geared to experienced attorneys. All product types, including on-demand web programs and recorded items, are approved for experienced attorneys.
Please note: The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement.
If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued.
Credit will be granted only to the individual on record as the purchaser unless alternative arrangements (prearranged groupcast) are made in advance.