Wednesday, 28 August 2024 | 10:00am - 11:30am | By Webinar Only
1.5 CPD units (Professional Skills)
Presenter: Tom Hendrick, Talent Academy
Lawyers speak for a living. This is a 4-part series of workshops for the practitioner that wants to master their communication craft and deliver better advice and advocacy to their clients. Learn essential and practical communication skills in this series from Talent Academy, a multi-award-winning public speaking training provider. Talent Academy provide evidence-based communication best practices, specialising in turning technical subject matter into messages tailored to target audiences.
Session 1 - The First Client Meeting
The first client meeting is a 'make or break' conversation. A skilled lawyer must be able to communicate the issues and the value of their work at the first impression. We've all spent years developing legal skills, but how long have we spent improving the most important tool in our business? Our communication skills.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn and apply the Discovery Meeting Framework
- Better communicate the issues, strategies, costs and expectations to clients
- Learn what questions help you improve your proposal during first client meeting
- Take home step-by-step materials to improve your legal practice
Below is the list of follow-up workshop series dates to this session.
Series Dates and Topics:
Please click on each registration page for more information.
27 September - Legal Communication Session 2 -
Challenging Conversations
18 October - Legal Communication Session 3 -
Letters People will Actually Read
19 November - Legal Communication Session 4 -
Storytelling and Marketing
About the Presenter:
The Legal Communication Series aims to provide essential communication skills which lawyers need on a daily basis. Tom Hendrick was a practicing law clerk and lawyer in South Australia for over 10 years before starting a Communication Consulting business, Talent Academy. Tom has been named in the Top 10 Communication Coaches in Australia / NZ. Tom uses AI, evidenced-based communication practices and interactive workshops to make technical matters simple and effective. He works with entrepreneurs, PHDs, executives, and lawyers to design valuable presentations and conversational frameworks.
Registration Fees:
Please note this is a workshop session, CPD vouchers are not applicable. If you would like to purchase all 4 sessions, please email cpd@lawsocietysa.asn.au and avail 20% discount off the total of all 4 sessions.
Platinum / GDLP: $50
Members (admitted more than three years): $120
Members (Junior - admitted less than three years): $90
Non-Members: $180
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