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Thom hartmann and the art of commnications

Thom hartmann and the art of commnications

The Huffington Posthad an interview with Thom Hartmann that was not only politically interesting, but had some good insight on communications. Hartmann has written a book Cracking the Code involving communications. Regarding communications he noted that: "When it comes to communication, ‘feeling comes first’ and that the ‘meaning’ of anything you say comes from the response it gets, not what you intended it to mean." That’s a fundamental law of communication: it’s not what you say, it’s what is heard…

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Lessons from the conrad black trial in chicago

Lessons from the conrad black trial in chicago

Conrad Black, former CEO of Hollinger International stood trial in Chicago this year. The 62 year old Canadian born, was a member of Britain’s House of Lords was charged with stealing some $60 million dollars from shareholders and was charged with some 42 counts of mail fraud against four defendants. Not only was the trial of interest because of the prominence of the multi millionaire involved, but because he chose as his lead attorney a Canadian lawyer, Edward L. Greenspan,…

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Reminders for trial

Reminders for trial

Here are some concepts I keep on a sheet in front of my trial notebook during a trial: BE BRIEF & GET TO THE POINT TALK TO THE JURY – ONE BY ONE stick to the main point – don’t stray Be Calm – Stay calm & confident Be Poised – stop, listen & think – act Be Slow – Pace & timing: [speak slowly] Be Clear – Short & clear [Use analogies] Be Nice – Always professionally WORDS TO…

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