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Confident Communication: Part 3

Sometimes a few simple tools and tricks can make all the difference in your video conference calls. How can you point to important sections in documents or review documents more efficiently during a video conference? What about good lighting? These are all important questions as we try to balance presenting our best selves as lawyers and working from home. Watch this video from a former journalist turned lawyer for a few ‘life hacks’ to help you approach your next video conference call with confidence.

ThemeVision Focus: Decision Fatigue

Dr. Dennis P. Stolle’s next installment in the ThemeVision Focus Video Series. This video delves into the psychology of good lawyering and fending off decision fatigue. Dr. Stolle, a legal psychologist, offers 5 of his top tips for improving your decision making under difficult circumstances like long trials, depositions, arbitrations, or negotiations. These tips are... read more

Who is Keyser Soze (in Your Jury)?

In the classic 1995 film, The Usual Suspects, Keyser Soze (pronounced Kaiser So-zay) is a shadowy, larger-than-life character. His unseen, ubiquitous presence directs and controls the actions of an assembled group like some nefarious puppet-master. The central question of the film is: Who is Keyser Soze? Let’s consider how this mystical character is relevant to... read more

Face Mask Psychology for Lawyers, Post-Pandemic

What do you do if your witness wants to wear a face mask? Cognitive psychology provides an answer. Watch this 3-minute video.

Confident Communication Part 2

Strategic communication is as critical to building your law practice as drafting a legal document. Being confident in what you say and how you say it can improve your credibility and even your business potential. In the age of the non-stop video conference are you ready to communicate confidently and strategically? Here’s more ThemeVision LLC... read more

Principles of Persuasion in Legal Negotiations

Researchers have been studying the factors that influence us to say “yes” to requests for decades. There is a science to how we are persuaded and a lot of the science is surprising. A key figure in persuasion research is Dr. Bob Cialdini, author of a book called Influence. He’s been studying the science of... read more

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