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DESCRIPTION:Communication in the Courtroom \nfeaturing Carl Grant\n\npresented by\nThe South Carolina Bar-Continuing Legal Education Division\n \nLive at the\nBar Conference Center\n1501 Park Street\nColumbia, SC 29202\n \nVideo-CLE sites statewide: Anderson, Charleston, Greenville, \nMyrtle Beach and Spartanburg\n\n\n \n\n \nClick here for the Live Webcast!\n\n\nAbout the Seminar\n\n\n\nThis program qualifies for 6.25 MCLE credit hours, including up to 1.0 hour of LEPR. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis live seminar, now in its 10th year, has been accredited in over 25 states. Presenter Carl Grant has a Washington Teaching Certificate and is certified to teach Speech, Philosophy and English.  He has an extensive background in logic and debate.  Currently he is a full-time speaker and seminar leader.\n\n \nDuring this program you will learn (how to): \n·       Improve your presence \n·       Build credibility with delivery \n·       Project desired attitudes \n·       Handle the hostile witness \n·       Timing and pace \n·       Convince skeptics \n·       Defuse difficult situations \n·       Determine effect of personality \n·       Build rapport \n·       Reading the jury \n·       Detecting witness deception \n \nThe ethics section is comprised of four elements:  \n1) Exploring the nexus between integrity and effective trial advocacy\n2) A review of some of the requirements for accurate and truthful communication to the judge, opposing counsel and the client\n3) A discussion of the way in which the mode of presentation and delivery affect accuracy\n4) An argument for Natural Law ethics, as opposed to a relativistic view of ethics\n\n Program Agenda\n 8:30 a.m.         Registration\n8:50 a.m.         Welcome and Opening Announcements\n9:00 a.m.         Shortened Attention Spans and the Legal Environment\n                         \n                         Personality Assessment and Discussion\n                         Using Personal Strength\n                         Minimizing Foibles\n                         Communication Devices        \n 10:15 a.m.       Break\n 10:30 a.m.       Making Points in a Credible and Memorable Way\n                        Maintaining Minimal Stress Levels In Trial\n                        Group Interaction\n                        Perceptual Contrast\n                        Organizing Opening Statements & Closing Arguments   \n 12:15p.m.        Lunch\n 1:15 p.m.         Handling Witnesses\n                        Detecting Witness Deception\n                        Projecting Desired Attitude\n                        Pace and Timing                                                                \n 2:30 p.m.         Break\n 2:45 p.m.         Vocal Variety, Gestures and Eye Contact\n                         Effective Use of Notes\n                         Practice and Feedback\n                         Use of Narrative Form\n                         Interacting with Opposing Counsel\n                         Building Relations with Judge and Jury\n                         Improving Presence\n \n3:45 p.m.         Ethics and Legal Communication                                    \n 4:45 p.m.         Adjourn                       \n \n About the Speaker\n\nCarl Grant has been providing live MCLE seminars for 10 years. He is a professional speaker and comedian.\nHe has undergraduate degrees in English and Speech, and a Master’s degree in Philosophy. He has extensive teaching and coaching experience. His clients include: \n\n    \n    The International Society of Barristers \n    \n    \n    The Associated Counsel for the Accused \n    \n    \n    Commercial Law League \n    \n    \n    Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers \n    \n    \n    Boeing \n    \n    \n    IBM \n    \n    \n    USA Today \n    \n\nHe also has appeared on “Late Night with David Letterman,” The British Broadcasting Company II, howtime, \nand National Public Radio. http://carl-grant.net/ \n 
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Communication in the Courtroom
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