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Part 4 - Wording for Engagement


Total Credits: 0.4 including 0.4 General

Average Rating:
   5
Categories:
Trial Skills
Faculty:
David Mann
Duration:
25 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
License:
Never Expires.


Description

Using direct, engaging language and action terms to make an opening come alive.​

Faculty

David Mann Related Seminars and Products

Storytelling and Persuasive Presentation Specialist


David Mann specializes in persuasive presentation skills and storytelling. A theater artist for over three decades, David now trains attorneys and business professionals how to use performance and storytelling techniques to win. He has spoken at Fortune 500 events nationwide, inspiring groups to use the power of storytelling and effective delivery to get results every time. 


As a persuasive presentation specialist for lawyers, David has taught with NITA, Professional Education Group, Loyola School of Law in Chicago, and Louisiana State University Law School. He works with private firms in Minneapolis, Pennsylvania, and Chicago to develop opening statements, motions, and demand letters that combine careful wording, engaging storytelling, and dynamic delivery. With David’s storytelling guidance, lawyers are armed with powerfully persuasive
arguments that win. 


David’s approach is based on his background in the art of theater. He has performed or directed for the Guthrie Theater, The Children’s Theater Company, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and many other theaters in the thriving Twin Cities scene. He has written and performed five critically-acclaimed one-man shows, and he is the recipient of a Bush Artist Fellowship for Storytelling. David is a graduate of Northwestern University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. 

David lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 


Alternate Options

Part 2 - Narrative Arc
Original Program Date: 10/12/2018
Part 3 - Speaking to the Visual Mind
Original Program Date: 10/12/2018
Part 6 - Persuasive Voice
Original Program Date: 10/12/2018
Part 7 - Persuasive Body Language and Rehearsal
Original Program Date: 10/12/2018