(32 minutes) When I started working on my first book, a very good friend of mine, Rachel Nielson, gave me some great advice about writing. She explained to me that when telling a story it is so much more important to show people what is happening than to simply to tell them. Let me give…
This whole idea of “sharing” is tough for young children to understand- just ask my 2 year old son. It is hard for him to watch somebody else enjoy one of his toys. Even if he is having fun with something else, he often grabs away the toy from his young friends. Many lawyers have…
Mp3 link is https://adriandayton.com/audio/AVVO.mp3 According to recent reports 78% of people trust peer recommendations, while only 14% trust advertisements. What does this mean for lawyers? Find out from Mark Britton himself, the creator of Avvo.com a site designed to rate lawyers based on a number of different factors. Avvo.com has received with skepticism among some…
Does anybody remember playing the ORIGINAL Atari? Sure, they were video games- but they were VERY simple video games. The controllers looked a little bit like this: Pretty simple, right? One button, and the controller. Pretty hard to get confused, there you only had 2 options. Push the button, or direct the joystick. Then came…
Have questions? We’ve got answers. How many tweets per day is the “right” amount? (you will hear a number) What is the proper etiquette on Twitter for asking people to check out your blog or site? How do you effectively ask people to link to you site? What is the proper etiquette for a direct…
Do you have trouble starting a conversation? Is it always a little awkward trying to break into that closed circle in a cocktail party? See someone interesting on Twitter you wish you could start a conversation with? Listen to last Friday’s call to learn from lawyer coach Jamie Field the secrets to breaking the ice-…
You know those personal injury attorneys that are on all the TV commercials in your home city? A while back I got a telephone call from one of them. It was kind of surreal, talking to this guy from the commercials. The conversation went a little bit like this. “I missed your Bar Association presentation…