Influence Telephone Seminars

What You Need to Know About Section 404 Permits ...ean Water Act and ultimately the need for any permits can influence project design, schedule and cost. In today's atmosphere of changing regulatory practices, particularly with respect to the determination of federal jurisdiction, it is critical to understand how the Corps administers its regulatory programs. This live audio conference will help you understand how the federal wetlands program  more...

Extensive Green Roof Design BenefitsThe market for green roofs in North America has grown dramatically in the last 10 years. Green roofs, while still only a tiny fraction of the overall roofing and landscaping market have become increasingly important in the green building marketplace. As with many young markets there are common misconceptions, and like many other green building techniques there is a lot of hype surrounding  more...

Refining Your Business Writing Skills ...eing heard? Without question, your written communications influence the way internal and external audiences view you and your organization. In fact, in today's global marketplace, this may be the only form of communication you have with those individuals. That well-written letter, executive summary or email can establish and maintain long-lasting relationships. Conversely, deliver that message  more...

Managing Construction Costs ...ts during a typical construction project at which you can influence your company's risk allocation and influence who pays when construction costs rise. This teleconference will explain important methods for limiting your risk during all phases of design, pre-construction, during construction and post-construction during a claims process. Learning Objectives - You will be able to analyze main  more...

Are Email Negotiation Blunders Costing You Money? How to Negotiate and Influence With Email ...d income depend on your ability to persuade, motivate and influence others? Think about it - when was the last time you didn't get what you wanted and should have gotten it? What happened? Did it frustrate you? We negotiate and influence everyday, not only face to face but with our emails. Almost every email we send has a piece of negotiation attached to it. Are you getting what you want? Are  more...

Appealing Standards: Determining the Applicable Standard of Review BenefitsThis teleconference is designed to help you with your two most important jobs: prediction (telling clients what appellate courts are likely to do with a given case) and persuasion (getting the appellate courts to do it). The two most common mistakes in appellate advocacy are (1) taking the standards at face value, uncritically assuming that they mean what they say and that the court will  more...

The Phone Bias: Learn to Use the Phone for Successful Prospecting and Client Contact ...n? In 1937, Dale Carnegie told us 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' by making face visits. But in those days we had to. Now we have choices. And now we have a few tools to help buyers buy. What we didn't realize was that buyers make decisions based on their own internal (and group) criteria, not necessarily on our solution or their needs. We can help them make better buying decisions  more...

Green Building: LEED Water Efficiency Credits ... the built environment. Emphasis is placed on water as an influence in integrated design and how alternative sources of water supply and intelligent water demand side considerations can be central to the design and construction of high performance green buildings. An overview of the LEED Water Efficiency Prerequisite and Credits is included to familiarize the attendees with how LEED looks at  more...

Begin With the Brain: Three Things Educators Need to Know! ...rains grow, develop and respond to the environment should influence our classroom practices. Understanding some brain basics can give you guidelines to help you design truly brain-compatible classrooms and school environments. When the brain reacts to stress, its capabilities are minimized. For learning to occur, the brain needs stimulation in a multisensory, enriched environment. To assure  more...

Understanding the Rules of Legal Citations ...ttention to the salient portions of cited authorities and influence how the reader interprets the authority. The Bluebook, A Uniform System of Citation, published by the Harvard Law Review Association, provides the most widely used, though not exclusive, citation format used in the United States. This teleconference will explore the ins and outs of the Bluebook's citation system, with a focus  more...