2. Professional Development
Curriculum Design and Delivery
Powerful Communicator
Effective Presenter
Legal Background
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3. What is effective training?
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4. What is effective training?
Inspiring performance through
In ten words: generous interactions designed to
foster personal growth.
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5. What is effective training?
Inspiring performance through
In ten words: generous interactions designed to
foster personal growth.
Inspiring
It is not enough merely to teach. Effective training
means building enthusiasm and excitement,
incentives for real and rich learning to take place.
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6. What is effective training?
Inspiring performance through
In ten words: generous interactions designed to
foster personal growth.
Performance
Results matter. ROI through enhanced performance
is the key driver of an effective trainer’s mission.
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7. What is effective training?
Inspiring performance through
In ten words: generous interactions designed to
foster personal growth.
Generous
The effective trainer gives of himself or herself,
offering warmth and compassion to support the
training mission. Knowledge is a precious gift.
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8. What is effective training?
Inspiring performance through
In ten words: generous interactions designed to
foster personal growth.
Interactions
One-way relationships do not drive results.
Intensive audience engagement is the effective way
to manage and promote change.
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9. What is effective training?
Inspiring performance through
In ten words: generous interactions designed to
foster personal growth.
Designed
The effective trainer always has a plan. While
never losing spontaneity, the trainer guides his or
her audience down a carefully prepared path.
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10. What is effective training?
Inspiring performance through
In ten words: generous interactions designed to
foster personal growth.
Personal
Real change happens when training is not merely a
professional obligation but rather a joy in which the
audience members are individually invested.
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11. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Pittsburgh—Instructor
• Innovative program design and implementation with
Writing in the Legal Professions and a widely varied
portfolio of other courses
• Consistently earn evaluations in the top ten percent of
all University of Pittsburgh professors
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12. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Princeton Review—Staff Instructor
• Lead instructor for more than twenty courses with
combined enrollments of more than 300
• Drove revenue growth through design and presentation
of intensive one-day sample curricula at Washington
and Jefferson College
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13. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC—Associate
• Developed and presented a professional development
initiative resulting in more effective representation of
clients by colleagues
• Chief senior associate responsible for construction
litigation matters, providing effective representation
to dozens of industry clients
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14. EDUCATION
• University of Pittsburgh, PhD in English—expected 2013
• The College of William and Mary, JD
• The College of William and Mary, BA in Government,
magna cum laude
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15. TEACHING EVALUATIONS
• “An extraordinary teacher” with “a masterful way of
leading discussion and presenting content at just the
right pace.”
• "Very knowledgeable, articulate, and organized."
• "He really went out of his way to help us improve on an
individual basis.”
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