My projected costs for attending the program are [insert cost from worksheet]. This includes registration, transportation, lodging, and meals. This estimate assumes that if I register before August, I will receive the special rooming discounts. Attending this program is integral to my professional development. I will bring back new ideas, best practices, and skills that I can implement right away. I hope you will consider my request and me approval to attend. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, [Your Name] P.S. Here are some testimonials from last year’s pilot participants: I definitely recommend this program advocacy is the skill of persuasion through words. It transcends cultures and specific court – systems. The Hampel method of training makes you focus solely on improving the delivery and core concepts of your message, without the use of other body language as an aid. DE –B.A., I have 7 years of legal experience and learned a lot. There are so few trials nowadays that AIC should expand participation in this program! J.C., LA – I learned things that I will trial to my practice, even if not in oral arguments. Now that I have some real-world experience, I found this program even more useful than law school advocacy training. , PA –T.S I thought the headlines and replay of exercises to be the most valuable. Distilling down main points of criticisms and having the opportunity to address those points right away was very effective. NJ –B.A., From the standpoint of a newly graduated law student, this program was perfect for me. I could not have asked for better or more effective training in the skill of advocacy. Each of the trainers came across to me as very interested in my personal success. I also found networking with the other participants very valuable…a fine group of individuals who worked together very well. –J.E., TN Most training courses are so comprehensive in their critiques that it’s hard to come up with any tangible takeaways, but the Hampel method makes it memorable and easy to focus on things to improve for the future. I would recommend this training to a colleague as it provides a solid foundation of advocacy skills for a reasonable investment of time and money. T.C., NY – The best part of the program was having these incredibly experienced and dedicated trainers...wow! It was a tremendous amount of learning in just 2.5 days. LA –M.H.,
My projected costs for attending the program are [insert cost from worksheet]. This includes registration, transportation, lodging, and meals. This estimate assumes that if I register before August, I will receive the special rooming discounts. Attending this program is integral to my professional development. I will bring back new ideas, best practices, and skills that I can implement right away. I hope you will consider my request and me approval to attend. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, [Your Name] P.S. Here are some testimonials from last year’s pilot participants: I definitely recommend this program – advocacy is the skill of persuasion through words. It transcends cultures and specific court systems. The Hampel method of training makes you focus solely on improving the delivery and core concepts of your message, without the use of other body language as an aid. –B.A., DE I have 7 years of legal experience and learned a lot. There are so few trials nowadays that AIC should expand participation in this program! – J.C., LA I learned things that I will to my practice, even if not in oral arguments. Now that I have some real-world experience, I found this program even more useful than law school advocacy training. –T.S , PA I thought the headlines and replay of exercises to be the most valuable. Distilling down main points of criticisms and having the opportunity to address those points right away was very effective. –B.A., NJ From the standpoint of a newly graduated law student, this program was perfect for me. I could not have asked for better or more effective training in the skill of advocacy. Each of the trainers came across to me as very interested in my personal success. I also found networking with the other participants very valuable…a fine group of individuals who worked together very well. –J.E., TN Most training courses are so comprehensive in their critiques that it’s hard to come up with any tangible takeaways, but the Hampel method makes it memorable and easy to focus on things to improve for the future. I would recommend this training to a colleague as it provides a solid foundation of trial advocacy skills for a reasonable investment of time and money. – T.C., NY The best part of the program was having these incredibly experienced and dedicated trainers...wow! It was a tremendous amount of learning in just 2.5 days. –M.H., LA
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