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Dr. Lisa Surridge, Professor of English and Associate Dean Academic, University of Victoria
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | 12:30pm-2:30pm (Pacific Time)
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ThoughtExchange: Have a writing issue you want to address?
Take a few minutes to add your idea to the ThoughtExchange for the session. Ideas shared are anonymous and you can rate ideas of others by February 7. Dr. Surridge will work through these and other examples at the live session to give you the tools you need to take your writing to the next level.
Writing Samples welcomed!
Share with us a short, redacted writing sample for Dr. Surridge to use during the presentation, so you can anonymously receive custom editing tips and tricks to take your writing to the next level. Send us your writing sample at pd@cbabc.org.
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SYNOPSIS
This webinar is a part of the CBABC Practice Management Series.
Want to learn simple ways of making your writing clearer and giving it better flow? Eager to harness sentence and paragraph structure to create emphasis, convey logic, and persuade effectively?
Join Dr Lisa Surridge for this interactive workshop and gain practical advice on how to improve your writing and refine your proofreading skills. All examples will be anonymized samples drawn from legal documents. Time allocated at the end for Q&A.
ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKERS
About Dr. Lisa Surridge
Lisa Surridge (B.A. Queen’s, M.A., Ph.D. University of Toronto) is an expert on effective legal communication. She teaches workshops on written and oral communication skills to lawyers, judges, and crown counsel from across Canada.
ACKNOWLEDGING FIRST NATIONS TERRITORIES
This webinar is hosted by CBABC, which is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage our members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada, past and present.
TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS
We recommend all participants review these requirements and run the test at least 48-hours before the course date to ensure proper access to the webinar.
ZOOM - We will be using Zoom for this webinar. If you have not used Zoom before, familiarize yourself with the platform --
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You will be sent the webinar link and log-in instructions
24-hours before the webinar.
• Pre-reading materials will be sent with the webinar instructions. Additional materials may be sent post-session.
• The webinar audio will be delivered over the computer. Please check that your computer speakers are working properly before you join the session. Participants who require transcript or other audio assistance can turn on these settings once you join the Zoom webinar room.
• Headphones or speakers are recommended for the best sound quality.
Participant Disclaimer- This is to confirm that you have agreed with the following terms and conditions:
All materials related to this course are for the sole use of the above said registrant, which may not be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, translated, distributed, shared, modified, made available on a network or other website, used to create derivative works, or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior express written permission of the Canadian Bar Association.
Cancellation Policy
Once payment has been processed there will be no refund issued. To cancel your attendance, please contact the PD Department at PD@cbabc.org. No refunds will be issued to non-attendees.
