Thursday, December 2, 5:00pm - 7:00pm (Zoom Session)
AND
Friday, December 11, 9:00am - 5:00pm (In-person)
(Check-in starts at 8:30am)
Macomb Office of Public Defender
22 Market St., Mt Clemens, MI
~ Attendance at both sessions is mandatory ~
10 CLE Skill or Annual Training Hours
REGISTRATION OPEN: https://cdam.wildapricot.org/event-6719197
Description:
In this hands-on, small group training, attorneys will master the art of using PowerPoint in trial with this hands-on full day program designed to make you a PowerPoint powerhouse. Learn how to create impactful PowerPoint presentations to enhance your opening and closing statements. This full-day session covers using PowerPoint to improve your storytelling, theme development, and techniques to maintain juror engagement. The class is taught by Jim Amberg, who has won many difficult trials using PowerPoint. Jim guarantees that this will change the way you conduct trials.
Take-Aways:
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Design Compelling Openings and Closings.
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Projecting Trial Themes Through PowerPoint.
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Strategies for Creating Effective Slides.
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Grabbing and Keeping Juror Attention
Expectations:
Students will have a basic knowledge of how to use PowerPoint as this class is geared toward creation of dynamic PowerPoint trial presentations, not an intro into the basics of PowerPoint. Attendees are required to have basic knowledge of PowerPoint, have it preinstalled on their computer or device and bring it with you. Attendees are also required to print the complete set of working materials in advance of the training.
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Limited to 10 attorneys. Minimum 6 required.
$400 for CDAM Members/$500 for Non-Members
Direct Billing partners can register free of charge!
Contact your court funding unit for further information!
~ Continental Breakfast, lunch, snack and materials included ~
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FACULTY
Jim Amberg and Victor Mansour
Check with your court funding unit to see if you can register free of charge through our Direct Billing Partner program! If so, you will be given a registration code. All others pay out of pocket and seek reimbursement from your court funding unit, if applicable.
NO refunds on cancellations after November 24, 2026, at 5:00pm. Paid registrations can be transferred to another attorney by calling Alexundria at (517) 579-0533.
