Keynote Speaker

I’d be delighted and honoured to speak at conferences, events and seminars in the UK and internationally…

“Brilliant and inspiring speaker…”
Bartlomiej Zwardon, conference interpreter/translator polish-spanish-english, Poland.

“Delegates were WOWed by her ‘naked’ approach, style and content… (and) her uniquely ROAR advice…”
Simon Tupman, law firm innovation specialist, Future Firm Forum conference organiser, New Zealand.

“Wow!! What an amazing presenter… practical, fun, hands on…Do not miss the opportunity to hear what Chrissie has to say and engage her services for your people.  It is a very worthwhile investment!!“
Trish Greenwood, General Manager, Malley & Co Lawyers, Christchurch, New Zealand.

You will note from the positioning of EntrepreneurLawyer together with my knowledge, experience, strengths and talents that I would be ideally suited to present to:

* Lawyers

* Entrepreneurs

* Professional Practice

* Innovative and ambitious people and businesses

Themes:

• Emotional intelligence, self awareness, self confidence, ethics and authenticity
• Recognising and unleashing your strengths and talents
• Achieving increased sales through marketing, branding and selling smartly
• Niching for unique positioning
• ‘Brand,Me’ and ‘Brand,Firm’ – creation & alignment
• Increasing value through referral strategies and relationships
• Social Media and Social Networking to maximise your bottom line
• Get new clients; keep existing clients; leverage the relationship
• Communication & Behaviour
• Extraordinary client relationships – knowing you, knowing them
• Innovation – strategies for success
• Business Development 20:20
• Leadership in career, business and life
• A portfolio career for business and life
• Transiting to and from lawyering
• The changing role of the lawyer
• The future of law and lawyering

Do feel free to get in touch…

I’d be delighted to be involved

Here’s a flavour of what I’m up to this year. I hope to see you there!

2012 events & conferences

Oct 1-5 – IBA Annual Conference (International Bar Association). Dublin, Northern Ireland. Speaker. “It’s a Brand new ‘Brand,You’ Social Media Legal World.”

Sep 12 – Major, Lindsey & Africa, London,UK. ‘Managing Your Career: The XX Advantage Series.’ Speaker. “It’s A Brand New ‘Brand,You’ Digital Legal World. It’s Time To Get Naked! Lessons from The Naked Lawyer: RIP to XXX.”

July 12 - Association of Women Solicitors, London, UK. Speaker. “It’s A Brand New ‘Brand,You’ Digital Legal World. It’s Time To Get Naked and Get Savvy with Social Media! Lessons from The Naked Lawyer.”

July - Spreecast with Mitch Jackson, California, USA. Speaker. “Let’s Get Naked!”. Sharing the concepts within The Naked Lawyer eBook; how to market, brand & sell YOU! Plus the future of law, the role of the lawyer, how to enjoy your career and life.

May 16-18 – Ark Group, Melbourne, Australia. ‘The Australian Law Firm Best Practice Toolkit: untapping the full potential and mitigating the risks of Social Media in law firms’. Speaker / Workshop. “It’s A ‘Brand,Me’ Legal World. It’s Time To Get Naked! Lessons from The Naked Lawyer.”

May 11 & 12 – Lawlink Annual Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand. Keynote Speaker. “It’s A Brand New ‘Brand,You’ Digital Legal World. It’s Time To Get Naked!”

April 26 & 27 – SIFA Annual Conference, Daventry, UK. Plenary Speaker. “It’s A Brand New ‘Brand,You’ Digital Legal World. It’s Time To Get Naked!”

April 23 – CLT, London, UK. Speaker. ”ROAR! Social Networking Rocks. Opportunities & Benefits Roll.”

April 19 - Fordham Law School, New York, USA. Speaker. “It’s A ‘Brand Firm and Brand Me’ Digital World. It’s Time To Get Naked!”. Sharing the concepts within The Naked Lawyer eBook; how to market, brand & sell YOU! Plus the future of law and the role of the lawyer.

April 14-15 - LawWithoutWalls, Miami, Florida, USA. Speaker; Panelist; Mentor. Theme: How to Become an Entrepreneurial Lawyer. Helping to prepare “The Lawyers of Tomorrow, Today”. (University of Miami School of Law)

March 27 – TMT.LawTrust’12, Warsaw, Poland. Keynote Speaker. “ROAR – Reach Out And Relate: business development based on building relationships.”

March 15 – LawTech Futures, Charles Christian & Netlaw Media, London, UK. Designated Tweeter  ”LawTech Futures 2012 – The Future of Legal Technology.”

March 14 -  Managing Partners’ Forum, Leeds, UK. Speaker / Panelist. “Social Media: as Managing Partner of your firm what are the risks to your firm’s reputation – and the opportunities for business?”

March 6 – Armstrong Watson Breakfast Club Bonanza, Carlisle, UK. Keynote Speaker. “It’s A Brand New ‘Brand,You’ Digital Legal World. It’s Time To Get Naked!”

Feb 11 – X-press Legal Services (Franchising) Ltd, Manchester, UK. Annual Conference. Speaker. Social Media, Social Networking, Social Business. “The Art of Social Media & Social Networking to ROAR Prospects into Clients”.

Feb 10 - Leeds Law Society, Leeds, UK. Speaker. “Building Blocks For A Prosperous Future – It’s a ‘Brand,You’ Social Media World. It’s Time To Get Naked!”

Jan 19 - Manchester Law Society, Manchester, UK. Keynote Speaker. “‘Brand,You’ and the Future for Junior Lawyers: It’s A Brand New, ‘Brand,You’, Digital Legal World. It’s Time To Get Naked!”

Jan 14-15 - LawWithoutWalls, Zurich, Switzerland. Speaker; Panelist; Mentor. Theme: How to Become an Entrepreneurial Lawyer. Helping to prepare “The Lawyers of Tomorrow, Today”. (University of Miami School of Law).

… More coming soon!

2011 events & conferences

Nov 18-20 – Future Firm Forum. Taupo, New Zealand. Speaker “It’s a Nichey ‘Brand,You’ Digital World”.

Nov 11 – Leeds Law Society: “Building Blocks For A Prosperous Future”. Leeds, UK. Speaker “It’s a ‘Brand,You’ Social Media World. It’s Time To Get Naked!”

Oct 30 – Nov 4 – IBA Annual Conference (International Bar Association). Dubai, UAE. Speaker. Theme – Which kind of law firm is more appealing – the big, the small or something in-between?  The Lawyer within the Law Firm. “Size & Kind Doesn’t Matter. It’s a Brand new ‘Brand,You’ Legal World”.

Oct 5 – Eversheds. The Business Den (Leeds) Breakfast Club. Leeds, UK. Speaker “Rainmaking – Building ‘Brand,You’ “.

Sep 28 - Managing Partner Conference: “Strategic Marketing for Law Firms”. London, UK. Conference Sponsor. Guest of Ark Publishing.

Sep 21 & 22 – LexisNexis. “The Alternative Legal IT Conference”. Birmingham, UK. Roundtable Facilitator / Speaker. “Can social media deliver measurable business benefits?”

Sep 21 - PM Forum Annual Conference; “Live your brand values… and set the firm apart”. London, UK. Panel member / speaker “What impact does a strong brand have on clients and customers”.

Sep 16 & 17 – ALPMA (Australian Legal Practice Management Association)

Annual Conference. Melbourne, Australia. Summit 2011 Keynote Speaker.

Opening session: “It’s A ‘Brand Firm and Brand Me’ Digital World. It’s Time To Get Naked!”

Closing session: “Who’s The Captain Of Your Mothership?”

July 7 - The Prince’s Trust Million Makers Corporate Challenge. “Dragon’s Den”. Leeds, UK. Panel Judge.

May 19-21 – 360 Entrepreneurship Summit. Malmo, Sweden. Speaker on “How to be a leader in your career, business and life”. Roundtable facilitator / speaker for the marketing, branding and sales session.

May 18 – NetLawMedia Conference; “Key Strategies for Law Firms 2011 ‘Driving Business Development in Law Firms’.” London, UK. Presenting Workshop / Speaker “Social media, social networking and tomorrow’s lawyer”.

May 7 - Junior Lawyers Division Annual Conference. London, UK. Speaker. “It’s a ‘Brand You’ world”.

April 11-13 – Hanson Wade Legal Conference; “Marketing & Brand Development for Law Firms”. London, UK. Presenting MasterClass/Workshop and attending panel discussion.

March 29 – Young Financial Leeds. Leeds, UK. Presenting “Personal Development Masterclass: Personal Brand”. Speaker.

March 17 – The Naked Lawyer book signing. London, UK. Reception to mark the publication of A Dictionary of Intellectual Property Law by author Peter Groves, with a special guest appearance by The Entrepreneur Lawyer and a book signing opportunity for guests in relation to The Naked Lawyer book. Attendance is by invitation only and RSVP. The canapés will be created by Arthur Potts Dawson, star of Channel 4′s The People’s Supermarket.

March 16 – Lex 2011. London, UK; guest of ARK Publishing.

March 9 – Buzzacotts and Trafalgar. London, UK. Supporting Patricia Wheatley Burt (Director, Trafalgar – The People Business). Discussion on financial and people implications in relation to Alternative Business Structures for professional practices.

March 2 – Association of Women Solicitors . London, UK. Speaking. Guest of Rachel Brushfield (Owner – The Talent Liberation Company).

Jan 25 – MyLegal.com. Washington D.C., USA. Radio interview. Sharing the concepts and some content in relation to The Naked Lawyer eBook.

Jan 14 – Attorney’s Roundtable. Greater Chicago, USA. Skype presentation and discussion with leading attorneys sharing the concepts within The Naked Lawyer eBook.

seminars

Would YOU like to generate £500,000+ of new client legal sales enquiries this year for you and your firm?

Here’s how …

Legal Masterclass: how to get more sales using social media and social networking. For lawyers, by a lawyer!

BESPOKE, PRACTICAL and ENGAGING full day turbo SALES legal masterclass / course designed SPECIFICALLY FOR LAWYERS to produce results – delivered by a newly qualified solicitor whom achieved exactly that during the recession …

Do YOU need to:

• Get more clients, referrals, sales, fee-income and success through the use of social media?
• Create and maintain your personal brand and persona?
• Establish your specialism, niche and expertise online?
• Build trust and credibility?
• Connect with potential clients and referrers online?
• Share best practice?
• Use social media to create “inbound” sales & marketing opportunities for your firm?

Do YOU want to:

• Generate sales, clients and referrals using online networks?
• Find and respond to sales enquiries sent into the social stream?
• Plan your time to include efficient and effective use of timely social media?
• Create and maintain a relevant and up-to-date profile?
• Distinguish between online social persona, professional identity & company brand?
• Extend your network in a matter of minutes?
• Comment on blogs to drive traffic, create trust and demonstrate expertise?
• Use LinkedIn Questions and Answers to establish and evidence expertise?
• Use LinkedIn Groups to create community and share best practice?
• Identify the social media elements most pertinent to your role and aims?
• Compare and contrast the different applications in the landscape of social media?
• Create short, trackable links to websites and your personal profile?
• Tweet and update your social status?
• State the purpose of your social media use?
• Source and identify appropriate content for your social stream?
• Analyse your social media success?

By the end of the day course would YOU have liked to:

• Begun sales generation activity?
• Created a personal “brand” message for your professional identity?
• Set up your online profile in LinkedIn, with a unique professional web address?
• Set up your online profile on Twitter, with company branding?
• Created a budurl.com account, to enable link tracking?

Are you interested in attending a course of this nature?  If so, get in touch. I will be delighted to have the opportunity to personally notify you of the next available course.

The Entrepreneur Lawyer