Selected Program Agendas PROGRAM ONE: Professional Presentation Development DAY 1 DAY 2  AM 1. Presentation Models Operational Definitions Formats/Presentation Planning   AM 3. Message Construction Using arguments/analysis Perspectives from the Law  PM 2. Presentation Components Building Blocks Rhetorical Dimensions  PM 4. Message Delivery Verbal & Nonverbal Behaviors Reducing Anxiety PROGRAM TWO: Argument & Advocacy DAY 1 DAY 2  AM 1. Argument Models Argument defined Equation of an Argument   AM 3. Role of Argument in Persuasion Audience factors Message/Credibility factors  PM 2. Argument in Presentations Modes of Reasoning Forms of Proof/Fallacies  PM 4. Perspectives from Legal Settings Argument as message content Advocacy as message delivery PROGRAM THREE: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving DAY 1 DAY 2  AM 1. Critical Thinking Models Critical thinking defined Nature and standards   AM 3. Applying Critical Thinking Creativity and problem solving Message design  PM 2. Becoming a Critical Thinker Active listening/perception Confounding messages  PM 4. Perspectives from Legal Settings Critical Thinking in Law Problem-Solving in Law Rob Tucker Consulting, Ph.D, J.D. Organizational Communication 2400 86th St., Suite 35 Des Moines, Iowa 50322 Tel: (515) 276-8282 Fax: (515) 276-4001 E-Mail: rob@robtucker.net About Rob Tucker Organizational Communication Consultant Tucker Law Office | Program Offerings | Program Agendas Development of Skills | E-mail Rob Tucker | Trial Consulting | Main Page