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Dealing with Controversial Topics: A Program Planner’s Perspective


Categories:
Program Planning
Presenters:
Daniel Becker |  Angelica Cesario |  Virginia Izaguirre
Duration:
1 hour
Format:
Audio and Video


Description

Join us to discuss how to effectively, appropriately, and respectfully present CLE programs on topics like immigration, election law, political issues, etc. The webinar will cover the life cycle of a course – from topic planning and speaker preparation, to marketing, issues during the presentation, and post-program feedback.  

Learning Objectives

Develop best practices for: 

  • Determining which controversial topics your organization can/should produce; 
  • Preparing faculty on presenting controversial issues; 
  • Marketing a controversial topic; 
  • Dealing with issues during the live presentation; and 
  • Handling negative feedback post-program.

Handouts

Presenter

Daniel Becker's Profile

Daniel Becker Related Seminars and Products

Director of Programming

ABA - CLE


Dan Becker is the Director of Programming for ABACLE. He oversees the production team that creates professional development and continuing legal education programs and products to provide ABA members, non-members, and the legal community at large with the quality education needed to establish and maintain high standards of practice, and to fulfill state bar requirements for CLE.

Before starting with CLE, Dan worked for the ABA’s Rule of Law Initiative, Latin America and Caribbean Division, administering the overseas programs of ABA/LALIC. Dan started his career in education as a history professor after obtaining his PhD at the University of Maryland before switching his career focus to legal associations. He previously worked as a writer/editor for the DC Bar’s Washington Lawyer magazine and wrote a monograph on judicial selection for the American Judicature Society.


Angelica Cesario's Profile

Angelica Cesario Related Seminars and Products

Director of Attorney Education & Development

Lawline.com


Angelica Cesario is Lawline's Director of Attorney Education & Development, and is charged with overseeing content operations and developing content strategy for Lawline. She graduated cum laude from Amherst College with a B.A. in Women's and Gender Studies and a Certificate in Latino and Latin American Studies. She received her J.D. from Columbia Law School and is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. Before joining Lawline, Angelica worked as a plaintiff-side labor & employment litigation attorney.


Virginia Izaguirre's Profile

Virginia Izaguirre Related Seminars and Products

Director of Program Planning

State Bar of Texas


Virginia Izaguirre is the Director of Program Planning at the State Bar of Texas. In this position, she manages the program planning teams within the TexasBarCLE department to oversee CLE course content, promotion, and presentation. Before joining TexasBarCLE, Virginia worked as a litigation attorney for firms that focused on personal injury, employment law, and 1st party insurance cases.