Business Training Seminars

Keynote/Breakout

Communication
Leadership
Motivation
Stress Management

Profile

Laura Alfano, J.D., M.Ed., has been an educator for 30 years and a trial lawyer for 16 years. The unique blend of skills she has developed teaching students, managing instructors, and trying criminal cases make her the best choice for groups needing information, training, or competency building in the legal or educational arena.

She has been a speaker and trainer at the local, regional, and national level. Topics she has presented in the last year include: And We will Have Fun, Fun, Fun: Games and Group Work for Optimal Learning; Customer (or client) Service Nightmares: Handling Those Difficult People; Correcting Without Crushing: Giving Productive Feedback; It is Show Time: Making Powerful Presentations; What They See is What They Get: Using Effective Visuals to Get Results; What is Blooms and Why Should I Care: How a Learning Taxonomy Helps in Training; Can You Keep a Secret? Handling Privacy Issues Effectively; I Before E: Writing Rules for the Workplace. Contact Laura for a complete list of topics or subjects which will entertain and teach your members or employees.

Groups with which she has worked include those such as the American Alliance for Paralegal Educators (AAfPE), American Alliance of Paralegals, Inc. (AAPI), the New Games Foundation, Virginia College at Birmingham, Virginia College at Huntsville, Virginia College at Jackson, American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), and Birmingham AIDS Outreach, and others. 

Laura serves on the editorial board of the AAfPE magazine, The Paralegal Educator, and regualrly edits manuscripts for several publishers. She also serves on the board for the Solo and Small Firms section of the Birmingham State Bar Association. For other information, contact Laura Alfano directly.