You cannot be an informed consumer (or producer) of contract language without consulting A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting. (See this 2024 blog post.) So doesn’t it follow that to be an informed consumer of contract language, all that’s required is that you get yourself of copy of MSCD? Well, no. For one thing, you have to apply yourself. Contracts … Read More
At long last, go here for details of the initial Drafting Clearing Contracts training for 2025, consisting of three series of Masterclass and one presentation. (Go here for general information about Masterclass; go here for general information about my presentations.) On the course site you’ll see links to testimonials. In recent years, I’ll done little blurb harvesting—it can be a … Read More
I’ve scheduled Drafting Clearer Contracts training for the first half of 2024. I’m doing the following public series of Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass (eight weekly hourlong sessions, supplemented by reading and quizzes): Masterclass (37) was scheduled at the request of a client who wanted their Singapore personnel to participate in Masterclass, but it’s open to all. Someone in California has … Read More
In 2021 I implemented digital credentials for my online course Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass. I’ve now revisited the process and fixed some omissions. This post tells you how to get the credentials and how to use them. To get the digital credentials, you have to click through every lesson in the curriculum, then click the button inviting you to get … Read More
Yes, in recent weeks you’ve heard plenty about my Drafting Clearer Contracts training, but feedback suggests a summary would be helpful. So here you go! If you think of ways I could improve it, please let me know. For the “More information” URLs in the chart, click here for presentations and here for Masterclass.
As a change from my default option—the written word—here’s a video of me explaining, briefly, what my Drafting Clearer Contracts training is about. The next series of Masterclass starts on 8 June 2023; the first instance of Presentation is on 27 and 28 June 2023. I hope to see some of you at one or the other! For more information, … Read More
This week I launched a new training option, Drafting Clearer Contracts: Presentation. (Go here for the relevant page of my training site; go here for the related blog post.) So I figured it might be helpful for me to summarize what I hope participants will gain from my training, whether it’s in the form of Presentation or the other option, … Read More
On 27 and 28 June 2023 and on 12 and 13 September 2023, I’ll be doing my first-ever online public Drafting Clearer Contracts presentations. I’ve expanded my training site to reflect that—go here for more information. These presentations are more accessible than, and offer better value than, presentations I’ve done previously. Allow me to explain. Since 2006, I’ve done hundreds … Read More
Not only did the pandemic upend the speaking-engagement world, I also get the sense that things won’t be going back to the way they were. For example, one organization I’ve worked with has told me they’ve had limited demand for in-person programs, so most of their programs have remained online. That’s a drastic change from before the pandemic. Uncertainty over … Read More
My online course Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass has been on a brief hiatus while I waited to learn when the fifth edition of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting would be available. As I announced in this blog post, MSCD5 will be available in mid-April 2023, so that has allowed me to schedule the first four 2023 public series … Read More
