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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Dec. 30, 2011

How to tell a great story for a great result

The better the story, the more likely that you will succeed at mediation, arbitration or trial.

Robert S. Mann

Neutral, ADR Services, Inc.

Email: rmann@adrservices.com

Robert mediates and arbitrates business, real estate and construction disputes.

No matter how simple or how complex, every good case should have the elements of a good story. The better the story, the more likely that you will succeed at mediation, arbitration or trial. It is remarkable that in my mediation practice I so rarely see effective story telling in both written and verbal presentations.

Professional writers of dramatic novels, screenplays, teleplays and theatrical plays will tell you that there is a formal structure to dramatic storytelling that is...

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