From ignored to influential: How to communicate clearly so power players listen (without losing the law).

If you need to influence executives, board members, and other power players, clarity is your superpower. Yet too often, legal advice, contracts, and board papers are skimmed, ignored, misunderstood, or diluted—weakening your impact.
Despite having a duty to communicate clearly, many lawyers struggle to deliver legal information in an influential way. But here’s the truth… simplicity doesn’t mean sacrificing legal nuance.

In this interactive, high-energy workshop, we’ll bust the myth that clarity means ‘dumbing it down’—and instead, show you how to make your insights land with impact. Learn practical, proven techniques to sharpen your written and verbal advice so you command attention and influence decisions.
Walk away from this rapid-fire dive into the science of clarity and become trusted advisor executives seek out (and improve personal relationships too!).
🧪 The science behind simplicity – Let’s debunk some commons myths to explain why clarity doesn’t mean losing legal nuance
✍️ The ‘Power Player Playbook’— how to structure your advice, emails, and conversations for impact with executives and other power players.
🚀 Hands-on exercises to rewrite legalese for clarity, speed & influence
🎯 Quick wins – Some sneaky techniques you can use today in your next email, meeting, and lunch line
🤝 How to speak legal advice in the room so it sticks

Key Learnings

1. Use the S.L.A.P.P. technique to check your communications Learn this speedy way to sense check your communications so they are easy to understand without losing legal precision.
2. The Power Player Playbook. Master the high-impact communication techniques used by the best communicators to influence, persuade, and make their advice land in high-stakes settings.
3. Practice makes progress – let’s try some writing and speaking. A hands-on, fast-paced exercise where you’ll get a chance to rewrite and re-speak legal information on the spot.

About Verity

Verity White is an award-winning lawyer, Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law, and a contract design expert, who loves improving business relationships with clear legal information and effective processes. As the Legal Director of Checklist Legal, she works with in-house legal teams to transform contracts, legal processes, and communication strategies to enhance business relationships.

Verity is an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne and the author of Create Contracts Clients Love. She speaks internationally on legal innovation, contract design, and clear legal communication, empowering legal professionals to write and speak with impact—without losing legal precision.
When she's not redesigning contracts to improve business relationships, she's generally covered in paint, dirt, or bike chain grease.
Find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/verityw