Training Class:

• Before the Class
  • Review the course outline with your team and write down any major questions you would like to have answered by the instructor
  • Network with the other students in the class during breaks to learn more about how other organizations manage their cases and which tools they use and why
• After the Class
  • Review your training materials and the questions you had the instructor answer to create at least one 10- minute presentation for your team per day of class (so if the class was 3 days, that’s 3 presentations)
  • Be sure you stay in touch with your classmates and instructor as they will prove an excellent resource when questions arise in your work and you need answers from a trusted source
  • If you are attending one of our LitWorks classes, you’ll get a “Resource CD” full of great information you can copy to a shared drive and index like you would e-discovery so that it’s search-able.

Trade Show or Conference:

• Before the Conference
  • Identify the workshops and seminars that would be most beneficial to your team and plan your schedule around them
  • Identify the service providers and software vendors whose technology or service you are already using so that you can stop by and introduce yourself/ say “hello”
  • Identify the service providers and software vendors who have a product or service you would like to learn more about and schedule an appointment to meet with them when you’re not at a workshop or seminar
  • Prepare a list of questions for all of your vendor meetings that you would like to get answered
  • Take good notes during the workshops & seminars that you attend
  • Talk to / Network with other attendees after each seminar to get additional feedback on the topic
  • Introduce yourself to the speaker(s) and ask if it would be okay to send them an email with any follow up questions on today’s topic
  • Set up a Google Alert for the conference so that you will find any and all blog posts & press releases about the conference
• After the Conference
  • Download the conference materials, slide show and handout PDFs from the official conference site
  • Review the official conference blog & tweets to augment your notes
  • Review the sites & blogs collected / sent to you by Google about the conference
  • Summarize the topics that were important to your team and prepare at least 3  10-minute presentations w/n 45 days of the event
    • What new trends are out there?/ What’s the industry buzz?
    • What new features are available for the tools your organization uses? / What new tools/ technology is available?
    • Specific to your key research topics, summarize what you learned in the seminars & workshops

In today’s economy, everyone on your team may not be able to attend every conference or training session but hopefully, these tips will help you to maximize your investment and encourage the sharing of information.