As an attorney or mediator, it’s important to realize that certain factors help to determine how people interact with each other and approach the world. We are all very similar in many respects, each person has had different life experiences and comes from their own unique background – and this makes them the individual that they are. And while each person is considered equal in the eyes of the law, every person is a unique individual and miscommunication often occurs from how we communicate – rather than what we communicate.
In this course, attorney and mediator Monty McIntyre addresses culture and gender to explore how litigants process & understand information, communicate & negotiate, evaluate & deal with risk, formulate decisions and reach agreements. Additional subjects covered by Mr. McIntyre include explicit & implicit bias, theories of fairness, information processing styles, individualistic vs. collective thinking, high vs. low context, risk avoidance, power distance & culture, cross-talking & interrupting, rapport talk vs. report talk, validation and ritual opposition. Whether the skills learned in this course are used in mediations or negotiations, you will better understand the cause of culture and gender-related misunderstandings in communications as well as strategies to better work with your clients.
Monty A. McIntyre is currently a mediator, arbitrator & discovery referee. Mr. McIntyre also has extensive trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants and he has tried more than 100 cases to conclusion, including 33 civil jury trials. Mr. McIntyre is listed with The Best Lawyers in America, has been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) since 1995, has been honored as a Super Lawyer since 2007, was named a Top Attorney by the San Diego Daily Transcript, is a Master in the Enright American Inn of Court and has received two Outstanding Trial Lawyer Awards. Mr. McIntyre served as the President of the San Diego County Bar Association in 2002 and was the 2014 President of the San Diego Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).