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meaning . Better yet , with a virtual face-to-face videoconference call , we can regain up to 100 % of a communication ’ s intended meaning .
3 . Understand Your ROLE
Applying the first two steps , of ( 1 ) stopping the email train and ( 2 ) dropping a line , will help extinguish the outbreak of a rapid-fire email . However , when a rapid-fire email breaks out , it is all too easy to become incensed at yourself or others . Hence , with what mindset should we approach extinguishment ? In such situations one scholar counseled , “ Lead not by example of your power , but by the power of your example .” In other words , understand your role in any rapid-fire email and temper your response accordingly . As the Florida Bar advises , “ Give your message thoughtful consideration before sending it ” and “ if you feel angry , put your message in the “ drafts ” folder and review it again later .” Unfortunately , recent and continuing events serve only as kindling to create raging rapid-fire emails . May we be determined , therefore , to extinguish rapid-fire emails — however they arise — when we Stop , Drop , and Role . n
HCBA Holds Virtual Diversity Membership Luncheon
thank you to the more than 200 members who participated in our annual Diversity Membership Luncheon on January 19 . We were pleased to recognize local legends hon . e . J . salcines and Delano stewart with Justice & Diversity Lifetime achievement awards , welcome representatives from our fellow voluntary bar associations , and hear an outstanding presentation from professor theodore shaw , the Director of the center for civil rights at unc school of Law at chapel hill .
Delano stewart
christina potter Bayern
theodore shaw
Judge e . J . salcines
paige greenlee
Michelle gilbert
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Thank you also to our luncheon sponsor , Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company .
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