Each week we are highlighting a new section of the Guide and its audiobook chapters. From the Preparing to Study section, the chapter Study Groups: To Use or Not To Use? weighs considerations for deciding whether or not to join a study group for bar study.
This podcast by Professor Laura Mott discusses methods to use to make you more comfortable with class participation, including case briefing templates. The podcast will provide you with the opportunity to do a freewriting exercise, explore some research in the field, and learn a few tips on how to hone your approach to speaking out loud in class.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the podcast, the student will be able to:
Reflect on their own experience when speaking in class.
Understand some research behind why participating in law school feels so challenging (including imposter phenomenon, spotlight.
Use these reflections and understandings to guide their future class preparation, (including making individualized case reading and briefing plans).
Practice in-the-moment strategies for minimizing public speaking anxiety and maximizing ability to respond and demonstrate mastery.
Each week we are highlighting a new section of the Guide and its audiobook chapters. From the Preparing to Study section, the chapter Where Should You Study? goes over considerations for choosing a study location.
Each week we are highlighting a new section of the Guide and its audiobook chapters. From the Preparing to Study section, this chapter, Use Your Organizing Skills To Organize Yourself: Creating a Daily Schedule, discusses the importance of a detailed study schedule to bar exam success and considerations when doing so.
Each week we are highlighting a new section of the Guide and its audiobook chapters. From the Preparing to Study section, this chapter, Disconnect From The Movement, encourages bar takers to fully disconnect from community roles and responsibilities during the bar study period.
Each week we are highlighting a new section of the Guide and its audiobook chapters. From the Preparing to Study section, this chapter, Reduce Work Obligations and Plan Your Finances, discusses the need to take time off from work and to plan finances in advance in order to maximize focus during the bar study period.
Each week we are highlighting a new section of the Guide and its audiobook chapters. From the Preparing to Study section, this chapter, Unlearn What You Learned About Learning, gives five widely-held myths about learning that can create problems for bar takers.
Each week we are highlighting a new section of the Guide and its audiobook chapters. From the For Your Loved Ones section, this chapter, For Loved Ones, speaks directly to friends and family of bar takers and offers advice on how to help them get through the challenging bar study period.
Each week we are highlighting a new section of the Guide and its audiobook chapters. From the For Your Loved Ones section, this chapter, Prepare Your Family Before the Bar Study Period Begins,offers advice on how to communicate with your friends and family about the intensity of bar study and what you need from them during that time.
Each week we are highlighting a new section of the Guide and its audiobook chapters. From the Maintaining Your Mental Health section, this chapter, Trigger Warning: Bar Exam advises you to prepare for uncomfortable information you might encounter on the bar exam.
