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The Mediate.com Podcast

The Mediate.com Podcast, hosted by mediator Veronica Cravener, covers everything in the world of mediation: conflict resolution, best practices, ethics, technology, and business development. Episodes include interviews with experienced practitioners, discussions of practice dilemmas, and explorations of the future of the mediation field. Join us if you’re interested in mediation, just getting started as a mediator, or if you have decades of practice under your belt -- we’d love to have you as part of our community.

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Episodes

Friday Dec 17, 2021

Episode 11:   How to Build a Thriving Mediation Practice, Part 2

Friday Dec 17, 2021

In this episode, which is part 2 of a 3-part series, Natalie Armstrong-Motin--Founder and Managing Director of Marketing Resolution--discusses how mediators can build a thriving mediation practice. This episode focuses on the intermediate level mediator and covers the following:   - How mediators can use permission-based marketing to promote their practice - The importance of finding the method of marketing that feels authentic to you - The mindset that you need to be effective at networking - Why you should use social media and the impact of "social proofing"   This episode was also live-streamed on Marketing Resolution Marketing Monday- for Mediators and Arbitrators.  You can learn more about Marketing Resolution at https://www.howtomarketmymediationpractice.com/

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Wednesday Dec 01, 2021

Episode 10: How to Build a Thriving Mediation Practice, Part 1

Wednesday Dec 01, 2021

In this episode, which is part 1 of a 3-part series, Natalie Armstrong-Motin--Founder and Managing Director of Marketing Resolution--discusses how mediators can build a thriving mediation practice.  This episode focuses on the beginning mediator and covers the following:   - the importance of the entrepreneurial mindset - the questions you need to answer to determine strategy for building a thriving mediation practice - the timeline for building a mediation practice, and - the business basics for a mediation practice.

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Wednesday Nov 17, 2021

Episode 9: Building the Mediation Movement in India

Wednesday Nov 17, 2021

In this episode, Tara Ollapally--a Co-Founder of CAMP Arbitration and Mediation Practice Pvt. Ltd in India--discusses the mediation movement in India.  In this episode we discuss:   - An overview of the litigation timeline in India - The history of dispute resolution in India - Challenges faced while building the mediation movement in India thus far - An overview of the current mediation landscape in India - An overview of the work of CAMP - The impact of India signing the Singapore Convention on Mediation on building the mediation movement within India - The future of mediation in India

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Wednesday Nov 10, 2021

Episode 8:  Impact of Culture and Psychology When Mediating Accident Cases

Wednesday Nov 10, 2021

In this episode, Bruce Ally--mediator and a Principal at A Place for Mediation Inc.--discusses how mediators can help parties 'get the full picture' when mediating accident cases.  Here are a few highlights from the episode: Ambulance usage may not be a reliable indicator of the severity of injury.   Cultural conditioning can impact whether an injured person calls for an ambulance. When an injured person's 'fight or flight' response kicks in, adrenaline is produced which masks pain and may cause the injured person to undervalue the injury. Trauma impacts memory.

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Wednesday Oct 27, 2021

Episode 7:  The Role of Storytelling in Mediation

Wednesday Oct 27, 2021

In this episode, Josh Weiss--Co-Founder of the Global Negotiation Initiative--discusses the strategic use of storytelling to create connection, teach, and persuade in mediation.

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Saturday Oct 23, 2021

Episode 6:  Resolving Co-Parenting Disputes via Text Message

Saturday Oct 23, 2021

In this episode, Jonathan Verk--coFounder and CEO of coParenter--discusses the coParenter app, mediating co-parenting disputes via text, and the impact of tech on the mediation industry.  

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Wednesday Oct 13, 2021

Episode 5:  Introducing Mediators to Another Form of Assisted Negotiation called ”Co-resolution”

Wednesday Oct 13, 2021

In this episode, Nathan Witkin--attorney and mediator--discusses game theory to illustrate why cooperation is so difficult in mediation, and how a dispute resolution process called "co-resolution" can overcome the competitive dynamic.

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Wednesday Oct 06, 2021

Episode 4: ”The NDA Habit” and Implications for Mediators

Wednesday Oct 06, 2021

In this episode, Julie Macfarlane--researcher, mediator, and educator--discusses the misuse of NDAs and what mediators can do to responsibly facilitate informed decision-making among parties in mediation, as it relates to NDAs.   Julie's website: https://profjuliemac.com/   Campaign website: https://cantbuymysilence.com/   Julie's book: "Going Public" https://www.amazon.com/Going-Public-Survivors-Journey-Action/dp/1771134755

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Wednesday Sep 22, 2021

Episode 3:  What Every Mediator Should Know about the Singapore Convention on Mediation

Wednesday Sep 22, 2021

In this episode,  Jay Santiago--attorney, mediator, and arbitrator--provides an overview of the Singapore Convention on Mediation, its implications for international commercial mediation, and tips for how mediators can expand their practice into international commercial mediation.  

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Friday Sep 17, 2021

Episode 2: Reflective Practice for Mediators

Friday Sep 17, 2021

In this episode, Bill Froehlich, the Deputy Director of the Divided Community Project and the Langdon Fellow in Dispute Resolution at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, discusses reflective practice for novice and skilled mediators--the benefits, how to, and a demonstration.   Some articles/links mentioned in the episode:   Divided Community Project: https://go.osu.edu/dcptoolkit OSU Moritz Program on Dispute Resolution: https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/program-on-dispute-resolution/   Sharon Press and Ellen Deason's article "Mediation: Embedded Assumptions of Whiteness?": https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3869110   Lydia Nussbaum's article "Mediator Burnout": https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2243&context=facpub

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