The Articulate Attorney : Public Speaking for Lawyers

Get Your Nose Out Of Your Notes, Look Your Audience In The Eye, And Become The Confident Public Speaker You've Always Wanted To Be. Grab And Hold Your Listeners' Attention With Skills You Can Depend On Every Time You Speak. The Articulate Attorney: Public Speaking For Lawyers Will Make You A More Self-assured, Compelling Communicator. Discover Answers To These Common Questions: How Do I Channel Nervous Energy Into Dynamic Delivery? What Is A Reliable Way To Remember What I Want To Say? How Do I Stop Saying Um And Think In Silence Instead? Why Is Gesturing So Important? What Do I Do With My Hands? How Can I Make Powerpoint Interactive? Based On More Than 30 Years Of Experience Coaching Lawyers, Brian K. Johnson And Marsha Hunter Address The Distinctive Communication Skills Expected Of Attorneys. They Offer Practical, Immediately Useful Solutions That Integrate Cutting-edge Discoveries In Human Factors, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Gesture Studies, And Sports Psychology. These Techniques Will Transform You Into A More Confident Speaker, Whether Addressing Colleagues In A Conference Room, Counseling Clients In A Boardroom, Or Presenting A Cle In A Ballroom--unedited Summary From Book Cover. Your Body -- Your Brain -- Your Voice -- How To Practice. Brian K. Johnson And Marsha Hunter. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 179-180) And Index. Addressing the distinctive communication skills expected of attorneys—and based on three decades of experience coaching lawyers—this manual of practical, useful solutions integrates cutting-edge discoveries in human factors, linguistics, neuroscience, gesture studies, and sports psychology. These techniques will transform any attorney into a more confident speaker, whether addressing colleagues in a conference room, counseling clients in a boardroom, or presenting a CLE in a ballroom. Including tips on bringing the presentation off of one's notes and using direct eye contact, the book answers such common questions as: How do I channel nervous energy into dynamic delivery? What is a reliable way to remember what I want to say? How do I stop saying "um" and think in silence instead? and Why is gesturing so important? Topics are divided into chapters on the body, the brain, and the voice, with an extra section specifically dedicated to practice.