The Articulate Attorney

Public Speaking for Lawyers

By: Brian K. Johnson, Marsha Hunter

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

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.

©2019 Crown King Books (P)2019 Crown King Books

Detailed advice

Excellent advice! I will be listening again and again to learn to speak more effectively

Very basic

Breathe, stand still, practice, etc. Narrator dry as a desert. Would not recommend. Most of it is common sense.

too basic. good for beginners stretched out.

too basic. good for beginners stretched out. too much minutiae and at times repetitive