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    Attorneys: The Art of Public Speaking
    Attorneys: The Art of Public Speaking
    Attorneys: The Art of Public Speaking
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    Attorneys: The Art of Public Speaking

    By Carolyn Franklin M.A.

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    “All the world’s a stage...”

    Attorneys are actors, stage center - the lead role in a life drama. But, in court, the moment you dread, step into the spotlight – you’re on! Your mouth is dry, hands sweat, memory blanks, feet stuck - stage fright hits hard.

    This is normal. Most people are not born performers. Attorneys are required to appear calm in the spot light, stage center – but, what if you make a mistake....? How can you look good?

    Actors live through “stage fright” – you can too. As an attorney your role is to act trustworthy, in control – your clients must believe in you.

    Control: stage fright, shaky voice, gestures, breathing, sweating, blank mind, dry throat, bathroom needs, and distractions.
    Here are suggestions what to wear in court - the best “costume” for that audience. Subtle strategies - eye contact, voice inflection to influence the court and frustrate the opposition – all exceed audience expectations.
    In the issue of gender, the public sees male and female attorneys – the roles are the same, but the acting - the delivery - is different.

    There are “tricks” only a man can use to influence the court and, at times, female attorneys have impressive leverage. Use all the advantages you can!

    I’ve been there; I’ve done it - as an opera singer. You think presenting a case is hard? Try hitting a high C in front of a thousand critics and know you’ll die if you miss! Everything in this book - control nerves for a stellar performance – works!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarolyn Franklin M.A.
    Release dateDec 4, 2015
    ISBN9781311629258
    Attorneys: The Art of Public Speaking
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    Carolyn Franklin M.A.

    M. A. Communication StudiesM. A. EducationB. A. Psychology30 years voice training (San Francisco Opera)Voice/Speech improvement CoachContact Carolyn - voicedynamicscf@yahoo.com

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      Book preview

      Attorneys - Carolyn Franklin M.A.

      ATTORNEYS:

      The Art of Public Speaking

      All the world’s a stage…

      Carolyn Franklin M. A.

      voicedynamicscf@yahoo.com

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

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      Contents

      ATTORNEYS: The Art of Public Speaking

      KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

      RHETORIC (REH toh rik), "THE ART OF SPEAKING,

      THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC

      THE THREE PROOFS OF ARISTOTLE

      THE POWER OF ATTITUDE

      TO ADDRESS THE COURT

      STAGE CENTER

      ACTING BUSINESS - Distractions

      STATE YOUR NAME WITH CONFIDENCE

      STAGE FRIGHT PROBLEMS ARE COMMON BUT NOT FATAL

      EASING SYMPTOMS OF STAGE FRIGHT

      DISTRACTIONS

      OUTLINES

      EYE CONTACT

      LIES AND LYING LIARS

      SMILES

      MNEMONICS (ne MAWN ics)

      SET UP YOUR AUDIENCE

      VISUAL AIDES: Hold them STILL

      VIDEOS (MIRRORS)

      AIR CONDITIONING

      YOUR VOICE – HOW YOU SOUND TO OTHERS

      LOW vs HIGH PITCHED VOICE

      YOU SHOULD DROP YOUR VOICE AT THE END OF A SENTENCE

      UP-SPEAK and GROWL

      INTRODUCE A NEW IDEA - SPEAK SLO-O-WLY

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      OTHER BOOKS BY CAROLYN FRANKLIN

      As an attorney you’re an actor, stage center, the lead role in a life drama. And, now, in court, the moment you dread, you step into the spotlight – you’re on! Your mouth is dry, sweaty hands - memory blanks out - your feet won’t move …stage fright hits hard.

      You’ve spent years at Prestigious U in Massachusetts, got your J.D., Magna com laude - all the gold seals and parched paper accolades available; you graduate, and then, realize you should have majored in drama. You find appearing before a judge, a court, a jury, requires skills foreign to you - acting! Drama. Parsing. Thinking on your feet! Verbal dancing, rhetorical dueling.

      As the old song from the ’40’s, It ain’t whot’cha do hit’s the way whot’cha do it.

      Yes, indisputably! When you’re arguing or presenting a case, it’s not so much what you say, as how you say it that’s the key to success. (I tried to research the song, but it’s long gone.)

      This is normal. Most people are not born performers. As an attorney your role requires you to appear calm, in control in the spot light, stage center – but, what if you make a mistake….? How can you look good?

      Here’s how:

      Learn the strategies of actors who live through stage fright – use their method that convinces you to believe them in their pretense - their act. As an attorney your role is to seem calm, trustworthy, in control – your clients must believe in you.

      Stage fright techniques to manage:

      shaky voice

      gestures

      breathing

      sweating

      blank mind

      dry throat

      bathroom needs

      handle distractions

      Subtle, physical, strategies include:

      eye contact

      voice inflection (influence the court, frustrate the opposition)

      pauses

      stance…posture (posturing)

      The issue of gender, male and female attorneys, needs to be addressed. The public doesn’t see you as attorneys – they see males and females – the role is the same, but the acting - the delivery - is different.

      (Let me address the word posturing. In my speech class a student mentioned that her gym instructor was teaching them posturing. I was appalled. I explained that posturing meant to act as a phony, pretend to be someone you’re not - don’t do posturing! This is not an isolated incident of gym teachers attempting to join academia - they should not be allowed to talk, only blow a whistle.)

      There are tricks only a man can use effectively to influence the court and, at times, female attorneys have impressive leverage. Use all the advantages you can!

      KNOW

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