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2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Addressing the distinctive communication skills expected of attorneysand based on three decades of experience coaching lawyersthis 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. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: Your Body; Understanding Adrenaline; The Ultimate Performance Ritual; Controlling Your Lower Body; Plant Your Feet; Stand Still; Flexible Knees; Center Your Hips; Move with a Purpose; Conscious, Controlled Breathing; The Mechanics of Conscious Breathing; Breathe In and Speak Out; Oxygenate Your Thinking Brain; What Do You Do with Your Hands?; The Science of Natural Gestures; The Art of Natural Gestures; Jump-Start Your Own Gestures; Get the Feel of It First; The Zone of Gesture; The Impulse to Gesture. |
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What Do You Do with Your Hands When You Are Not Gesturing?The Ready Position; The "Invisible" Ready Position; Never Say Never; The Mechanics of Readiness; The Secret Handshake; Don't Hold a Pen; Some Gestures are Distracting; The Three Rs of Natural Gesture; Give, Chop, and Show; Gesture "On the Shelf "; Summing Up Gestures; Posture and Alignment; Your Neck and Head; Align Your Spine; Speaking While Sitting; Your Face; Your Mouth; Your Furrowed Brow; Eye Contact; Eyes and Notes; Summary; Talk to Yourself; Chapter Two: Your Brain; Adrenaline and the Time Warp; Seeking the Zone of Concentration. |
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Echo MemoryThinking on Your Feet; Do Not Read; Do Not Recite; Structured Improvisation; Do Not Read and Talk Simultaneously; Notes as Your Visual Aid; Plan to Forget; Scripting as a Preliminary Step; Avoid Thinking Backward; Chunking; Structure: Primacy and Recency; Attitude is a Tactical Choice; Mirror Neurons; What About PowerPoint?; Summary; Talk to Yourself; Chapter Three: Your Voice; Listening to Yourself; Your Lungs and Diaphragm; Intercostal Muscles and Your Ribcage; Project Your Voice with Breath; Vocal Fatigue; Your Larynx and Vocal Cords; Articulators and Articulation. |
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Warm Up to Be ArticulateMaking Expressive Choices; Energy Up, Pace Down; Speak in Phrases, Not Whole Sentences; The Mechanics of Phrasing; Vary the Pace; Use Your First Utterances to Set the Pace; Begin Sentences Deliberately; Eliminate Thinking Noises; Mind the Gap; Emphasis and Meaning; Volume, Pitch and Duration; When You Must Read; Gestures and Emphasis; Monotone; Conduct Yourself; Be Smooth; Practice Beginnings with Gestures; Visualize Your Performance; Prosody: The Music of Natural Conversation; Audible Punctuation; Practicing Verbal Skills; Summary; Talk to Yourself. |
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Chapter Four: How to PracticeTo Know vs. Know How; Practice: Resistance and Avoidance; Practicing with a Mirror; Rationalizations that Inhibit Practicing; Be Patient; How to Practice Step-by-Step; Practice in the Actual Room; Run Your Body's Checklist; Warm Up Your Voice; Speak in Phrases; Gesture Immediately; Talk First and Write Second; Practice Your Beginning; Practice Your Ending; Practice Transitions; When You Must Read Aloud: Practice!; When You Recite from Memory; Notes and Visual Aids; Make a Video; Exercises to Solve Specific Problems; Informal Practice Sessions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Forensic oratory.
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Forensic oratory. |
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Public speaking.
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Public speaking. |
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Communication in law -- United States.
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Communication in law. |
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United States. |
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Lawyers -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Lawyers. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Hunter, Marsha.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Johnson, Brian K. Articulate attorney. 2nd ed. Prescott, Ariz. : Crown King Books, 2013 9780979689598 (OCoLC)830938683 |
| ISBN |
9781939506986 (electronic book) |
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1939506980 (electronic book) |
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9781939506979 (electronic book) |
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1939506972 (electronic book) |
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9780979689598 |
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0979689597 |
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9781939506993 |
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1939506999 |
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