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Many of our techniques address “Speaking well as you think on your feet,” and we also have advice for speaking while sitting.
You will be required to speak sitting down at times throughout your career, of course. Whether engaged in a

Last week I lectured for the second time on a new topic. For my first presentation ten days earlier, I had worked assiduously on the structure, headline subjects, and visual aids. Making changes as I rehearsed, I recopied my written

When writing our book The Articulate Witness: An Illustrated Guide to Testifying Under Oath, we combed through books, brochures, and web sites about witness preparation and compiled the collective wisdom of judges, lawyers, and court administrators.  
Here is some of

We’ve written extensively on the importance of using structured improvisation rather than scripting when speaking. With few exceptions, reading or recitation will not yield a persuasive, dynamic delivery. Structuring your order of topics and then improvising word-by-word helps your presentation

It happened again last week, and it made me madder than usual. A whip-smart, socially skilled mid-level associate at a major law firm arrived at a communication coaching and confided that she had been taught not to gesture. In law

Bringing a lesson from vacation into the courtroom
I once took a downhill ski lesson. My luck-of-the-draw instructor turned out to be a seasoned master teacher whose few suggestions made a big difference to my performance. For three hours, he