Legally Speaking, Revised and Updated Edition: 40 Powerful Presentation Principles Lawyers Need to Know

A practicing attorney, a university professor, and a professional speaker, David Dempsey explains how to speak with power, passion, and persuasion.

Legally Speaking illustrates how to:

• Master Stage fright
• Analyse audience members and adapt a presentation to reach them
• Create a powerful presentation
• Utilize pauses, gestures, vocal power, and eye contact to maximize the impact of any message
• Intensify the power of a presentation with effective visual aids
• Capitalize on stories and quotations to make points memorable

Attorneys spend countless hours analyzing cases, reviewing facts, deposing witnesses, and drafting briefs and motions. But prevailing in a courtroom and conveying a message in a convincing fashion to judges and juries is far different and requires masterful communication skills.