The Articulate Attorney: Public Speaking for Lawyers

• Publication year: 2013
• Pages: 59
• Citation: Vol. 42 No. 9 Pg. 59

42 Colo.Law. 59 The Articulate Attorney: Public Speaking for Lawyers Vol. 42 No. 9 [Page 59] Colorado Bar Journal September, 2013

By John L. Livingston

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The Articulate Attorney:

Public Speaking for Lawyers

by Brian K. Johnson and Marsha Hunter

208 pp.; $24.99

Crown King Books, 2013 600 N. Fourth St., Phoenix, AZ 85004, info@crownkingbooks.com; www.crownkingbooks.com

Reviewed by John L. Livingston

John Livingston is a retired district court magistrate and civil litigator. Currently, he is a mediator and assistant municipal judge-John@livingstonlaw.net.

The Articulate Attorney is a superb resource that all attorneys (and other business professionals) should read. At some point, every lawyer will have to give a presentation in the courtroom or in front of a client. This book explains public speaking from the ground up—from how to stand and where to place your hands to how to breathe. One of the many tips given to improve your speaking is to prepare your notes horizontally rather than vertically on the page. This enables you to match your hand gestures with the presentation.

The reason all attorneys should read this book is simple: the more confident you are, the more convincing your argument. Looking back over my judicial career, I can say that the confident and composed attorney prevailed more often than not, because the audience...