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Feb 29, 2012 12:00pm EST
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Jun 6, 2012 12:00pm EDT
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Sep 12, 2012 12:00pm EDT
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Dec 5, 2012 12:00pm EST
The Art of Advocacy - What Can Lawyers Learn from Actors
Length: 3.5 Hours
CLE Credits: 3.00 to 4.00
Facilitated by Alan Blumenfeld and Katherine James
Produced by ACT of Communication ®
Persuasion is the point of every word the actor and the lawyer speaks. A performance comes alive when the actor or lawyer connects deeply with an audience through a masterful command of evocative language, human emotion and skillful pacing … resulting in an ovation for the actor … a decisive WIN for the attorney! Presented in three sessions – webcast attendees join a workshop that offers concrete solutions to courtroom “performance” and presentation challenges.
SESSION I: Acting Like a Human Being: Demeanor and Skills in Storytelling (Opening and Closing). Attendees learn the elements of storytelling, how to create and deliver "telegrams" (ten word messages from lawyer to juror) and explore and use their own personal demeanors for sharing the client’s story in the courtroom.
SESSION II: Actor/Playwright Meets Lawyer: Inflection, Orchestration and Meter (Closing Argument). ... Read More
Produced By:
Faculty
- Alan Blumenfeld and Katherine James
Course Materials
- WEBCAST SCHEDULE (2 pages)
- PRESENTERS AND PRODUCERS (3 pages)
- CLE WORKBOOK (68 pages)
- COSTUMING FOR THE COURTROOM (4 pages)
- EVALUATION FORM (1 page)
