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[sandra_troy]

I am a lawyer, and infrequently I need to make appearances in court. I dread these speeches, and would like to feel more confident and prepared when I have to speak in public. Dou you have any tips for me?

[*Duchess of Dork*]

Not every lawyer is a trial lawyer. True story. Some (read: most) lawyers rarely have to go to court, if ever.

I may giggle, but I actually was looking for clarification (for my own ignorance, since I'm not at all knowledgeable regarding lawyer type practices, procedures, etc)

Stop it guys! s/he may be a new lawyer. I'd like to ask moderator to remove your unethical and sarcastic messages.

I actually had the same problem, and there are a few things you can do to calm your nerves, but what really helped me was having a very discrete speech coach! The one I used was Matt Eventoff, from www.PPSAssociates.com . He gave me some very good tips, and now I am very calm before any of my public speaking appearances. I feel much more comfortable in front of a jury. Now I memorize my notes, look my audience in the eye, use my body language better, and generally feel more confident. I recommend a speech coach. It helped me!

Well, unfortunately people can respond the way they'd like to unless it breaks forum rules. That's the risk one takes in posting in an online forum. I'm sorry that some of the responses here have offended you, however, I do not think that deleting posts is the right thing to do either.

And actually, I had a drama coach and a speech professor tell me that the picture people nude trick does work for some people.