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27 02, 2009

TRIAL ADVOCACY GOES TO THE MOVIES
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TRIAL ADVOCACY GOES TO THE MOVIES

closing argument, Movies, persuasion, teaching techniques

TRIAL ADVOCACY GOES TO THE MOVIES

By Ron H. Clark|February 27th, 2009|closing argument, Movies, persuasion, teaching techniques|5 Comments

The Staircase Movie is Most InstructiveTrial work is theater work, and, movies can provide accurate illustrations of the best and worst trial techniques and strategies. Also, movie making and trial practice are very much about storytelling. Besides that, a good movie clip can enliven any lecture or discussion of trial practice. That’s why movies are [...]

21 01, 2009

ORATORY – ADVOCACY LESSONS FROM OBAMA
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ORATORY – ADVOCACY LESSONS FROM OBAMA

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ORATORY – ADVOCACY LESSONS FROM OBAMA

By Ron H. Clark|January 21st, 2009|closing argument, Obama, opening statement, oratory, persuasion, speaking|1 Comment

MAKING A GOOD SPEECH TO THE JURY (OR TO ANY AUDIENCE)In his inaugural day Washington Post article entitled “Obama’s way with words,” Henry Allen states that “Obama is an orator, a rare thing in a time when educated people — a lot of them Obama supporters — have been taught to distrust old-fashioned eloquence.” Rare [...]

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