legal sanity

In growing my training and development business, I’ve spent a lot of time cultivating my presentation skills through books and programs on communication, listening and learning. I’ve sampled a variety of approaches to distill my personal presentation brand – the mode of presentation that reflects how I best convey my message and how my target audience best consumes it. It’s been a great education process. And it’s one that I think many lawyers would benefit from regardless of their public speaking aspirations simply because: (1) most of us rely on communication and interpersonal skills to connect with clients and build our book of business; and (2) in developing our presentation style, we gain a deeper sense of our personal and professional ideals and goals. If you want to learn more about honing presentation skills, there’s some solid guidance given by blog here, here and here. You can also take a look at public speaking tips and tutorials offered by organizations like this one.