Comments on: Speak Up to Advance Your Career, Get Better Law School Grades http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/01/26/speak-up-to-advance-your-career-get-better-law-school-grades/ law for the rest of us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:06:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Martin Ng http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/01/26/speak-up-to-advance-your-career-get-better-law-school-grades/comment-page-1/#comment-63692 Martin Ng Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:33:47 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/01/26/speak-up-to-advance-your-career-get-better-law-school-grades/#comment-63692 I have a naturally soft voice, and whenever I try to project I sound angry, like I'm shouting ;-) Luckily most of my public speaking gigs give you microphones... I have a naturally soft voice, and whenever I try to project I sound angry, like I’m shouting ;-)

Luckily most of my public speaking gigs give you microphones…

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/01/26/speak-up-to-advance-your-career-get-better-law-school-grades/comment-page-1/#comment-3305 Andrew Flusche Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:03:12 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/01/26/speak-up-to-advance-your-career-get-better-law-school-grades/#comment-3305 Christopher, I appreciate your point very much about speaking too <em>loud</em> when people shouldn't. Voice volume is definitely a constant balancing act that many people (including myself0 have trouble getting right. A public speaking class is a <em>great</em> idea. Our law school actually has a class entitled "Oral Presentations Outside the Courtroom." It's a great course for everyone to take, since it really just focuses on the basics of public speaking, whether it's at a meeting, an interview, a conference, or even a courtroom. Basic voice and speech techniques still apply. Thanks for the comment, Andrew Christopher,

I appreciate your point very much about speaking too loud when people shouldn’t. Voice volume is definitely a constant balancing act that many people (including myself0 have trouble getting right.

A public speaking class is a great idea. Our law school actually has a class entitled “Oral Presentations Outside the Courtroom.” It’s a great course for everyone to take, since it really just focuses on the basics of public speaking, whether it’s at a meeting, an interview, a conference, or even a courtroom. Basic voice and speech techniques still apply.

Thanks for the comment,
Andrew

]]> By: Christopher Johnston http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/01/26/speak-up-to-advance-your-career-get-better-law-school-grades/comment-page-1/#comment-3283 Christopher Johnston Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:49:50 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/01/26/speak-up-to-advance-your-career-get-better-law-school-grades/#comment-3283 You make a great point. Too many people today speak to low to be heard or too loud when you don't want to hear them (like when they are next to you on their cell phone). I was fortunate to take a public speaking class in college and it was one of the best investments of my time and money. I do believe that along with legal writing, public speaking should be taught as a 1L course. You make a great point. Too many people today speak to low to be heard or too loud when you don’t want to hear them (like when they are next to you on their cell phone). I was fortunate to take a public speaking class in college and it was one of the best investments of my time and money. I do believe that along with legal writing, public speaking should be taught as a 1L course.

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