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Law Practice

Oct. 8, 2024

A framework for mastering oral advocacy in law

The Performance Ladder consists of four steps: Self-Knowledge, Content, Connection, and Flow, aimed at contextualizing the elements that contribute to a successful interaction or performance.

Photo courtesy of Paul Marchagiani

What makes a lawyer a great oral advocate? Command of the law and the facts, substantive judgment, clarity, and wisdom to be sure, but what technical delivery skills are required for a lawyer to have "presence" and physically deliver a successful argument in a courtroom, negotiate a deal on a phone call, or interview clients and witnesses in a conference room? 

To answer this fundamental question, I developed t...

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