Raising the Bar: How To Give Outstanding Legal Presentations

By David K. Fram Esq.

Raising the Bar: How to Give Outstanding Legal Presentations is a user-friendly, practical guide focusing on "how to" organize, prepare, and deliver any legal presentation in the most compelling and unforgettable way. This book uses a step-by-step approach to help you analyze the particular composition of your audience and their specialized terminology, strategically focus on your message, decide on the most effective organization for your speech, instantly connect with your opening words, deliver the presentation with passion and enthusiasm, and conclude with a bang. Raising the Bar also has a special section on how to effectively use visuals, such as PowerPoint and Keynote, avoiding the most common errors that legal speakers often make. Whether you are delivering an informal presentation to a work group at your company or law firm, a sales pitch to a potential client, or a formal speech to a ballroom full of lawyers and human resource professionals, Raising the Bar will help you transform your content and your delivery. Here's what industry leaders are saying about Raising the Bar: How to Give Outstanding Legal Presentations: "Public speaking is an art and there is no more talented and compelling speaker - on any topic - than David Fram. In Raising the Bar, he provides a delightful, and utterly indispensable, guide to public speaking for lawyers. It is, or should be, required reading for every lawyer makinga public presentation." Kevin Hamilton, Partner, Perkins Coie "David Fram is far-and-away the best speaker on legal topics I have ever seen. His passion, humor, enthusiasm, and comprehensive knowledge of his subject matter keep audiences coming back year after year. In this succinct and readable guide, David shares numerous strategies and tips that help make his presentations so compelling, informative and fun." Paul Buchanan, Partner, Buchanan Angeli Altschul & Sullivan LLP "David is a dynamic and energizing speaker - a '20' on a 10-point scale! This book is full of David's practical pointers and thoughtful exercises -extremely helpful for improving anyone's presentation skills." Ellen McLaughlin, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw "Anyone who gives speaking presentations can become exponentially better by embracing the practical and insightful tips and strategies presented in this book. We are genuinely fortunate that an icon of the public speakingworld has shared his secrets." Chris Parlo, Partner, Morgan, Lewis "David Fram has truly given us a gift--a practical and actionable guide that will make any legal speaker, from novice to accomplished, a more engaging,entertaining and effective presenter." Jill Rosenberg, Partner, Orrick

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1689129875
• ISBN13: 9781689129879
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.2" x 5.0"