Oral Advocacy Boot Camp

  • October 15, 2015

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Become an outstanding orator and a more effective legal advocate

I've Done My Factum: Now What?

  • Framing your arguments, telling your story
  • What a successful outline looks like
  • Organizing issues and focusing the presentation
  • Staying on track and what to do if you make a mistake
  • Preparing for the end: How should you conclude?

Benjamin Zarnett, Goodmans LLP

Presence in the Courtroom: Body Language and Voice Control

  • Developing body language and voice awareness
  • Capturing the court’s attention
  • Persuasion through body language, timing, tone and volume
  • Interpreting and responding to body language of the court

The Honourable Annemarie Bonkalo, Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (retired)
Gerald Sadvari, Grant & Sadvari Family Lawyers

How To Lose an Oral Argument: What Not To Do

  • How to get under the court’s skin
  • How to confuse your audience
  • How not to be heard

Master Joan Haberman, Superior Court of Justice