Whether you are asked to speak at one of the seminars your Chambers is running, at an industry event relevant to your practice or at a training session your clerks have organised at the offices of one of your most important instructing solicitors, if you’re going to win work from your efforts, you need to make an instant impact.
By Douglas McPherson, Director, Size 10½ Boots and author of The Visible Lawyer and Package, Position, Profit
The only problem is, presenting well, requires a very different set of skills to advocacy.
In our experience, the most common reason why barristers fail to make the most of their speaking slots is there is a nervousness around experimenting with different and, dare I say, more modern ways to present themselves and their material.  As a result the talks deli...