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