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Training
Advocacy Training Council Courses
- Essentials Course - 3+ barristers
Oral & Written Advocacy
Cross Examination & Re-Examination
Papers
Desmond Browne QC (London)
- Written Advocacy and Arguing Points of Law
Jeremy Gauntlett SC (London)
- Why Advocacy Matters - What Matters in Advocacy?
Justice James Edelman (WA)
- "Advocacy" - Address to the DF Jackson QC Advocacy Dinner
Nicholas Greene QC (Vic)
Sandy Thompson SC (QLD)
- Closing Submissions, Effective Oral and Written Advocacy
Books
The Art of the Advocate by Richard Du Cann
Recommended by David Bloom QC (NSW)
Writing for Court by James Raymond
Recommended by Mathew Lewis (NSW)
Making Your Case by Scalia and Garner
Recommended by Matthew Lewis (NSW)
Papers
JW Smyth QC (NSW)
- The Art of Cross Examination
Published in 1961
Joshua Wilson QC (Vic)
Books
The Art of the Advocate by Richard Du Cann
Recommended by David Bloom QC (NSW)
The Devil's Advocate by Iain Morley QC
Recommended by Ben Katekar (NSW)
Expert Witnesses
Case Analysis
Performance & Communication Skills
Papers
Ben Katekar (NSW)
- Learning the Art of Court Performance
NSW Bar News, Autumn 2015
Video
Amy Cuddy's TED talk
- Your Body Shapes Who You Are
Books
The Articulate Advocate by BK Johnson and M Hunter
Recommended by Dominic Priestley SC (NSW)
Your Voice and How to Use It by Cicely Berry
Recommended by Lucy Cornell (Voice Coach, NSW)
Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristin Linklater
Recommended by Lucy Cornell (Voice Coach, NSW)
The Right to Speak by Patsy Rodenburg
Recommended by Lucy Cornell (Voice Coach, NSW)
The Need for Words by Patsy Rodenburg
Recommended by Lucy Cornell (Voice Coach, NSW)
Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel
Recommended by Ben Katekar (NSW)
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Banner Button Color – Set the background color of the button (outline and text color if "outline" button style is selected).
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Extra Content
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Page Link Color – Set the color of body links.
Page Meta Color – Set the color of meta text (blog authors, post dates, etc.)
Control the typeface, font properties, and colors of the Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3.
Quote Font + Color – Set the typeface, fonts properties, and color of Quote Blocks.
Extra Section
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Hide Sidebar Title – Don't display title in the sidebar.
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