MIAMI, July 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Being an advocate means "to recommend or support by argument a cause, policy or to plead for, defend." It means that advocacy can occur in a person's daily life during a job interview, talking to a spouse or asking someone out on a date as much as it takes place in the courtroom. All lawyers are advocates. To be effective in pleading their cause, they must learn the skills of advocacy. The Complete Advocate by Ronnie K. Boodoosingh is a practical guide to advocacy, the skills needed, from the start of a case to its end.
The Complete Advocate covers all of the important skills that is required of advocates to perform effectively in court. Although written with an emphasis on practice in the Commonwealth Caribbean, the techniques discussed apply to advocacy throughout the common law world. Also, topics covered in most advocacy books are considered and illustrated. In addition, numerous novel themes not often addressed in advocacy books are explored. Among these are time management, strategy in litigation, interviewing, writing, case management, presentation skills, court language, etiquette, traditions, and ethical rules.
The author has adopted a practical approach to the treatment of the topics. There are numerous examples for the reader to follow. As much as this book will be a valuable guide for lawyers, law students, police officers, persons who appear before tribunals and anyone interested in court practice and improving their public speaking, anybody involved in making public presentations can find useful material. For more information, log on to www.Xlibris.com.
About the Author
Ronnie K. Boodoosingh is the Director of the Trial Advocacy Programme at Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad & Tobago. He teaches lawyers and law students in the Commonwealth Caribbean how to speak in public and in the courtroom. He has also written the books, The Complete Advocate and Advocacy in Point Form.
The Complete Advocate * by Ronnie K. Boodoosingh
Publication Date: June 30, 2006
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