Archive for July, 2010

Grammar Can Be Fun

July 19, 2010
By Woodruff

Really! Grammar can be fun. Just check out these blogs if you don’t believe me. http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/ http://www.apostropheabuse.com/ HT: Raymond Ward
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Public Speaking for Lawyers

July 6, 2010
By Woodruff
Public Speaking for Lawyers

Every year I teach a Public Speaking for Lawyers class. During that class the students complete a number of different presentations. Persuasive, informative, group, and impromptu scenarios are all covered. A great way to improve your speaking is to watch or read great speeches. Thanks to the internet this has become a much easier...
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Quotation

July 6, 2010
By Woodruff

“Lawyers have played a critical role in our country’s history. Our nation could not have been founded without the efforts of lawyers like Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, and others. Many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and about one-half of the signers of the Constitution were lawyers. Lawyers serve in...
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