Salty speech

I feel this first entry should be explanatory, describing the scope of all future entries. But as I discovered when writing about salty food, the scope expanded and drifted away from its origins. The same may happen here.

But for the moment, my intention is that these entries will be about speaking, mainly public speaking. I am particularly interested in how it can be taught. I am a practising barrister and spend some of my time training students and newly qualified lawyers in the art of advocacy which does not simply mean speech-making but includes the art of questioning. I am interested, however, in the complete range of public speaking: business presentations; funeral orations; political speeches; and the rest. Above all, I believe that however difficult the occasion or however dull the topic may seem, it is always possible to make it both interesting and in keeping with the occasion.

Introduction over.