MY ADVOCACY ADVENT CALENDAR
Day 1 - Eye contact: Advocacy is not an exercise in projecting your voice whilst keeping your eyes firmly buried in your computer or notes.
You should control your notes, not the other way round.
Watching your judge, witness, listener is essential
@AFrazerWicks Thank you for sharing this Angela. It was an honour to hear you speak on Friday. We were all so moved by your story. I wish you lots of positive times with your family going forward. They are lucky you survived - and thrived!
@mariamcerlane I have these on my wall in my downstairs loo. In case anyone is unclear (except Iโm the only one who replaces the loo roll anyway!!!!)
@Familoo I went to see No Time To Die by myself. Everyone had seen it, told me I needed to see it on a big screen. Sat next to a really lovely couple but at a particularly jump-scary bit, nearly landed in the fellaโs lap! They were v understandingโฆ ๐