Education and Training Committee Update

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Education and Training Committee Update

The Education and Training Committee have been very busy as of late.

In the summer we held a very successful series of events. We began with a two-part public speaking skills workshop hosted by the voice coach and public speaking expert Leon Trayman. These workshops attracted a wide audience from students to self-practising solicitors. Leon gave great advice on how to speak confidently in front of a wide audience and how to purvey your message clearly. These are skills vital to the working lawyer and the sessions were both interactive and informative.

Following on from our public speaking workshops we held an in-person seminar ‘Russia’s Exclusion from the Council of Europe: Good news or bad news first?’ with speaker Dr Andreas Yiannaros from the University of Law. Dr Andreas discussed human rights and focussed on Russia’s exclusion from the Council of Europe and departure from the European Convention on Human Rights. This was a very topical current issue to debate and it was great for our members to learn more about this sensitive political situation.