Fostering Connections - Children & the Law News

natural, built in amplifier. Compelling, authentic, clear speech comes through a relaxed and open mouth.

Attorney Laurie Koller, my co-author on the book Her Voice in Law, says this of theatre-based voice training, “There was a time when we thought you are either born with a gift for story telling or not. That’s just wrong. Sure, some people are gifted in that area. But others can learn to become fantastic story tellers with practice.”

Rena Cook is Professor Emerita, TEDx speaker, presentation trainer, author of Her Voice In Law published by the ABA. https://www.americanbar. org/products/inv/book/393310705/

Performance Mastery: Command the Courtroom Stage - a Retreat, October 15-17, Rena Cook, Jesse Wilson and Natalie Andrews facilitate this theatre-based training for attorneys. Highly interactive and creative, parciapants will learn ease and confidence in front of the jury, dynamic and authentic presentations, powerful and timeless storytelling techniques from the stage and screen, clarity of body language, ease of vocal clarity and authority and strategies for preparing and presenting winning opening and closing. For details and registration: www.myvocalauthority.com/retreat

Children & the Law Committee Spring Fundraiser

The Tulsa County Bar Association Children & the Law Committee is supporting Fostering Connections for its Spring fundraiser (formerly Tulsa Advocates for the Protection of Children TAPC). Fostering Connections provides children placed in relative/kinship foster care immediate access to basic needs. They rely on the generosity of the greater Tulsa community to provide for these needs.With your support, they can continue to provide free resources and stability to children in foster care and their families. Please consider either donating cash or shopping Fostering Connections Amazon wish list to show your support. More information and links to the wishlist can be found by visiting the link below.

https://www.fosteringconnectionsok.org/copy-of-support-an-event

Each gift, big or small, monthly or annually, allows Fostering Connections to meet the immediate and ongoing needs of these vulnerable kids.