Explain the essential communication skills of a lawyer with reference to clients, courts and opponents.

The foundation: the lawyer-the-communicator (the message's-craftsman (the facts-heard (the law-explained (the argument-landed — the three-directions-of-communication (the client + the court + the opponent))))); The components: the listening (the active (the full-attention (the interrupt-no (the clarifying-questions (the facts'-real-story-heard))))) + the speaking (the plain- language (the jargon-avoided-with-the-client (the precision-with-the-court (the pace + the volume + the pause (the emphasis'-craft)))) + the writing (the structured (the concise (the accurate (the U4.5's-and-the-drafting's-companion (the LAW5706's-craft)))) + the non-verbal (the body-language (the eye-contact (the credibility's-carrier — the spoken-word's-silent-partner)));