The main purpose of the course is the study of communication tools and techniques, which are essential for the training of the lawyer, but, more generally, for anyone who aspires to speak in public. The intertwining of oratory and law is, in fact, very close, being able to trace the first 'scientific' reflections on the art of saying 'precisely to the legal disputes that arose in Sicily in the fifth century. a.C., with reference to the recovery of lands confiscated by tyrants.
The ability to expose one's thought in an organized and orderly manner is an essential condition to get attention from its interlocutors - avoiding repetitions and redundancies - and to increase the chances that the transmitted message is correctly understood - this is possible when the content of the message it is the result of adequate reflection, aimed at accurately focusing on what one intends to communicate, as well as eliminating ambiguities.
Equally important is to become familiar with the notion of 'audience' (be it a single, a group or an assembly) and the necessary relationship between 'orator' and 'audience': what is stated in the previous paragraph is intended for ineffectiveness, where do not take into account the type of audience you are addressing. In addition to the above requirements, the message must also take into account, as far as possible, the average culture of the audience, the prevailing ideas and other components like those.