I'll be glad to tell you the translation I consistently use for public speaking, preaching, and teaching in local churches. It's the NET Bible. (After all, I have now spent over twelve years working on it, and the parts I teach on most often, happen to be the parts for which I submitted the original draft translation and notes -- so it's the closest thing out there to how I would prefer it to read!) The NET Bible was designed, among other things, for public reading, and pretty careful attention was given to how it sounds when read aloud. It is actually surprising to me every time I listen to the Audio NET Bible how good it sounds. To see for yourself, go to the NeXtBible Learning Environment and click the speaker icon next to the chapter heading.

Hall Harris