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Month: April 2016

WHY STORY TELLING IS SUCH A POWERFUL TRIAL LAWYER’S TOOL

WHY STORY TELLING IS SUCH A POWERFUL TRIAL LAWYER’S TOOL

By now every trial lawyer has been told or has read about the importance of storytelling. Too often this kind of advice is the sort of thing we hear and read about repetitively but don’t internalize or accept as being as important as it is so we continue to do what we’ve always done: talk in narratives and as a chronology to the jury. Eric Oliver is a jury consultant of many years. (eric@eric-oliver.com)  His company Meta Systems publishes from time…

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WHAT TRIAL LAWYERS CAN LEARN FROM DONALD TRUMP

WHAT TRIAL LAWYERS CAN LEARN FROM DONALD TRUMP

No, I’m not talking about politics. I’m talking about communication tactics employed by Donald Trump. Omaha Nebraska jury consultant David Clark and I have engaged in an exchange of emails over a  long period of time about the general subject of communication and in particular techniques taught at the Spence Trial College. However, since the presidential campaign has become active, our communications have focused upon Donald Trump and his communication style. Not because we are particularly interested in his political positions…

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