Here are some random thoughts that have no particular connection to anything, but I thought worth saving. The first is the famous quote from Hamlet by William Shakespeare: "When sorrows come – they come not single spies – but in battalions" That seems so often to be the case. Something bad happens only to be followed by something worse especially when it comes to trial work. Nothing ever goes the way it is planned or expected when it comes to…
TrialNovember 2009 had a review by Russ Herman about a book, The Articulate Advocate written by Brian Johnson & Marsha Hunter. Russ has published on persuasion and, as nationally known trial lawyer, has lectured about argument, communication and persuasion. I have not read the book, but some of Russ’s comments about the book caught my eye. Here are some of the things Russ reports that the book recommends and I thought important: making panoramic eye contact with all the jurors…
I read an interview with Thom Hartmann that was not only politically interesting, but had some good insight on communications. Hartmann has written a book Cracking the Code involving communications. Regarding communications he noted that: "[techniques] have to do with pacing and using different modalities as you speak." That’s a fundamental law of communication: it’s not what you say, it’s what is heard that counts. From a political communications standpoint, he says the Democrats have had really stupid advisor’s for…