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FASTER HORSES, YOUNGER WOMEN, OLDER WHISKEY & MORE MONEY

FASTER HORSES, YOUNGER WOMEN, OLDER WHISKEY & MORE MONEY

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The King County Bar Bulletin, https://www.kcba.org/?pg=News-Bar-Bulletin publishes a column by Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. & Kevin R. Boully, Ph.D, trial consultants. A recent issue featured their ideas in a column titled Escaping “Lawyer Brain” in Jury Presentations. It dealt with “developing a communication style that resonates with jurors, one that is both persuasive and engaging.” I thought it made excellent points and should be shared. What has that got to do with the title I chose? Well, I thought about…

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MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CASE FRAMING

MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CASE FRAMING

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I recently participated in a seminar conducted by Mark Mandell on the importance of case framing in our trials. Here are some of the PowerPoint slides used in my talk which was about the science of case framing. Research shows how quickly we form impressions. In one study, it was found that we form an impression of the other person within 1/10 of a second after we meet them. In another, university students were shown very brief video of the…

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GEORGE CARLIN’S “SEVEN DIRTY WORDS” & JUDGES BANNING THE USE OF SPECIFIC WORDS IN TRIAL

GEORGE CARLIN’S “SEVEN DIRTY WORDS” & JUDGES BANNING THE USE OF SPECIFIC WORDS IN TRIAL

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During one of Comedian Lenny Bruce’s performances in 1966 he was arrested for saying words which were deemed public profanity. They included words like “ass, piss, shit, and balls” In 1972 George Carlin released an album entitled Class Clown which had a track based on Bruce’s use of the words called “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” and made fun of a law that prohibited their use on television. In 1973 a New York radio station played Carlin’s…

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