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- TWO BOOKS WITH GOOD ADVICE ON COMMUNICATION & PERSUASION
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- AN OPENING STATEMENT OUTLINE IN A CASE WITH A COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE ISSUE
- CROSS EXAMINATION OF DEFENSE LIFE EXPECTANCY EXPERT
- EVASIVE WITNESSES
- EXCERPT OF VOIR DIRE FROM A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRIAL
- If They Don’t Like You They Won’t Hear You: An Essay on Persuasive Communication
- GERRY SPENCE DAMAGE ARGUMENT IN A BIRTH INJURY CASE
- FIVE BASIC CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING TELECONFERENCING DEPOSITIONS
- FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN
- YOU ARE THE MESSAGE TO THE JURY WHETHER YOU ARE SPEAKING OR NOT
- SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES
- EXCERPTS FROM GERRY SPENCE ARGUMENT IN HUNTER v LEWIS MALPRACTICE CASE
- ANOTHER LOOK AT WHETHER YOU SHOULD TELL THE JURY DURING VOIR DIRE THE AMOUNT YOU WILL ASK FOR AS A VERDICT
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THE TOOL OF PSYCHODRAMA FOR PLAINTIFF ATTORNEYS
More than twenty years ago I first taught at the Trial College College created by Gerry Spence and conducted in Wyoming. It was there that I met Dr. John Nolte from Connecticut. He was trained as a psychologist and became … Continue reading
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UNDERSTANDING WHY JURORS WANT TO BLAME THE INJURED PLAINTIFF
Tom Wolfe, in his book The Right Stuff, described how military pilots reacted when a fellow pilot was killed during test flights. He wrote: “The other pilots shook their heads and said it was a damned shame, but he should … Continue reading
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THE POWER OF VISUALIZATION
In 1960 an American plastic surgeon wrote a book he titled Psycho Cybernetics. It was a long time bestseller and influenced over the following years many other motivational writers and others to follow his recommendations and teachings. The premise of … Continue reading
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