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GENERAL TRIAL ADVOCACY ARTICLES

	It's Not About You: Understanding Your Role During Trial
	Controlling Your Nervousness in the Courtroom
	Be the Guide They Can Trust
	Learning from Your Mistakes

JURY SELECTION ARTICLES

	How to Prevent Jurors from Disregarding the Law
	Are Your Jurors Lying to You During Jury Selection?

OPENING STATEMENT ARTICLES

	Grabbing the Jury's Attention During Opening Statement
	Free audio recording: The Ten Critical Mistakes Lawyers Make in Opening Statement
	Are you Promising Too Much During Opening Statement?
	Video: How to Present an Opening Statement without Notes

CLOSING ARGUMENT ARTICLES

	Let Me Tell You A Story: Creating a More Powerful Opening Statement
	The Present Tense - Making Your Case Happen RIGHT NOW!

DIRECT EXAMINATION ARTICLES

	How to Persuasively Present Written Transcripts During Direct Examination
	Did You See What Happened?" - Establishing Your Witness's Vantage Point
	The Power of Eye Contact in the Courtroom
	Anticipate Your Jury's Questions About Inadmissible Evidence
	Why are You Asking Predicate Questions During Direct Examination?
	Why You Shouldn’t Ask Leading Questions During Direct Examination
	Controlling the witness during direct examination

CROSS EXAMINATION ARTICLES

	The Runaway Bride: Controlling the Witness on the Stand
	"Did You See What Happened?" - Establishing Your Witness's Vantage Point
	Eliminate the Quibble Words - A Simple Formula for Improving Your Cross-Examination
	The Power of Eye Contact in the Courtroom
	How to Ask Leading Questions
	How to Cross-Examine Witnesses Without Alienating Jurors

INTERVIEWS WITH TRIAL LAWYERS:

	FIVE QUESTIONS WITH... George R. (Bob) Dekle
	FIVE QUESTIONS WITH... Roy Black
	FIVE QUESTIONS WITH... Jennifer Zedalis
	FIVE QUESTIONS WITH... Denis DeVlaming

TRIAL ADVOCACY BOOKS AND RESOURCES REVIEWED

	All Marketers Are Liars, by Seth Godin
	Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss
	On Writing, by Stephen King
	Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell
	How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
	The New Way Things Work, by David Macauley
	Leadership,  by Rudy Giuliani
	Aesop's Fables

TRIAL ADVOCACY AUDIO RECORDINGS (MP3 format)

	How to Persuasively Present Written Transcripts During Direct Examination
	Anticipate Your Jury's Questions About Inadmissible Evidence
	How to Bulletproof Your Jury Instructions
	Are Jurors Lying to You During Jury Selection?
	Stop Alienating your Jurors During Bench Conferences
	How to Make Timely Objections That get Sustained
	Why You Shouldn't Ask Leading Questions During Direct Examination
	What's Your Style?  The Importance of Being Yourself During Trial