http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/closing-argument/10-sources-for-closing-argument-stories/ Trial lawyers, discover how to persuade jurors and win your next jury trial. You will learn valuable tips for improving your jury selection, opening statement, direct examination, cross-examination, and closing arguments. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/closing-argument/10-sources-for-closing-argument-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-14579 Vince Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:33:17 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=246#comment-14579 The word is "equate". "Equivalate" is not a word. It is the sword of "Damocles". One "cuts through the Gordian knot". The meaning of the expression is lost if one tries to "untie" it. The word is “equate”. “Equivalate” is not a word. It is the sword of “Damocles”. One “cuts through the Gordian knot”. The meaning of the expression is lost if one tries to “untie” it.

]]> http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/closing-argument/10-sources-for-closing-argument-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-12842 Cliff Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:02:04 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=246#comment-12842 I have a book of famous quotations by famous people. I also have a book of Yogi Nerra quotes. Both can be iused to help a jury focus on your main argument. For example, Yogi's famous "when you come to a fork in the road, take it," can be used as a fun way to explain to a jury that both sides will seem to tell the same story, to a point. At that point they will have to choose the right story and the wrong one. I have a book of famous quotations by famous people. I also have a book of Yogi Nerra quotes. Both can be iused to help a jury focus on your main argument. For example, Yogi’s famous “when you come to a fork in the road, take it,” can be used as a fun way to explain to a jury that both sides will seem to tell the same story, to a point. At that point they will have to choose the right story and the wrong one.

]]> http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/closing-argument/10-sources-for-closing-argument-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-11422 Cynthia Henley Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:07:54 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=246#comment-11422 I like to find quotes in Bartlett's Quotations. Easy to search & actually enjoyable to read (& mark ones that you find may be applicable in cases.) I like to find quotes in Bartlett’s Quotations. Easy to search & actually enjoyable to read (& mark ones that you find may be applicable in cases.)

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