http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/direct-examination/preparing-your-witnesses-for-trial/ 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/direct-examination/preparing-your-witnesses-for-trial/comment-page-1/#comment-10975 Randy Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:26:45 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=197#comment-10975 Make sure that you videotape the preparation session, and then make your witness watch the video! Your C.E.O. witness might think he's got a poker face, but once he sees how he scowls or how his body language shifts in reaction to negative issues, he's not going to change his behavior! Make sure that you videotape the preparation session, and then make your witness watch the video! Your C.E.O. witness might think he’s got a poker face, but once he sees how he scowls or how his body language shifts in reaction to negative issues, he’s not going to change his behavior!

]]> http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/direct-examination/preparing-your-witnesses-for-trial/comment-page-1/#comment-10932 Kellie Knowlton Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:29:19 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=197#comment-10932 Always ask a witness what questions they WILL NOT answer. Had one refuse to answer what other names she went by (did not want to reveal a screen name) - - by the time we cleared it up, the witness had lost all credibility. Always ask a witness what questions they WILL NOT answer. Had one refuse to answer what other names she went by (did not want to reveal a screen name) – - by the time we cleared it up, the witness had lost all credibility.

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