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Scales of justiceRead Articles on Communication in Litigation

EARLY STAGE      

apologies  ·  gaining power in negotiations 

MIDDLE STAGE     

preparing executive witnesses to testify  ·  presenting numerical information

TRIAL STAGE       

predicting jury composition  ·  persuading the Simpson jury   ·  asking questions persuasively   ·  why juries hang  

 

  

  Early Stage

 

Shaking Hands

Apologies  Did Janet Daily apologize to Nora Roberts for plagiarizing her novels? What constitutes a true apology? 

Read MEANINGLESS APOLOGIES, DISOWNED SELVES.

Power  How can you increase your power when negotiating for your client? 

Read POWER IS THE ESSENCE OF NEGOTIATION.

 

 

Middle Stage

 

Hand on Bible

 

Graph

Testifying   What techniques can be taught to prepare executive witnesses for testifying at depositions and trial? 

Read A FISH OUT OF WATER:  THE CORPORATE EXECUTIVE AS A TESTIFYING WITNESS

**Note: Large (1.5MB) file

Presenting Numerical Information  What is the most persuasive way to present numerical information to decision-makers?

Read DISPLAYING NUMERICAL INFORMATION

**Note: Large (3MB) file

 

 

Trial Stage

 

Jury

Jury

Courtroom

Jury vs. Venue  What is the chance of getting an unfavorable jury in a favorably-inclined venue?  What is the chance of getting a favorable jury in an unfavorably-inclined venue? 

Read how to use probability analysis to calculate the odds of LIKELY JURY COMPOSITION

**Note: Large (1.4MB) file

 

Persuading the OJ Jury  What inferences did the prosecution and defense require jurors to make about the evidence? 

Read PERSUADING THE SIMPSON JURY.

 

Asking Questions Persuasively  How do questions put words in answerers' mouths? 

Read PERSUASIVE QUESTION-ASKING: HOW QUESTION WORDING INFLUENCES ANSWERS.

 

Why Juries Hang Do juries hang because of the jurors or weaknesses in the case? 

Read WHY DO JURIES HANG?.

 

 

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