Practice the way you play
Here is a real email excerpt from a dad who was watching his son’s school mock trial: At a 4th [...]
Mythmaking and what Belle wants you to know
For years I have gone on and on [and on] with the mantra for lawyers, “Whoever tells the best story [...]
The Sound of Culture
A project in Milwaukee called Ex Fabula coaches deaf story-tellers how best to relate their stories to both deaf and [...]
I don’t get why they don’t get it!
Scenario #1: “Gravity is a natural force that pulls all objects toward the center of the earth. If I let [...]
Do you think the jury is going your way, or is that a feeling you have?
In these unusual times, we have a lot to think about, and we have a lot of feelings going on [...]
Witness prep – content AND demeanor count
The call I get usually starts out something like this: “Hey, Dan! I’ve got a client who is [insert some [...]
Voir Dire Score-Keeping
I think about your courtroom challenges all the time. For instance, last week, I was lying on the operating table [...]
Recruiting the Protagonist
For way too many years, I have badgered and pleaded with you to tell a good story in your opening; [...]
Make your opening a classic
‘tis the season for story-telling. What makes a story a classic that gets told over and over again? Aristotle, Shakespeare, [...]
Scarcity and the Un-Rung Bell
“. . . the jury will disregard that last answer . . .” “. . . I’ll instruct the jury [...]
Article written for and published by the ASTC in Sept. 2016 – Just When You Thought It Was Safe . . .
Just when you thought we had gotten past having to explain Gene Hackman’s unethical behavior as a trial consultant in [...]
Practice the way you play
Here is a real email excerpt from a dad who was watching his son’s school mock trial: At a 4th [...]
Mythmaking and what Belle wants you to know
For years I have gone on and on [and on] with the mantra for lawyers, “Whoever tells the best story [...]
The Sound of Culture
A project in Milwaukee called Ex Fabula coaches deaf story-tellers how best to relate their stories to both deaf and [...]
I don’t get why they don’t get it!
Scenario #1: “Gravity is a natural force that pulls all objects toward the center of the earth. If I let [...]
Do you think the jury is going your way, or is that a feeling you have?
In these unusual times, we have a lot to think about, and we have a lot of feelings going on [...]
Witness prep – content AND demeanor count
The call I get usually starts out something like this: “Hey, Dan! I’ve got a client who is [insert some [...]
Voir Dire Score-Keeping
I think about your courtroom challenges all the time. For instance, last week, I was lying on the operating table [...]
Recruiting the Protagonist
For way too many years, I have badgered and pleaded with you to tell a good story in your opening; [...]
Make your opening a classic
‘tis the season for story-telling. What makes a story a classic that gets told over and over again? Aristotle, Shakespeare, [...]
Scarcity and the Un-Rung Bell
“. . . the jury will disregard that last answer . . .” “. . . I’ll instruct the jury [...]
$61M Settlement
Trial Science conducted several rounds of pre-trial research for Paul Yetter and Collin Cox [of Yetter Coleman based in Houston] in [...]