The power of jurors in the story
In the story-telling model that we use with attorneys to help them craft an engaging opening statement, one of the [...]
A quick follow up to “Fill it in or have it filled in for you”
In my last Persuasion Tip © (Dec. 12, 2017: “Fill It In Or Have It Filled In For You”, I [...]
Fill it in or have it filled in for you
Pretty simple sign. Neat. Straight-forward. But, clear? Here is how a fictitious jury might discuss this sign: Juror #1: “I [...]
Counsel-table-sitting-behavior is always noted
Who better to give us important trial tips than jurors themselves? In our mock trials, the jurors are surveyed after [...]
The Mere Exposure Effect
[NOTE: Here is the second in the Persuasion Tip series written by our Summer Intern, Tera Robison from Emory University. [...]
Hot and Cold Cognition
[NOTE: This Persuasion Tip comes to you from our new intern, Tera M. Robison, who joined us for this summer [...]
Not all pictures are worth 1,000 words
Before you read any further, look at the photo above and ask yourself, “What is the message here?” I can [...]
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 [...]
More Blending from Voir Dire to Opening
In my Persuasion Tip © “Active listening — from the couch to the courtroom”, I discussed the use of “Topic Boards” in voir dire, [...]
Active listening–from the couch to the courtroom
Reflection, or active listening, is a therapy tool all of us eager psychology grad students learned in Week 1. A [...]
The power of jurors in the story
In the story-telling model that we use with attorneys to help them craft an engaging opening statement, one of the [...]
A quick follow up to “Fill it in or have it filled in for you”
In my last Persuasion Tip © (Dec. 12, 2017: “Fill It In Or Have It Filled In For You”, I [...]
Fill it in or have it filled in for you
Pretty simple sign. Neat. Straight-forward. But, clear? Here is how a fictitious jury might discuss this sign: Juror #1: “I [...]
Counsel-table-sitting-behavior is always noted
Who better to give us important trial tips than jurors themselves? In our mock trials, the jurors are surveyed after [...]
The Mere Exposure Effect
[NOTE: Here is the second in the Persuasion Tip series written by our Summer Intern, Tera Robison from Emory University. [...]
Hot and Cold Cognition
[NOTE: This Persuasion Tip comes to you from our new intern, Tera M. Robison, who joined us for this summer [...]
Not all pictures are worth 1,000 words
Before you read any further, look at the photo above and ask yourself, “What is the message here?” I can [...]
More Blending from Voir Dire to Opening
In my Persuasion Tip © “Active listening — from the couch to the courtroom”, I discussed the use of “Topic Boards” in voir dire, [...]
Active listening–from the couch to the courtroom
Reflection, or active listening, is a therapy tool all of us eager psychology grad students learned in Week 1. A [...]
“To be or not to be . . .”
When Shakespeare gave Hamlet his difficult soliloquy, he allowed some people to step back and view the play as a [...]