An opportunity to teach the jurors.
"What were your key takeaways from the program? The importance of approaching opening statement as an opportunity to teach the jurors."
Opening Statement: Identifying Important Issues for Jurors - On Dem...
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Everyone knows the basics of a powerful opening statement: tell an engaging story, sequence the facts persuasively, and get out ahead of the defense’s attacks. It may sound straightforward—but it can be surprisingly challenging to give an opening statement that hits every mark.
Esteemed trial attorney Phillip H. Miller presents a compelling program that helps lawyers evaluate their approach to opening statements and start to see the blind spots that are costing them at trial. Miller will show how to counteract biases, walk the line between exposition and persuasion, and challenge what we think we know about our jurors’ responses.
Topics to be covered include:
- Checking your perspective before you begin to draft your opening
- Understanding the many different ways to tell a story
- Simplifying your messaging structure
- Setting the stage for trust and authenticity throughout your trial
- Preparing jurors for defense experts
- Using visuals to reinforce case issues
Participants will learn how to connect with jurors in opening and carry that rapport with them throughout trial. It’s time to go beyond the basics and start delivering substantive, effective, and persuasive opening statements.
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Details
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On Demand Program: 78 Minutes
Original Air Date: 07/10/2024
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Overall rating: 4.733333 / 5 from 15 reviews.
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The importance of establishing credibility with a jury.
"What were your key takeaways from the program? The importance of establishing credibility with a jury (including strategies for doing that), and the importance of rehearsing and editing opening statements."
Confirm key things.
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Just to learn or otherwise confirm key things for use (or, to not use) during opening statement."
Write, rehearse and test the opening.
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Write, rehearse and test the opening. And importance of visuals. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? Make the case about more than money. Great point but would have appreciated more discussion on how to do that, especially if jurors might not want to put a ton of money in the hands of client."
Be Prepared
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Be prepared."
Good pointers.
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Good pointers."
The seminar confirmed for me
"What were your key takeaways from the program? The seminar confirmed for me the need to simplify the presentation of cases and to repeat themes for the jurors to reinforce them using different modalities to help the understand and remember key evidence. It provided insights into how jurors think and how to be most persuasive."
This is a must
"What were your key takeaways from the program? This is a must for every Plaintiff lawyer to purchase and watch and watch till the concepts are ingrained in his or her psyche."
Anticipate and practice
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Anticipate and practice"
Keep it simple
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Keep it simple. Practice and Test...Repeat Which topics did you find least valuable and why? None least valuable. Some just make sense, but doesn't make them less valuable."
