Great ideas to avoid minefields.
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Enjoyed the explanation of the old way and same results, she gave great ideas to avoid minefields."
Preparing Expert Witnesses for Deposition and Trial - On Demand
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Preparing an expert witness can feel like cramming for an exam. You meet with your witness right before trial and speed through a collection of questions and answers. They attempt to teach you esoteric medical terminology, or give you canned phrases to use, and leave you feeling overwhelmed by the facts of the case. And your witness leaves feeling underutilized (and underprepared!). The result: variability in your witness’s testimony—and in your case’s outcome.
Fortunately, this unofficial legal standard doesn’t have to be your standard practice; and experienced trial lawyers use to a better system. Join trial lawyer and seasoned expert witness preparer, Jennifer K. O’Connell, for a 60-minute masterclass on the art of expert witness preparation for both trial and deposition.
O’Connell will show you how effective expert witness preparation is a dance between your goals and your witness’s expertise. It starts with explaining your case, emboldening your expert to share to their knowledge, and then getting out of their way. Through the RISE system—Reassure, Identify, Simplify, Empower—O’Connell will teach you how to get your expert witness to successfully draw from their area of expertise, and help your jury reach the ideal verdict.
Learn how to:
- Preempt questions from opposing counsel
- Prime your expert witness for cross-examination techniques
- Help your expert witness offer credible answers to difficult questions
- Determine the ideal amount of time to prepare your expert witness
- Empower your expert witness to answer questions with confidence and skill
- Prepare your witness to answer deposition questions on sensitive subject matters
- Compile a “word bank” with your expert witness’s own language
- Recognize the types of questions that derail even the most seasoned experts
It’s time to abandon the “old way” of preparing expert witnesses. Join Jennifer O’Connell as she shares how experienced trial lawyers prepare their experts, and their cases, to win.
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On Demand Program: 75 Minutes
Original Air Date: 08/30/2022
Overall rating: 4.3333335 / 5 from 42 reviews.
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Talk to expert witnesses.
"What were your key takeaways from the program? How to talk to expert witnesses."
Lot's of time and though
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Lot's of time and though go into preparing an expert for deposition. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? The Q&A at the end."
Keep it simple.
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Keep it simple. Try to figure out the witness' concerns ahead of time. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? I found it interesting that in how she approaches speaking with expert witnesses."
Reserve more time
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Reserve more time for witness prep"
Embrace their truth
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Embrace their truth in their own languagge Which topics did you find least valuable and why? Chip on the experts shoulder"
A bit too general.
"What were your key takeaways from the program? A bit too general. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? not sure"
Don't feed response
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Don't feed response to how do you want me to answer Which topics did you find least valuable and why? none"
Honesty is the best policy
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Honesty is best policy Which topics did you find least valuable and why? all interesting"
Tell the truth!
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Tell the truth! Which topics did you find least valuable and why? Thanks!"
