Episode 8 - Chief/Direct: Asking questions of your witness in an interesting, persuasive way

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Advocacy in Court: Preparation and Performance

Hugh

20 episodes

9 months ago

Court and Tribunal advocacy requires practical skills. The episodes in this Podcast explain and illustrate the skills that advocates need in any adversarial system.

Episodes are up to 15 minutes, so easily fitted into your busy day. Although the episodes follow a logical order each one is 'stand alone', because every advocate has different needs.

With near 10,500 hits ( October 2024) this free series is helping those who want to be better advocates.

An inexpensive, companion book with the same title ADVOCACY IN COURT: PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE is on Amazon Kindle.

Please tell other 'wanna to be better' advocates AND get your witnesses to listen to the WITNESS ESSENTIALS podcast.

For questions and comments email hughmselby@gmail.com

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Court and Tribunal advocacy requires practical skills. The episodes in this Podcast explain and illustrate the skills that advocates need in any adversarial system.

Episodes are up to 15 minutes, so easily fitted into your busy day. Although the episodes follow a logical order each one is 'stand alone', because every advocate has different needs.

With near 10,500 hits ( October 2024) this free series is helping those who want to be better advocates.

An inexpensive, companion book with the same title ADVOCACY IN COURT: PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE is on Amazon Kindle.

Please tell other 'wanna to be better' advocates AND get your witnesses to listen to the WITNESS ESSENTIALS podcast.

For questions and comments email hughmselby@gmail.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Self-Improvement

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Episode 8 - Chief/Direct: Asking questions of your witness in an interesting, persuasive way

Advocacy in Court: Preparation and Performance

13 minutes 50 seconds

4 years ago

Episode 8 - Chief/Direct: Asking questions of your witness in an interesting, persuasive way

Convert the wall maps used to prepare your case into convenient A4 size charts to have at the bar table. Leave space on those charts to make notes of items needing attention. Be prepared for the 'unexpected' when those notes will save you. Have your Chronology ready to use and edit.

Do not relapse into a 'make a list' approach. Write out your questions if you must but understand that being tied to that list entails that you cannot properly listen to all that a witness is communicating to the court room in an answer. The 'art of listening well' is the key to your becoming a good advocate. Ensure that the audience is listening by sharing with them the 'road map' of your agenda with the witness. Use partial repetition to reinforce confidence in your witness and in those listening.

Progress the story in small increments, carefully controlled, and with a clear purpose in mind.

The most usual form of questions start with, or include a 'W' or an 'H' word. Why you will avoid 'can, could, should and would' and be sparing with the use of 'do, did, does'.

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