You are soon to be a witness at a hearing, or as a lawyer you have one or more witnesses that you will be calling at a hearing.
Lawyer or witness, you have a common goal: that a witness will present well.
It's a rare litigation lawyer who sits down with their witnesses for a fact filled hour or more to explain the "ins and outs" of being a witness.
Five to ten inadequate minutes is more likely.
But it's all here, it's free, and it can be listened to in just four bite sized episodes ( five if the witness is giving an expert opinion).
If you are about to be a witness listen to the episodes and, if you have questions, take them up with your lawyer.
And if you are a litigation lawyer, then tell each witness to listen to the episodes, then answer any of their questions.
Episodes 1 and 2 are all about witness preparation.
Episode 3 is about witness performance at the hearing.
Episode 4 is about the lawyers' performances at the hearing.
Episode 5 is for those who give their evidence as experts who offer opinions.
If you also have an interest in advocacy then listen to the 20+ episode free podcast ADVOCACY IN COURT: PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE
Comments or questions to hughmselby@gmail.com
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You are soon to be a witness at a hearing, or as a lawyer you have one or more witnesses that you will be calling at a hearing.
Lawyer or witness, you have a common goal: that a witness will present well.
It's a rare litigation lawyer who sits down with their witnesses for a fact filled hour or more to explain the "ins and outs" of being a witness.
Five to ten inadequate minutes is more likely.
But it's all here, it's free, and it can be listened to in just four bite sized episodes ( five if the witness is giving an expert opinion).
If you are about to be a witness listen to the episodes and, if you have questions, take them up with your lawyer.
And if you are a litigation lawyer, then tell each witness to listen to the episodes, then answer any of their questions.
Episodes 1 and 2 are all about witness preparation.
Episode 3 is about witness performance at the hearing.
Episode 4 is about the lawyers' performances at the hearing.
Episode 5 is for those who give their evidence as experts who offer opinions.
If you also have an interest in advocacy then listen to the 20+ episode free podcast ADVOCACY IN COURT: PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE
Comments or questions to hughmselby@gmail.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
There are various reasons that lead people to be witnesses.
Whether or not they want to be a witness they do not want to fail in the hearing room in front of other people.
So the 'about to be witness' wants to be well prepared.
This Episode and Episode 2 are all about your preparation, so that when you go into the hearing room, or you are connected into the hearing room by audio or AVL ,
you will know that you are going to be OK.
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For those with an interest in advocacy go to the free, 20 episode podcast Advocacy in Court: preparation and performance, An easy to read and use, affordable, companion book with the same title by Hugh Selby, is available on Amazon Kindle.
Also available on Kindle by Hugh Selby, with examples of Chief/Direct and Cross in fictional settings: Liar Games; and, The Bone Cancer
Another podcast series, just 7 short episodes, appealing to anyone with an interest in our justice system is ' The Man who wasn't There'
Finally, if you like what you hear then tell other people and review these podcasts so that others benefit. Cheers, hughmselby@gmail.com
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