Saturday, June 22, 2013
Registration (Continental Breakfast Available)
8:00 – 9:00 am
Morning Session
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Introduction to Witness Preparation
• Abandoning the “lecture” model of witness preparation
• How to tell the difference between a witness symptom and a witness disease
• The importance of building a unique way to approach preparing the needs of each individual
witness
Listening
• How to listen to witnesses, read their body language, and encourage trust and
communication
• Active Listening Exercise I
• Active Listening Exercise II
Lunch (on your own)
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Afternoon Session
1:30 – 5:00 pm
Processing Modes
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
• Importance of figuring out if witness is a primarily visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner
• How to best communicate with individual witnesses and processing styles
Learning Styles
• Test individual learning styles
• Advantages and pitfalls of your learning style when it comes to teaching witnesses
• Identify individual learning styles of your witnesses
• Best practices for common witness issues
Networking Reception
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Morning Session (Continental Breakfast Available)
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Deposition
• “Form” of deposition
• Special considerations for videotaped depositions
• Identifying and assessing witness “symptoms” in deposition training process
• Identifying and solving “issues” in deposition training process
• Determining how many sessions each witness needs
Trial
• “Form” of direct examination
• Learn “Form” of cross-examination
• Costuming for the courtroom
• Special issues in arbitration and bench trials
• Multiple witnesses—efficient preparation model
Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Afternoon Session
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Expert Witnesses
• Training novice experts
• Handling experienced prima donnas.
Trouble Shooting Individual Witnesses
• Individual witness problems and solutions
• Trouble spots
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CLE Information
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Professional Recognition Programs
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