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Witness Preparation Archive
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The Use of Technology in Witness Preparation: Is the iPad2 for You?
by John D. Gilleland, Ph.D.Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsExploring the use of the iPad 2 to increase efficiency during witness preparation sessions. -
Book Review: “Evaluation for Personal Injury Claims”
by Wendy Saxon, Ph.D.Posted on November 29, 2011 | No CommentsContrary to popular belief, we who put heart and soul into working these civil cases want the truth to be known and honored. Routinely we examine the reports of psychologists and psychiatrists sensing and/or knowing that best practices were not utilized. And so we turn to and trust our experts... -
Using Self-Efficacy for Witness Preparation
by Robert J. Cramer, Ph.D and Caroline H. Stroud, B.A and Matthew Ferrara, Ph.D.Posted on September 26, 2011 | 2 CommentsUsing the Self-Efficacy Approach to Witness Preparation. -
Artful Dodging in the Courtroom
by Todd Rogers, Ph.D. and Michael I. Norton, Ph.D.Posted on September 26, 2011 | No CommentsTaking a look at 'artful question dodgers' and a gorilla too! -
In the Mood? Strategies for Working with Depressed and/or Anxious Witnesses
by Kacy MillerPosted on July 26, 2011 | 4 CommentsPractical tips for working with, not against, depression and/or anxiety in your witnesses. -
Budget Conscious Witness Preparation
by Katherine JamesPosted on May 30, 2011 | No CommentsPractical, pragmatic ideas from an experienced consultant on preparing witnesses while maintaining your budget. -
Goals of Witness Preparation: From a Trial Consultant’s Point of View
by Katherine JamesPosted on March 1, 2010 | 1 CommentWe love answering the questions that our readers have about our work. This article is written as an answer to one reader's question. Reader Question: "When trial consultants work on witness preparation, what are the goals they seek and how do they work to attain those goals?" Let me... -
Panic Over the Unknown: America Hates Atheists
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on March 1, 2010 | 14 Comments"If 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' was remade today, the 'shocking' guest would no longer be a highly accomplished, educated and sophisticated black man (Sidney Poitier) but a highly accomplished, educated and sophisticated atheist."1 "The prisons are probably filled with people who don't have any kind of a spiritual or... -
![During cross-examination, a key witness in a recent securities fraud trial was grilled: Q. How about your jury consultant, the consultant that you described, the jury consultant, is he here now? A. Yes. Q. Where? A. In the back [of the] room. Q. Man with the gray beard? A. Sorry?...](http://www.thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/perrot-4-115x115.jpg "Out and Proud: Ethical and Legal Considerations in Retaining a Trial Consultant to Assist with Witness Preparation")
Out and Proud: Ethical and Legal Considerations in Retaining a Trial Consultant to Assist with Witness Preparation
by David A. Perrott, LLB, Ph.D. and Daniel Wolfe, J.D., Ph.D.Posted on January 1, 2010 | 1 CommentDuring cross-examination, a key witness in a recent securities fraud trial was grilled: Q. How about your jury consultant, the consultant that you described, the jury consultant, is he here now? A. Yes. Q. Where? A. In the back [of the] room. Q. Man with the gray beard? A. Sorry?... -
The “Prep” Question
by Bill GrimesPosted on January 1, 2010 | 3 CommentsEditor Note: As a means of illustrating specifically 'how' to prepare a witness for the 'prep' question, Bill Grimes offers this brief practice-oriented piece. Despite the exposing of Jeff Skilling's jury consultant while he was on the stand in his 2006 Enron fraud trial,1 and a federal judge's ruling in...