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Tip for Direct Examination: Write Down the Answer, Not the Question

By Evan Schaeffer

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This direct-examination tip comes from "Persuasive Direct," by Jim McElhaney, in the January 2009 issue of the ABA Journal--

When you prepare for trial, don?t write out your questions. They?ll sound stiff and unnatural when you read them out loud. Instead, write down the answers you?re looking for on the right-hand side of your outline, leaving the left side of the page for occasional notes and reminders. That system forces you to ?free-form? your questions to get the information you need. It makes everything sound more natural, including the witness?s answers.

There's more in the full article, which encourages you to leave the legalese in your office when you head for courtroom.

Full post as published by The Illinois Trial Practice Blog on January 06, 2009 (boomark / email).

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