Webcast looks into 'Reinventing Witness Preparation' October 12

American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education will present a webcast on “Reinventing Witness Preparation: New Models and Strategies to Improve Your Case” on Thursday, October 12, from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Because bad answers lose cases, witness preparation is one of the most important parts of a litigator’s toolbox. Unfortunately, conventional witness preparation techniques are seldom effective and often lead clients to testify poorly.

This video presentation will be  taught by expert faculty Kenneth R. Berman, author of the ABA book “Reinventing Witness Preparation: Unlocking the Secrets to Testimonial Success.” The course will provide an in-depth analysis of how conventional witness preparation can handicap a case.

Attendees will learn how to turn witness testimony into the most effective litigation tool with the new model and preparation strategies including:

• How to teach witnesses ways to give well-informed truthful answers that avoid pitfalls lurking in the questions.

• How to enable witnesses to answer ambiguous questions and yes-or-no questions in ways that support the theme of the case.

• How to empower witnesses to testify so the fact-finder understands the testimony as the witness meant it to be understood.

• How to protect witnesses from perils that conventional methods of witness preparation fail to prevent and often magnify.

• How to prepare witnesses so they can earn the fact-finder’s trust, build credibility, and prevail.

Questions will be submitted live to the faculty and all registrants will receive downloadable course materials to accompany the program.

This continuing legal education program will benefit litigators and other lawyers seeking to improve their trial and pre-trial skills.

Cost for the webcast is $249. To register, visit www.ali-cle.org.