PRESENTATIONS |
Constance Bernstein, principal consultant for The Synchronics
Group Trial Consultants, is a featured speaker and workshop leader
at numerous conventions, conferences and professional associations
throughout the country. Her presentations are educational, entertaining,
and interactional. |
The following is a list of subjects around which
Ms. Bernstein speaks, and the specific topics within each subject. |
Courtroom Communications |
- Charisma in the Courtroom: What it looks like
and how to get it
- Nonverbal Politics in the Courtroom: How to
one-up opposing counsel without saying a word
- Qualities jurors
like in a litigator
- The Power Image: Six ingredients
- How to put together a persuasive
opening statement and deliver it effectively
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Case Strategy |
- Selling the story of your case, rather than detailing
the facts
- Discovering the four universal myths that can sell
your case in opening statement
- Finding and developing the emotional
hook the jurors can hang their verdict on
- Pitfalls to avoid
in trying defense cases
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Jury Selection |
- How to get jurors to talk in voir dire
- How to pick a jury by
nonverbal clues
- How to see what your jurors are feeling
- How to conduct a skillful
group voir dire
- Six strategies for winning your case in voir
dire
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The Visual Trial |
- How to design exhibits that illustrate your story,
not simply blow up the facts
- How to use trial exhibits to enhance
your credibility in the courtroom
- Time Lines: The do’s
and don’ts of putting together
an effective time line
- Telling your story in one picture
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