Episode #3 - Get To The Point!

How do we move jurors away from the
survival response brought on by jury selection?  
Learn how to "Provide Certainty" in order to remove the threat they face.

Don't Miss These Highlights:

• Review "The Five P's" [0:39]
• Lack of certainty activates survival response, heightens suspicion, and makes jurors feel unsafe [1:06]
• Don't try to date the jury! [2:29]
• If you truly want a relationship with the jury, you have to start with issue-oriented communication [2:45]
• Gaining the juror's permission is the true goal of voir dire, not gaining their trust. [4:18]
• The importance of getting directly to the point and how it elevates the seriousness of the case [4:39]
• Because jurors want certainty, don't waste their time. [5:15]
• Context statements not only protect status by giving jurors information and getting them on equal footing with everyone else in the courtroom, they provide jurors with that much needed certainty! [7:23]
• Using language that jurors don’t understand threatens both status AND certainty. [8:17]
• ​What in the world is a "moon jump?" [9:23]
• Provide certainty to jurors by proving to them though everything up to this point has been uncertain, they can count on you. [10:02]

Resource List & Quick Links:

• Review the importance of "Preserving Status" by listening to Episode #2: We Must Preserve The Juror's Status
• Visit the Attorney Whisperer website
• Find out more about how you can work with Sari for trial consulting
• Continue your self-guided learning by perusing Sari's FREE "Trial Tips" Video Library
• Listen to "Sound Check," our podcast for speakers of all kinds.
• Schedule a free 30-minute consultation.  Book your "Strategy Session" today!

TRANSCRIPTION:
You’re listening to From Hostage to Hero Podcast Episode Number 3 – Get To The Point.
 
Welcome to From Hostage to Hero, a podcast where trial lawyers learn how to free themselves and the jury. And now your host, Sari de la Motte…
 
Welcome to the From Hostage to Hero Podcast, my name is Sari de la Motte aka the Attorney Whisperer. I’m so thrilled that you’re here and listening; thank you to everyone who has reached out to say they’re following the podcast and are benefiting from the information.  I love that
 
In the last podcast I I introduced you to the Five ‘P’s’; Things  that will help us reverse the threat jury selection creates:

1. Preserve Status
2. Provide Certainty
3. Protect Autonomy
4. Promote Relatedness
5. Prove Fairness

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We tackled Preserve Status in the last podcast, so in today’s podcast, let’s move onto “Provide Certainty.” 

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