by Richard Gabriel | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
In this exclusive short video taken from an Inns of Court presentation, Richard Gabriel lays out the best and most basic steps attorneys can use to select a fair, open, and receptive jury. Taken from decades of research and over 500 selections from all over the...
by John McCabe | Jul 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Neither revolution nor reformation can ultimately change a society, rather you must tell a more powerful tale, one so persuasive that it sweeps away the old myths and becomes the preferred story….” — Ivan Illich, Storytelling or Myth-making? So, what does make a...
by Richard Gabriel | Jun 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value.” — Judge Sonia Sotomayor In a study of almost one thousand attorneys in 2016, conducted by the American Society of Trial Consultant Advisors and NYU Law School’s Civil Jury...
by John McCabe | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” — Albert Einstein Because stories are so easily understood and memorable, most lawyers know that it is best to conceive of and present their case to the trier of fact as a story. Unfortunately, knowing this and...
by John McCabe | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Every character, before they are heroes and villains, they are human beings.” — Tabu Persuasion through storytelling is an art form. Some lawyers are naturally gifted at it, while others can struggle a bit. Like all art forms, storytelling has conventions, ways in...
by John McCabe | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” — Albert Einstein Sometimes you run across a real gem of an idea. Such was the case when I recently read the new (4th) edition of Cliff Atkinson’s Beyond Bullet Points. Atkinson consults with...
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