Story Telling Skills for Opening & Fundamentals of Cross

Daniel Ambrose

TLU New York City | September 20th - 23rd

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Telling a Great story is very different than writing one. Great storytellers are masters of connection. They know how to create illusions, also known as creating space so the listener experiences the story. If there is a verb, there is action and must be movement or you are stuck in the boring narrative. To master connection in the context of opening statement you must master the micro skills of connection; appropriate eye-contact, facial expression control, voice control, hand/body movement, your voice, glance control, and precise use of visuals.

The core skills of cross examination are; one new fact per question, looping, dropping filler words like “and, um, so” etc., dropping tag lines like “right, correct, isn’t it true” using the present tense, delivering dialogue to the jury, effectively using visuals/flip chart, using your hand to control the pace of witness’s answers, and emotional control. I will demonstrate these skills and show you how to acquire them.