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From: Blue Chip
Date: Wed Mar 19, 2003 4:06pm
Subject: Re: [Derren Brown] Re: Hypnosis & The Legal Profession
At 15:08 19/03/03 +0000, you wrote:
>--- In a previous message ganetauk wrote:
> > It is essential that the attorney employ an engaging and credible
> > trial story that involves a clear beginning, middle, and end, along
> > with a compelling trial theme, to persuade jurors regarding the
>case.
>Whenever you can, try to dress up your
> > courtroom oratory with vivid and bright words and phrases to get
>the
> > jurors on your side.
> >
>
>Good grief, I presume you believe that arguing (sorry, "orating") in
>court is just like an episode of Matlock. I won't get into all the
>other things you will need in your "courtroom oratory", but try
>telling your client/senior counsel you are trying to come up with
>a "credible trial story" and they might well ask what else they are
>paying you for. Most of the time, the person you really need to
>convince is the judge, NOT a jury, and if anyone can devise a means
>of influencing one of those, then please, please, PLEASE tell me how.
>No particular reason, of course ;)
>
>And as for the the "would-be lawyers" who know all about NLP, give us
>a shout when they actually get into a courtroom and try out their
>stuff. I need a laugh.
If you ever get the chance to watch Clive Anderson in full flow - take it,
there is nothing quite like it :-)
Jerrys Hayes is quite good too, but sells most of his arguments (at least
to me) on his incredible personality rather than his clever vernacular
constructs (unlike Clive Anderson). I must go to court and watch him sometime.
Other than that - I can only suggest you go and sit in a court and wait for
a Lawyer/whatever to say "It is because....."
Bc
