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At first blush, the similarities between the theater and the courtroom might seem as disparate as the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. But when you look beneath the surface, the connections between the two are strikingly similar.

In this ebook, I will cover the beats that all great stories go through. From there, I’ll discuss the importance of finding the tempo of the narrative pace, the rule of three’s and how to apply it, and how to build suspense.

This ebook provides a comprehensive exploration of the theme of perfectionism, the inner critic, and the importance of being present in both personal and professional contexts, particularly in legal settings.

Virtually every performance coach would agree that memorized text should be spoken in a way that makes the listener feel that the thoughts are coming to the speaker in the moment and that he is speaking them for the first time.

Human expression has always fascinated me. In this ebook, I begin by addressing the “villain” stereotype that is hoisted on a criminal defendant from the moment the jury enters a courtroom and what we can do to blunt it.

This ebook will provide you with creative tools for conducting cross-examination. From achieving basic witness control to becoming more in tune to the subtle nuances of space and proximity in the courtroom and how to use these to your advantage,

While it’s true that the quote, “Let’s kill all the lawyers” came from the stroke of Shakespeare’s pen in Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2, there are many things that we, as lawyers, can learn from the Bard.

This is Volume 2 of the "Shakespeare for Lawyers" series and picks up where Volume 1 left off -- with Rhetoric, a topic that you rarely hear about in legal circles but which we, as lawyers, rely upon every day when we are in the courtroom advocating for our clients.

In this ebook, I will discuss strategies for cross-examining expert witnesses.