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DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, December 4\, 2018 from \;4:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m. Location: Social Law Library\, Boston\, MA. Program Fee: Program Only
- $65 \;  \;Program and book - \;$99\n CPCS approved for 2.0
hours of CLE credit for YAD\, CAFL\, adult criminal and post-conviction p
anels. \;Mental Health Litigation Division will give 2.0 trial skills
credits.  \; The distinguished author of the American Bar Association
best-selling book Reinventing Witness Preparation: Unlocking the Secrets t
o Testimonial Success Kenneth R. Berman\, Partner\, Nutter McClennen &\
; Fish LLP Kenneth Berman will speak on his transformative approach to wit
ness preparation.\n \nIn the first part\, the author will give his engagin
g TED-style talk: &ldquo\;Why Smart People Give Stupid Testimony\,&rdquo\;
explaining the perils of the conventional approach to witness preparation
and the philosophy underlying the more dynamic and enlightened approach t
aught in his book.\n \nIn the second part\, the author will present anothe
r engaging TED-style talk: &ldquo\;Out of the Mouths of Politicians: Makin
g Witnesses Great Again\,&rdquo\; distilling important witness preparation
lessons from famous statements by presidents and presidential candidates\
, focusing on the importance of addressing the imagery of a question\, how
to make an effective denial\, how to eliminate testimonial ambiguities an
d misunderstandings\, when to give the best answer\, how to answer when re
collection is impaired\, and the importance of testimonial style in enhanc
ing credibility.\n \nIn the third part\, the author will take questions an
d offer advice on more effective ways to prepare witnesses to eliminate ba
d answers and deliver answers that actually help their cases.\n &ldquo\;K
enneth Berman&rsquo\;s Reinventing Witness Preparation challenges conventi
onal thinking and upsets orthodoxy by providing a new template for one of
the most important aspects of law practice. Every litigator needs to read\
, and learn from\, this outstanding book.&rdquo\; &mdash\; Steven Lubet\,
Author\, Lawyers&rsquo\; Poker: Fifty-Two Lessons that Lawyers Can Learn f
rom Card Players\; Williams Memorial Professor\; Director\, Bartlit Center
for Trial Advocacy\; Northwestern Pritzker School of Law\n &ldquo\;Reinv
enting Witness Preparation by Kenneth Berman is a valuable addition to eve
ry litigator&rsquo\;s bookshelf and should be required reading before your
next deposition or trial. Berman makes and illustrates his case thoroughl
y and thoughtfully.&rdquo\; &mdash\; Thomas A. Mauet\, Author\, Trial Tech
niques and Trials\; Milton O. Riepe Professor of Law\, James E. Rogers Col
lege of Law\, University of Arizona\n SPECIAL OFFER: Attendees who regist
er for the &ldquo\;Book and Program&rdquo\; pay only $99 &ndash\; an over
$30 savings off the retail price for the book and program. Online registr
ation is encouraged. For assistance\, questions on group discounts\, accom
modations requests\, special billing\, program content\, out-of-state CLE
credits\, and general CLE information contact Michael Saporito at 617-226-
1343 or msaporito@socialaw.com. Space is limited. Registrations accepted i
n order of receipt. Same day registrations are $5.00 extra. Registration f
ees are non-refundable. Registrants for this program acknowledge that duri
ng the program their photographic or videographic images may be incidental
ly taken\; registrants agree that the submission of their registrations fo
r this program constitutes their written consent to the Social Law Library
&rsquo\;s use of any such image in print and online materials solely for p
romotion of the Library&rsquo\;s noncommercial CLE seminars and other educ
ational events and activities.
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SUMMARY:REINVENTING WITNESS PREPARATION - Program and Book
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:When: Tuesday\, December 4\,
2018 from \;4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: So
cial Law Library\, Boston\, MA.
Program Fee: Pr
ogram Only - $65 \;  \;Program and book - \;$99\
n
 \;
The distinguish
ed author of the American Bar Association best-selling book
Reinventing Witness Preparation: Unlocking the Secrets to Testimonial
Success
Kenneth R. Berman\, Partner\,
Nutter McClennen &\; Fish LLP
Kenneth Berman will speak on his transformative approac
h to witness preparation.\n
\nIn the first part\, the author w
ill give his engaging TED-style talk: &ldquo\;Why Smart People Give Stupid
Testimony\,&rdquo\; explaining the perils of the conventional approach to
witness preparation and the philosophy underlying the more dynamic and en
lightened approach taught in his book.\n
\nIn the second part\
, the author will present another engaging TED-style talk: &ldquo\;Out of
the Mouths of Politicians: Making Witnesses Great Again\,&rdquo\; distilli
ng important witness preparation lessons from famous statements by preside
nts and presidential candidates\, focusing on the importance of addressing
the imagery of a question\, how to make an effective denial\, how to elim
inate testimonial ambiguities and misunderstandings\, when to give the bes
t answer\, how to answer when recollection is impaired\, and the importanc
e of testimonial style in enhancing credibility.\n
\nIn the th
ird part\, the author will take questions and offer advice on more effecti
ve ways to prepare witnesses to eliminate bad answers and deliver answers
that actually help their cases.\n
&ldquo\;Kenneth Berman&rsquo\;s Reinventing Witness Preparati
on challenges conventional thinking and upsets orthodoxy by providing a ne
w template for one of the most important aspects of law practice. Every li
tigator needs to read\, and learn from\, this outstanding book.&rdquo\;
span>&mdash\; Steven Lubet\, Author\, Lawyers&rsquo\; Poker:
Fifty-Two Lessons that Lawyers Can Learn from Card Players\; Williams
Memorial Professor\; Director\, Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy\; North
western Pritzker School of Law\n
&ldquo\;Reinventing Witness Preparation by Kenneth Berman is a
valuable addition to every litigator&rsquo\;s bookshelf and should be req
uired reading before your next deposition or trial. Berman makes and illus
trates his case thoroughly and thoughtfully.&rdquo\; &mdas
h\; Thomas A. Mauet\, Author\, Trial Techniques and Trials\; Milt
on O. Riepe Professor of Law\, James E. Rogers College of Law\, University
of Arizona\n
SPECIAL OFFER: Attendees who register fo r the &ldquo\;Book and Program&rdquo\; pay only $99 &ndash\; an over $30 s avings off the retail price for the book and program.
< em>Online registration is encouraged. For assistance\, questions on group discounts\, accommodations requests\, special billing\, program content\, out-of-state CLE credits\, and general CLE information contact Michael Sap orito at 617-226-1343 or msaporito@socialaw.com. Space is limited. Registr ations accepted in order of receipt. Same day registrations are $5.00 extr a. Registration fees are non-refundable. Registrants for this program ackn owledge that during the program their photographic or videographic images may be incidentally taken\; registrants agree that the submission of their registrations for this program constitutes their written consent to the S ocial Law Library&rsquo\;s use of any such image in print and online mater ials solely for promotion of the Library&rsquo\;s noncommercial CLE semina rs and other educational events and activities. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR