Pozner on Cross: Advanced Techniques Using the Chapter Method© Out of Stock
Featuring Larry Pozner
Larry Pozner's Advanced Techniques using the Chapter Method© is a thorough, intensive course for all litigators looking to improve their skills in the courtroom. His cross examination seminars have been presented more than 400 times throughout the U.S. & Canada. The course will go through all the important facets of Cross to help you: dominate, train witnesses, shape juror’s perceptions, put facts in the best context, derail an opposition, and ultimately win cases.
- Maximize effective use of cross-examination
- Use the power of leading questions & form the right questions
- Control witnesses & shape jurors’ perceptions
- Successfully create & use goal-oriented question sequences
- Master the Chapter Method© to maximize each part of the case
CBA-CLE will email webinar access information to registrants 24-48 hours before the program.
Home studies will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
If disability accommodations or special assistance are needed, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program.
The program will be submitted for CLE accreditation in Colorado. If you need to seek accreditation in another state, please review the process and requirements for that individual state. CBA-CLE staff can provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance, and it is the attendee’s responsibility to complete the accreditation outside of Colorado.
8:30 am
Check in and coffee
9:00 – 10:30 am
I. Principles of advanced cross-examination
- Why cross is more helpful than direct
- Building our cases around cross
- Making our theory dominate our opponent’s theory
- Creating witness anxiety to compel honesty
II. The Only 3 Rules of Cross
A. Using the Power of Leading Questions
- Forming questions to achieve control
- Training witnesses to say yes
- Keeping the cross about our best facts
- Allowing jurors to see our points
B. Controlling Witnesses One Fact at a Time
- Shaping jurors’ perceptions of the facts
- Putting facts into persuasive order
- Painting pictures that channel deliberations
- The science of sentence construction
10:30 – 10:45 am
Break
10:45 – 11:00 am
Questions/Discussion
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
C. Logic and Story Telling
- Creating memorable narratives
- Focusing the jury on our theory
- Using logic to drive our desired inferences
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch on your own
1:00 – 1:45 pm
III. The Chapter Method of Cross-Examination
- Breaking cases into understandable parts
- Putting facts into our best context
- Recognizing events valuable for cross-examination
- How chapter method derails the opponent’s presentation
1:45 – 2:30 pm
IV. Page Preparation of Cross-Examination
- Scripting our cross by chapter
- Keying in exhibits and foundations
- Preparation for instant impeachment
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Questions/Discussion
3:00 – 3:45 pm
V. Using Demonstrative Aids in Cross
- Timelines that tell our story
- Making documents interesting
- The magic of Velcro
3:45 – 4:30 pm
VI. Controlling the Runaway Witness
- 20 methods of controlling the combative witness
- Psychological principles that establish witness control
- Punishing the non-responsive answer
- Taking advantage of the too-talkative witness
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Happy Hour/Reception for in-person attendees
- Standard Price $529.00 USD
- Member Price $399.00 USD
- General Credits 7.00
- Ethics Credits 0.00
8:30 am
Check in and coffee
9:00 – 10:30 am
I. Principles of advanced cross-examination
- Why cross is more helpful than direct
- Building our cases around cross
- Making our theory dominate our opponent’s theory
- Creating witness anxiety to compel honesty
II. The Only 3 Rules of Cross
A. Using the Power of Leading Questions
- Forming questions to achieve control
- Training witnesses to say yes
- Keeping the cross about our best facts
- Allowing jurors to see our points
B. Controlling Witnesses One Fact at a Time
- Shaping jurors’ perceptions of the facts
- Putting facts into persuasive order
- Painting pictures that channel deliberations
- The science of sentence construction
10:30 – 10:45 am
Break
10:45 – 11:00 am
Questions/Discussion
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
C. Logic and Story Telling
- Creating memorable narratives
- Focusing the jury on our theory
- Using logic to drive our desired inferences
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch on your own
1:00 – 1:45 pm
III. The Chapter Method of Cross-Examination
- Breaking cases into understandable parts
- Putting facts into our best context
- Recognizing events valuable for cross-examination
- How chapter method derails the opponent’s presentation
1:45 – 2:30 pm
IV. Page Preparation of Cross-Examination
- Scripting our cross by chapter
- Keying in exhibits and foundations
- Preparation for instant impeachment
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Questions/Discussion
3:00 – 3:45 pm
V. Using Demonstrative Aids in Cross
- Timelines that tell our story
- Making documents interesting
- The magic of Velcro
3:45 – 4:30 pm
VI. Controlling the Runaway Witness
- 20 methods of controlling the combative witness
- Psychological principles that establish witness control
- Punishing the non-responsive answer
- Taking advantage of the too-talkative witness
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Happy Hour/Reception for in-person attendees
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