FVC2130. Hot Seat - Intro to Testifying at Deposition & Trial

This session will leverage the experience of a seasoned attorney and testifying expert with over 45 years of combined experience to explore what to expect in providing testimony, including the differences between deposition, trial and arbitration testimony, along with the differences between a bench versus jury trial setting. The session's first half will be instruction based and the second half will include live mock testimony with breaks to explain the good, the bad and the ugly!

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the components, and differences between the attorney's vs. the expert's objectives during deposition
• Learn about the court room environment, and the do's and don'ts of trial testimony
• Analyze the differences between direct and cross examination
• Learn to tailor your testimony to the audience (Judge vs. Jury vs. Arbitrator)