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Learn Visual Storytelling from the Second Impeachment Trial’s “Day in the Life” Video

Public Perception, Visual Communication / /

By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: As it was in the first time around, the result for Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial seems to be a foregone conclusion: There is no foreseeable scenario that would have 17 republican senators crossing the aisle to vote to convict the former President for inciting the violent riots on Capital […]

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Expect that Your Jury Is Going to Bring up Those ‘Forbidden Topics’

Adapting to Arbitrators, Adapting to Judges / /

By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: “We are not supposed to talk about this.” If you’re observing a mock trial, that is often something you hear from one of the mock jurors…just as they begin to talk about it: insurance coverage and attorneys’ fees. Strictly speaking, neither is relevant to the question that jurors are being

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Consider the AI Influence on Medical Liability

Professional Malpractice Litigation / /

By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and to incorporate its way into our lives. Versions of AI now routinely tell Americans where to eat, what routes to take, and what movies to watch. Artificial Intelligence is also making in-roads into medical decision-making, as diagnosis and  treatment recommendations become more personalized. That has

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Break the Backlog: The Durable Conclusions from the Online Courtroom Project

Uncategorized / /

By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: It was just about a year ago that we all started hearing about a novel virus originating in China. A few months later, as American courts ground to a halt, or moved forward haltingly, it started to create the backlog of cases that continues to grow. Now, every court system in

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Perfect Your Public Speaking: Six Ways to Reduce Your “Crutch Sounds”

Opening Statement / /

By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: We have all used them. It might be a repeated word or phrase like, “I would say,” “it seems to me that,” or “like.” It might be a repeated sound like “uh,” “um,” “ah,” or “er.” Not all of the speech is content; some of it is filler which, for

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Don’t Take Analytical Thinking for Granted

Comprehension, Voir Dire / /

By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: It’s an implicit mistake that lawyers can sometimes make. They’ll tacitly believe and behave as though, “Reasonable people think like I do.” The trouble is, that isn’t true. Other lawyers think like you do, but lawyers have been selected and trained to favor high-analytical ability. We simply can’t project that on society.

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