By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Speaking for most of us in the field of specialists who advise on jury selection, we like to say that “demographics are the least useful” of the factors that you might consider when you are evaluating a venire panel. Their experiences and their attitudes are critical, providing a foundation for […]
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: When an alleged hazard exists and causes a person to be injured, then maybe a business might think about fixing it. But would the fix amount to a confession and cause the business to own that prior liability? That’s the question that motivates Rule 407 in the Federal Rules of
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Medical practitioners know that, for all its wonders, modern medicine is still a matter of chances not guarantees. In other words, in practice, medical interventions are often a matter of improving the patient’s chances at life and quality of life, but not necessarily guaranteeing success at either. That tends to
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: In Part One of this two-part post, I discussed the remarkable success of the “TED Talk” formula in repopularizing the idea of a single-speaker, large-audience presentation. I noted that the format is worth looking at for lawyers and others who present legal CLE’s, often in front of large conference audiences.
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: In a fast-paced technological age, it is refreshing that the simple act of a person giving a speech still has some legs. The “TED Talk” formula of an 18-minute presentation continues to be popular, with more than 2,500 official TED Talks and nearly 100,000 talks in the affiliate “TEDx” network,
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: In our age, the social networks and airwaves are awash in fake news and rumors of fake news. In that context, it seems, people respond by seeking refuge in their own fortresses. That means doubling down on their core ideological beliefs and rejecting anything that comes from a different perspective.
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: The divisions in this country are not just political, they also relate to attitudes toward responsibility. In a survey and study conducted this past month (July, 2019), we asked respondents about their views of individual versus collective responsibility. In response to a question that offered two choices on how they
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Attorney: “To help prepare you for your testimony, let’s review what they’re going to ask about. They’re going to ask about Smith’s performance reviews.” Witness: “Okay, I can talk about these…” Attorney: “Great, so…Why would you terminate Smith after rating him excellent just three weeks earlier?” Witness: “Well, I think
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: The big moment finally arrived. After two years of investigations and fast-churning news cycles, Robert Mueller, the former Special Counsel who focused on Russian election interference and obstruction claims involving the President, finally arrived to testify before the House Judiciary Committee and the nation. But if House Democrats expected him
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Many to most of my readers will be old enough to remember when there was no Internet. Or, perhaps, you’ll remember a time when “going online” meant connecting through a noisy modem and a telephone line. Even more of you will remember a time when you didn’t have an internet-connected
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