By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: As we turn the page on a new year, it is a good time to look back on the trials of 2011. The year had its share of high profile cases from the ‘second times a charm’ prosecution of Rod Blagojevich, to the conviction of Dr. Conrad Murray, and even the grand jury phases […]
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Here is a question of trust. You’re curious about a party, a witness, or a potential juror, so you log in to Facebook or some other social networking site to check them out. It might feel a little creepy to be peeking in on the public representations of your target’s private life, though
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By: Dr. Ken Broda Bahm – Never heard of “Alpha” and “Omega” strategies for persuasion? Until recently, neither had I. But after reading the research, it has changed my way of looking at persuasion. The terms are based on something called the “approach-avoidance” model (Knowles & Linn, 2004), suggesting that to an audience, every position you
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By: Dr. Ken Broda Bahm – You may not have heard the phrase “filter bubble,” but it refers to an internet phenomena, as well as to some basic psychology on how we receive and process information. More fully explained in the video clip below, Eli Pariser coined the phrase to refer to the individual separation (that is the ‘bubble’
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By: Dr. Ken Broda Bahm – Attorneys engaged in the process of jury selection have always been eager to uncover as much information as the judge allows through questionnaires and oral examination in court. For that reason, it isn’t surprising to most potential jurors that the lawyers are trying to get a sense of any strongly
by: Dr. Ken Broda Bahm From “To Kill A Mockingbird,” all the way to “My Cousin Vinnie,” the world of cinema is filled with great trial stories. In virtually all of them, the heart of the drama is played out in a courtroom, in front of a jury, through powerful openings, closings, and witness examinations.
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