The Science of Attorney Advocacy

Informationen zum Autor Jessica D. Findley and Bruce D. Sales Klappentext Reviews the scientific support for popular advocacy recommendations. It first summarises trial commentators' recommendations, then reviews the scientific support for these recommendations, and finally evaluates the recommendations in light of the scientific support. Topics include attorney demeanour, verbal and nonverbal communications, the attorney-client relationship, and storytelling. Zusammenfassung This book evaluates evidence from social and behavioral science to determine the efficacy of strategies that law professors, judges, and other trial commentators most commonly recommend for persuading juries. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroductionAttorney DemeanorAttorney Verbal CommunicationsAttorney Paralinguistic CommunicationsAttorney Kinesic CommunicationsAttorneyClient RelationshipAttorney StorytellingConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

Autorentext

Jessica D. Findley and Bruce D. Sales

Klappentext

Reviews the scientific support for popular advocacy recommendations. It first summarises trial commentators' recommendations, then reviews the scientific support for these recommendations, and finally evaluates the recommendations in light of the scientific support. Topics include attorney demeanour, verbal and nonverbal communications, the attorney-client relationship, and storytelling.

Zusammenfassung
This book evaluates evidence from social and behavioral science to determine the efficacy of strategies that law professors, judges, and other trial commentators most commonly recommend for persuading juries.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction
2. Attorney Demeanor
3. Attorney Verbal Communications
4. Attorney Paralinguistic Communications
5. Attorney Kinesic Communications
6. Attorney–Client Relationship
7. Attorney Storytelling
8. Conclusion References

Index

About the Authors