Tuesday, Aug. 29
1:30 p.m. PT | 3:30 p.m. CT

You have spent years mastering your niche, craft, and your expertise.  As a testifying expert, take advantage of this training on how to use persuasive speech to explain complex and/or technical information so that the fact finder can understand the evidence and data while being convinced of your credibility, knowledge, and conclusions. In this webinar, you will learn practical strategies to deal with the following:

  • What does your nonverbal communication say about you?
  • Framing your testimony and keeping your cool;
  • Deposition skills and "safe harbors;"
  • Surviving prolonged silence, unfriendly manners, unrelated minutiae, and other intimidation tactics.

Thursday, Sept. 21
1:00 p.m. PT | 3:00 p.m. CT

Juries are made up of average citizens who come into the legal arena under compulsion of law and under the direct control and supervision of judges. The incisiveness of jurors and their ability to acutely evaluate an expert’s testimony must not be underestimated. This webinar will help you better understand how jurors really see experts. Attendees will learn how to:

  • Avoid common pitfalls of ineffective expert testimony,
  • Improve credibility with jurors,
  • Organize testimony for better retention and persuasion,
  • Win the battle of the experts, and
  • Communicate effectively over Zoom.

Doug Carner is a civil and criminal audio-video-image clarification, enhancement and authentication expert, innovator and educator. Doug has processed evidence in thousands of cases, exposing facts, persuading juries, exonerating the innocent, identifying the guilty, and rebutting junk science and methodology worldwide. He is industry certified and has over 20 years of experience, including cases in nearly every jurisdiction.

Your FEWA membership includes a number of benefits, including a listing in the FEWA Online Directory and an Enhanced Online Profile. Enhanced Online Profile allows members to improve their visibility to members of the legal community who are seeking experts by making effective enhancements. Are you making the most of your Directory listing? Do you have an Online Enhanced Profile? Take advantage of these benefits today!

Experts who want to earn additional income by marketing their services to lawyers should recognize the importance of creating and maintaining a professional website. (ExpertPages)

A recent Missouri case provides a few takeaways regarding best practices for expert witnesses. (JD Supra)

An expert witness may be required to expose material counter to the hiring lawyer’s argument to remain ethical. (Legal Reader)

Regardless of an expert’s qualifications, their arguments are only convincing to the Court if their testimony is premised on fundamental facts and reliable methodology.  (Expert Witness Profiler)

Did you attend the FEWA National Conference? Conference attendees earned up to 13.5 educational credits towards the Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant (CFLC Credential). FEWA Professional and Professional Consulting members are eligible to apply for the CFLC. Do you qualify for the CFLC? Learn more about the application requirements.