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Litigation

Oct. 27, 1999

Character Development

^^Tales & Trials^^ Character Development Demonstrations of personality traits are more persuasive than mere descriptions By Joel ben Izzy When telling a story before either a campfire or a jury, you must create compelling characters to capture the listener's attention. At trial, you want your client and your experts to be appealing and your opponent's client to appear in a less favorable light. All this begs the question: How do you create a character?

        By Joel ben Izzy
        
        When telling a story before either a campfire or a jury, you must create compelling characters to capture the listener's attention. At trial, you want your client and your experts to be appealing and your opponent's client to appear in a less favorable light. All this begs the question: How do you create ...

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