The Art and Science of Expert Witness Testimony: A Multidisciplinary Guide for Professionals

ISBN-13: 9780367491598 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 210 str.

Karen Postal

Opis

Featuring in-depth interviews of attorneys, judges, and seasoned forensic experts, The Art and Science of Expert Witness Testimony highlights and offers bridges for the areas where the needs and expectations of the courtroom collide with experts’ communication habits developed over years of academic and professional training.

Spis treści

1. Expert Witnesses Have a Direct, Dynamic, and Unique Relationship with Each Juror 2. Person-Centered Credibility in Expert Witness Testimony 3. Setting the Truth on Fire: Disrupting Traditional Academic Communication Patterns During Expert Witness Testimony 4. Planning Direct Expert Witness Testimony 5. Social Communication During Expert Witness Testimony: The Language Behind Our Words Matters 6. Maintaining Person-Centered Credibility on Cross-Examination is Difficult but Necessary Emotional Work 7. Expert Witness Testimony During Depositions 8. Training to Improve Expert Witness Communication Skills Appendix: Some Really Great Metaphors, Analogies, And Succint, Accessible Explanations

O autorze

Karen Postal is a past president of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology and a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on improving the ability of academically trained professionals to communicate with the general public. She is the author of Feedback That Sticks: The Art of Communicating Neuropsychological Assessment Results and Testimony That Sticks: The Art of Communicating Psychology and Neuropsychology to Jurors.