Ep. 268 - Beware of the Negative Teaching Section

From Hostage To Hero

Let’s get one thing straight: if your opening statement is just a list of “what shouldn’t have happened”, then you’re setting yourself up for FAILURE.

In this week’s episode, we’re breaking down HOW to captivate the jury’s attention from the start and teach them the right way to look at the facts — starting with the teaching section in your opening statement.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

⚖️ Why the “what not to do” approach doesn’t work and what to do instead.

⚖️ The strategy that makes the defense’s case look like an intentional mess.

⚖️ The secret to guiding jurors to see the defense’s actions for what they are — choices, not accidents.

Ready to own the courtroom from the very first word?

Ya know what to do. 😉

Xo, Sari

Quote:

"When we tell the jury, ‘Here are the things to do,’ we can frame the defense’s actions as choices. They chose not to do this right, they chose to cut corners. But when we say, ‘Here are things to avoid,’ it feels like we’re suggesting the outcome was guaranteed unless they avoided these things. Showing the right way makes the defendant’s actions stand out even more."

— Sari de la Motte

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