Sean Kent

You can do it significantly more in closing arguments because a closing argument is just that it is. I'm going to tell you everything. I'm going to tell you why that guy is wrong. You know, saying, look, guys, everything they said is a load of bull. And let me tell you why. Let me tell you all the awful stuff that the United States of America is about to do during this trial.

You can do it significantly more in closing arguments because a closing argument is just that it is. I'm going to tell you everything. I'm going to tell you why that guy is wrong. You know, saying, look, guys, everything they said is a load of bull. And let me tell you why. Let me tell you all the awful stuff that the United States of America is about to do during this trial.

That's the point of opening. You're trying to get that jury on your side, believe it or not, just to listen.

That's the point of opening. You're trying to get that jury on your side, believe it or not, just to listen.

That's the point of opening. You're trying to get that jury on your side, believe it or not, just to listen.

You'll be shocked. The biggest one I find are people relying on notes. And you say, oh, why would you say, why would they not have notes? The example I give when we teach is I ask, I'll go in a group of people and I say, how many of you are married? Hands raised. And I said, how many of you, when you propose or got proposed to, your significant other used notes? And everybody's hands down.

You'll be shocked. The biggest one I find are people relying on notes. And you say, oh, why would you say, why would they not have notes? The example I give when we teach is I ask, I'll go in a group of people and I say, how many of you are married? Hands raised. And I said, how many of you, when you propose or got proposed to, your significant other used notes? And everybody's hands down.

You'll be shocked. The biggest one I find are people relying on notes. And you say, oh, why would you say, why would they not have notes? The example I give when we teach is I ask, I'll go in a group of people and I say, how many of you are married? Hands raised. And I said, how many of you, when you propose or got proposed to, your significant other used notes? And everybody's hands down.

I'm like, well, why didn't they use notes? And everybody will say the same thing. Well, because it was an important day to me. And I said, exactly. If this is the most important day of your life, you don't need notes because you believe in this scenario. The same respect, if a defense attorney is reading from notes, he's telling the jury, I don't believe in this case. I'm just reading my notes.

I'm like, well, why didn't they use notes? And everybody will say the same thing. Well, because it was an important day to me. And I said, exactly. If this is the most important day of your life, you don't need notes because you believe in this scenario. The same respect, if a defense attorney is reading from notes, he's telling the jury, I don't believe in this case. I'm just reading my notes.

I'm like, well, why didn't they use notes? And everybody will say the same thing. Well, because it was an important day to me. And I said, exactly. If this is the most important day of your life, you don't need notes because you believe in this scenario. The same respect, if a defense attorney is reading from notes, he's telling the jury, I don't believe in this case. I'm just reading my notes.

And you can't make sustained eye contact. If it's not too long and it's about 30 minutes and this is your passion, this is how you feel about your client, then you don't need notes. You're telling a story to somebody. So that's the biggest one is I see way too much reliance on notes. And you don't need notes if you believe in this person.

And you can't make sustained eye contact. If it's not too long and it's about 30 minutes and this is your passion, this is how you feel about your client, then you don't need notes. You're telling a story to somebody. So that's the biggest one is I see way too much reliance on notes. And you don't need notes if you believe in this person.

And you can't make sustained eye contact. If it's not too long and it's about 30 minutes and this is your passion, this is how you feel about your client, then you don't need notes. You're telling a story to somebody. So that's the biggest one is I see way too much reliance on notes. And you don't need notes if you believe in this person.

Absolutely. Act in some cases. Absolutely. It is 100%. If they like them, if they believe in them, if they are listening to them, then they're going to give the client a benefit of a doubt. You understand? If the jury hates the lawyer and thinks the lawyer is a jackass and they're not going to listen and they start...

Absolutely. Act in some cases. Absolutely. It is 100%. If they like them, if they believe in them, if they are listening to them, then they're going to give the client a benefit of a doubt. You understand? If the jury hates the lawyer and thinks the lawyer is a jackass and they're not going to listen and they start...

Absolutely. Act in some cases. Absolutely. It is 100%. If they like them, if they believe in them, if they are listening to them, then they're going to give the client a benefit of a doubt. You understand? If the jury hates the lawyer and thinks the lawyer is a jackass and they're not going to listen and they start...

doing their hands like this because they're saying stuff that they cannot believe in, then all of a sudden, they don't like your client.

doing their hands like this because they're saying stuff that they cannot believe in, then all of a sudden, they don't like your client.

doing their hands like this because they're saying stuff that they cannot believe in, then all of a sudden, they don't like your client.