Thursday, January 14th, 2010
I saw this on the TNT television series “Raising the Bar” — it’s an interesting statement:
When a witness tells the jury that he’s absolutely sure, then the jurors often conclude that he’s absolutely right. Certainty only proves certainty, not accuracy.
Their certainty only proves they are sure of what they remember, not necessarily what accurately happened. Do you blindly accept someone’s certainty to the accuracy of the situation? Do you think through their logic? Do you rephrase (more…)
Tags: attorney, communication, CornerStone Strategies LLC, emotional intelligence skills, emotional intelligence techniques, intention, interpretation, jury, jury duty, Points to Ponder, Raising the Bar, TNT, witness
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Mutual bad behaviors .. what else? I was watching a recent episode of “Raising the Bar” .. this one was called “O! Say Can You Pee” about the behavior US Code states that one should stand with the hand over their heart when the US National Anthem (more…)
Tags: amygdala hijack, emotional brain, emotional intelligence techniques, First Amendment, intention, listening, National Anthem, neocortex, Raising the Bar, rational brain, United States, US Amendment
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