Expert Witness Truism: People Don’t Want To Be Taught They Wish To Understand What Transpired

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪?

Here's my process:

1. Stop using big fancy medical words
2. Get specific but 𝙉𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 esoteric
3. "Explain like i'm five"

And realize that smiles, nods, and lack of questions

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱...


But if you have to use "𝘽𝙄𝙂" words

Always clarify and define them

"𝙀𝙨𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘" - Adjective - "Esoteric philosophy debates"

"𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵"


I do this in:

• The reports I write
• During my depositions
• At trial, when speaking to the jury
• My affidavits or certificates of merit
• The screening "Litigation Consults" with attorneys


Why am I mindful of my language❓

𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨


Remember:

People don't want to be "𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩" what happened

They wish to "𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙" what transpired


𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?