Cross Discipline: Building Cross-Examination Skills with Practical Improv Techniques
Total Credits: 1.5 including 1.5 General
- Average Rating:
- 21
- Credit Type:
- General | Trial Practice
- Faculty:
- Roger J. Dodd, Esq. | Olivia Espinosa | Steve Hohman
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 32 Minutes
- License:
- Access for 60 day(s) after purchase.
Description
Professional improv actor and teacher, Steve Hohman, and legendary author and trial lawyer, Roger J. Dodd, connect the disciplines of cross-examination and improvisation. This engaging and innovative 90-minute video takes you through easy-to-follow strategies for the courtroom and introduces practical improvisational acting skills to help master Dodd's world-famous cross-examination techniques. You'll learn easy-to-use exercises to practice outside the courtroom that directly apply to trial lawyers because, just like in improv, nothing in the courtroom is scripted.
Agenda:
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Intro to Cross Examination and Improvisational Acting: Basic Similarities
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Leading Questions and One-Fact-at-a-time to Build Your Narrative Clearly
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Storytelling from General to the Specific
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General-to-Specific Takeaway and Advanced Rules of Cross (Narrative Driven and Facts, Not Conclusions)
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The Importance of Word-Selection, Takeaway, and Spontaneous Loop
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“Yes, And”, “Spontaneous Loops” Takeaway, and Active Listening
Handouts
| Roger Dodd CV (132.4 KB) | 10 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Cross-Examination for Depositions. PURPOSE OF DEPOSITIONS (235.8 KB) | 10 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Cross-Examination for Depositions. INTRODUCTION & CONSTRUCTIVE CROSS (284.9 KB) | 12 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Loops Double Loops Spontaneous Loops (304 KB) | 8 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Roger J. Dodd, Esq. Related Seminars and Products
Trial Lawyer
Dodd Law
Roger J. Dodd has active offices in Park City, Utah (Dodd & Kuendig), Valdosta, Georgia (Dodd and Burnham), and Jacksonville, Florida (Spohrer and Dodd) where he practices trial work of all types. This includes personal injury, wrongful death, criminal defense, and domestic relations. He has been listed in Best Lawyers for more than 20 years. He is one of a handful of lawyers nationally who are listed in Super Lawyers in more than one state simultaneously (Georgia, Florida and Mountain States (5). He was Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Practice for more than 20 years and was a Board Certified in Criminal Trial Practice for more than 20 years. He acts as co-counsel all over the United States and in select foreign countries.
He also coaches individual lawyers in individual cases.
He has lectured and taught lawyers and judges in all 50 states, and multiple foreign countries. TV and legal credits include CourtTV, TruTV, CNN, ABC, CBS, and cable TV.
For more information on Dodd's individualized lawyer coaching, see http://www.rogerdoddtriallawyercoaching.com.
For more information on Dodd's intensive Trial Skills Clinics, see https://www.doddlawclinic.com.
Olivia Espinosa Related Seminars and Products
Director of Education/ Teaching Artist
Haus of Improv
A bilingual teaching artist, actor, playwright and director, Olivia graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts and combines all of these skills to create a well-rounded approach to teaching.
For over 12 years her work as a teaching artist has revolved around theatre arts and playwriting, teaching residencies throughout San Diego county, in detention facilities, group homes for foster youth and at SDSU. In addition, as a Program Manager for education organizations like Playwrights Project (San Diego) and Segerstrom Center for the Arts (Costa Mesa), Olivia understands the importance of arts in the classroom and creating sustainable programs for students of all ages.
Olivia is a member of Native Voices at the Autry Artist Ensemble in Los Angeles where she helped launch and direct the ensemble play Stories from the Indian Boarding School. In 2017, she was the proud recipient of Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s most prestigious award- The Phil Killian Directing Fellowship, where she assisted Artist Director, Bill Rauch.
Steve Hohman Related Seminars and Products
Creative Director/ Lead Teaching Artist
Haus of Improv
As a professional improvisational actor, Steve Hohman has been part of The National Comedy Theatre’s MainStage cast since 2011, San Diego’s longest running theatrical show. In addition, he works as a teaching artist and Managing Director for the organization. Steve has also honed his improv skills with the prestigious Upright Citizens Brigade (LA). His dedication to this artform has enabled him to travel and perform throughout the country and as far away as the Virgin Islands.
As a teaching artist, Steve is currently on Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Arts Teach roster and has taught with many arts education organizations throughout Southern California- The Old Globe; Playwrights Project; Junior Theatre (San Diego) and All the Arts for All the Kids (Fullerton). Steve graduated from San Diego State University where he received Bachelor’s of Art degrees in Theatre Arts and Communications (Media Management).
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