Preparing for Your Deposition
Available Formats: VHS or DVD
Length: 22 minutes
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Preparing for Your Deposition educates your client on the basics so you can spend time on the specifics. Your client will learn guidelines for the deposition in order to help the process go as smoothly as possible. A hypothetical case allows the video’s plaintiff to demonstrate the correct and incorrect manner in which to answer specific questions.
Guidelines include:
- Personal appearance
- Arrive early
- Always tell the truth
- Don’t guess
- Be respectful
- Speak loudly and clearly
- Don’t interrupt
- Don’t look at your attorney for guidance
- Conducting yourself during an objection
- Don’t let down your guard
- Don’t volunteer information
- Stay calm
- Don’t characterize your testimony
- Don’t complain or exaggerate your physical condition
- Don’t try to be your doctor
Specific questions include:
- Assumes facts that are not true
- Inaccurate summary of your testimony
- Choosing between two false statements
- “Who is at fault?”
- “Have you told me everything?”
- Questions dealing with the management of your case
- Words that have multiple meanings
- Questions involving time, speed, or distance
- Background questions