If you are not prepared, giving official depositary testimonies can be stressful. If you are uncertain whether you are angry, those feelings will affect your appearance and may adversely affect your credibility. You may think you do not remember when you are actually too nervous or too surprised. There are several ways to maximize deposit performance:
1. Watch a training video for the witness who is facing a trial. There is nothing like "I am there." Your lawyer must ask you for such a video. Several companies are making these "preparatory" videos. The video must simulate the actual deposition process. Please tell me the pitfalls and opportunities to answer questions.
2. I will ask a lawyer about the process before the deposit date. What is the problem in that case? Also, how does a lawyer taking a deposit with a lawyer approach the problem under deposit reasonably? You can make sure that the lawyer is looking for more than just information. She or he wants "hospitalization" that a lawyer can use to raise an event or to defeat it. For admission, for example, in the case of employment, "Yes" will be answered. "Have you agreed in this document? [Exhibit" A "] Are you a "will" employee?
3. Carefully listen to the scope of questions. Please answer only the questions. Avoid blurring long answers. They only invite more questions to go to the sidewalk where you may want to avoid.
4. Practice simulated deposit with your lawyer and ask your lawyer for positive or tricky questions and make it a little rough. That's the best way to learn. Your lawyer should start such a preparatory session, but if not, please ask it.
5. No matter what happens, I am polite and courteous. Avoid sarcasm and argument. Pardoning and anger will cost points to judges and juries. Most deposits are currently recorded on videotape, so your face tells stories as well as your words.
6. Lawyers can make silly questions, or the most complicated, complex and confusing questions. If you have any questions you do not fully understand, please do not answer that question. Instead ask for explanations explaining that you do not understand the question.
7. If you need time to thoroughly investigate the documents placed before the deposit, please spend some time. Do not rush to answer questions about documents you do not remember or are not completely reviewed.
8. Memory is bad and bad over time. Do not make sure that you remember what you can not remember clearly. Instead of avoiding the state: 'I do not remember', or 'My best estimate ...' guess.
9. Rest and concentrate as much as possible. Please do not receive influence of medicine. If you are tired during settling and can not concentrate, please ask for a dent.
10. In the event that an attorney has filed an objection, it will complete the opposition to record, otherwise it will instruct the lawyer to respond and complete the reply. If a lawyer joins in a shouting game, or if a long discussion on legal matters in record is brought in, the attorney will terminate while patiently waiting to answer the question.
These ten points do not make the process particularly pleasurable, but provide greater confidence and control to advantageously complete the process for your case. What is not enumerated is all obvious best advice: please tell me the truth.
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