Neurocognitive training to protect witnesses from opposing counsel tricks and their own emotional, cognitive, and behavioral issues.
Witness prep is not enough. Witnesses need psychology-based training to defeat opposing counsel manipulation and manage their natural survival instincts which can lead to devastating testimony.
Opposing counsel knows getting concessions from fact witnesses is the key to their case. Our psychology experts deliver a sophisticated neuro-cognitive training that prevents your witnesses from making errors that can ruin your case.
The decision about who is the best person to serve as the corporate representative is critical. Evaluate and train 30(b)(6) and corporate rep candidates to serve in the role, ensuring their testimony performance is rock solid.
Many witnesses struggle with personal and professional stressors that can be magnified by litigation. Aggressive questioning and/or the pressure of testifying can trigger psychological breakdowns that must be managed by psychology experts prior to testimony.
We do not take a one size fits all approach; each training session is modified for the specific witness, their role and emotional state, and the circumstances of the case. We train hundreds of witnesses annually for all types of civil litigation cases with specialized programs for Healthcare Professionals, Truck Drivers, Safety Directors, and Corporate Representatives.
Witness performance at deposition can make or break your case. How can you make sure your witness is ready?
You know the drill. You work with your witness, prepping them for hours, even days, advising them on what to do and what not to do. Then the day of the deposition, they tank. What happened?
It’s not your fault. Or theirs. 95% of damaging or ineffective deposition testimony can be traced to two neuro-psychological errors:
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- Cognitive Processing
- Emotional-Survival Response
The psychological constructs behind these two issues are deeply embedded in our brains and addressing them requires sophisticated neurocognitive training. CSI’s litigation consultants are experts in psychology and understand how to cognitively “remap” a witness’s brain to avoid psychological errors.
The cognition, emotion, and behavior of your witness is the foundation of your witness prep. If this foundation isn’t solid, your strategy won’t be either.
Testifying at deposition or trial is a foreign experience for most witnesses and opposing counsel takes advantage of that. They manipulate witnesses to trigger emotional responses, knowing it can lead to answers that favor their side. Or they take advantage of witnesses through Reptile and Edge questioning strategies that trap them into damaging admissions.
CSI’s litigation consultants apply proven neurocognitive principles in witness training that directly thwart any attack or questioning strategy by opposing counsel. Our experts ensure witnesses don’t fall victim to fight/flight/freeze reactions that can devastate your case and make sure every witness is psychologically rewired to be poised, confident, and unflappable at deposition or trial.
