“With this book, Sari joins the ranks of David Ball, Josh Karton, and other great nonlawyers who understand our jobs well enough to actually make a contribution to our cases and performance. Sari is a gifted teacher, and there is practical, trial-ready advice on nearly every page.”

—Rick Friedman, past president of the Inner Circle of Advocates and coauthor of Rules of the Road: A Plaintiff Lawyer’s Guide to Proving Liability

Jurors feel like hostages. They are ordinary people who desperately need you to show them how to be the fair-minded heroes your client needs. Heroism requires a choice. It’s up to you to inspire jurors to take action.

Some jurors are confused, scared, or even angry. They’ve been inconvenienced and forced to take time away from their lives in order to participate in something that some of them view as a waste of time. They don’t want to be there, and they have zero interest in you and your client’s case. Yet, they have no choice. Like it or not, they must remain.

Sari de la Motte is an expert in nonverbal intelligence who has consulted on cases with some of the top trial lawyers in the country, including members of the Inner Circle of Advocates. In From Hostage to Hero, she teaches you how to convey meaning and purpose to jurors so they’ll wake up and want to actively participate in your client’s case.

Sari offers insights and lessons that will help you create effective presentations from the hours and hours you’ve spent learning your client’s case. And she provides examples from cases she’s consulted on to demonstrate how you can start applying those lessons today. By learning how to effectively communicate your leadership, you can learn how to inspire jurors to move from being hostages who feel trapped in a room to heroes who want to help your client find justice.

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