When you communicate, are you building trust? Are you building rapport with your audience? Is the process all about you or, is it truly a social gathering that everyone wants to be a part of?
Trial lawyer Karen Koehler is known as “The Velvet Hammer” and happens to be one of the top trial lawyers in the country. She’s Washington State’s past Trial Lawyer of the Year and also past President of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.
During my Spreecast with Karen (see video below), Karen shares some tips on how to pick a jury. She refers to the process as a “social gathering”. She bonds with the people on her jury. She develops rapport. Most of all, she builds trust.
Regardless of what you do for a living, I think Karen’s approach to jury selection will work for you too. Making a sales pitch to a small group? Then use these techniques. Giving a presentation to a large audience? Why not do what Karen would do and turn the process in to a social gathering.
I hope you enjoy my Spreecast with Karen as much as I did…