Trial Lawyer Communication Tips for EVERYONE!

“Two people who stare each other in the eye for sixty seconds straight will soon either be fighting or making love.” –Pierce Butler Have you ever tried to have a conversation with someone who, for whatever reason, wouldn’t look you straight in the eye? Ever sit in an audience and watch a speaker stand behind a lectern and read from his notes? Someone who almost never looks up at you or anyone else in the room? How do you feel when, right in the middle of a conversation, the other person looks straight down at the smartphone in her hands to see what caused that snappy alert? How about when she nods yes or no while pretending to listen and instead responding to a text message on her iPad? Effective communication involves many elements. One of the most important doesn’t make a sound but can have more impact that the noise of a loud siren on a passing fire engine. That element is eye contact and truth be told, good trial lawyers and other communicators use effective eye contact to co