TechnoLawyer: Presentations/Projectors

Below you'll find one of the five articles from today's edition of TechnoLawyer NewsWire:

Depositions, Lies and Videotape
By Jill Bauerle
How important is body language and tone of voice in a deposition? To a jury, extremely important. Recently, using video clips created from synchronized video courtesy of VideoSynching.com to impeach witnesses, a Cleveland law firm won a $43 million dollar verdict for an insurance company in a non-compete lawsuit. VideoSynching.com synchronizes a court reporter's transcript with the deposition video and places both on a CD. Unlike other services, VideoSynching.com works directly with law firms. By cutting out the middleman (i.e., court reporters, videographers, etc.), it can offer lower prices. How does it work? You send VideoSynching.com an ASCII transcript and video (VHS, DVD, etc.), and it will create your synchronized video CD and ship it to you within 3-4 days. You can also rush an order for next-day or two-day turnaround. The online order form takes just a few minutes to complete. The resulting CD comes bundled with DVTDiscovery — software that shows both the transcript and video together on a split screen. The keyword-searchable CD enables your team to quickly jump to key sections in the deposition and create standalone clips of the deposition to present during the trial. You can also import the synchronized video into other litigation software, including CaseMap, Summation, LiveNote, RealLegal Binder, Sanction, TrialDirector, and more. Use it for opening and closing arguments, impeaching witnesses, expert preparation, settlement videos, or PowerPoint presentations. VideoSynching.com supports Windows PCs. The service costs $70 per tape plus an additional $30 for digitization if necessary and $12 for shipping. VideoSynching.com provides toll-free tech support as well. Learn more about VideoSynching.com.

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Coming November 2, 2005 to TechnoLawyer NewsWire: In this issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire, you'll learn about a service that synchronizes deposition videos with their accompanying transcripts, software that efficiently handles metadata and document security issues, a handy device that routes your calls over your landline or broadband connection depending on the circumstances, an e-mail backup service that kicks in when your mail server kicks the bucket, and an amazing gadget that scans text and translates it into the language of your choice.

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Coming November 1, 2005 to TechnoFeature: When you don't need all the bells and whistles of a trial presentation program, but need better video quality than those programs offer, what should you use? In this review, attorney and video expert Deborah Ausburn reviews Apple QuickTime, a multifunctional, cross-platform video program that sells for just $30. The price is right, but can QuickTime satisfy a litigator's video needs? Read the article to find out.

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Coming August 9, 2005 to TechnoFeature: When trial technology expert Lynn Kenneth Packer tried to persuade Utah's Administrative Office of the Courts to adopt off-the-shelf PC technology instead of Courtroom 21's e-podiums for Utah's state courts, they walked out in the middle of his presentation! In this article, you'll gain an insider's perspective of the rough-and-tumble politics of courtroom technology. What happened in Utah may also happen in your state — or maybe it already has. Join Lynn as he discusses his concerns regarding the Courtroom 21 model in the context of its adoption in his home state of Utah. Whether you agree with Lynn or not, his tale serves as a reminder that spending lots of money on technology does not necessarily provide for best solution.

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Coming July 19, 2005 to TechnoFeature: Using an expert witness in an upcoming case? In this article, veteran trial consultant Timothy Piganelli offers some helpful tips and suggestions for enhancing your expert's testimony and presentation through the use of technology and strategic visual aids. Specifically, Timothy discusses how to work with academic experts, the best way to present the experts report, breaking down complex topics into a simple explanation, and the coordination between the expert, lawyer, and technology manager.

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Coming April 26, 2005 to TechnoFeature: During the Robert Blake murder trial, M. Gerald Schwartzbach and his defense team called upon trial and technology consultant Ted Brooks to assist with the trial presentation. In this article, Ted shares his perspective, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at this widely-followed celebrity trial. In particular, he contrasts the trial presentation methods used by the defense and prosecution.

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Coming April 15, 2005 to Fat Friday: Quite possibly the best Fat Friday newsletter ever, Kevin Grierson explores whether legal blogs are worth the effort, Yvonne Renfrew discusses Acrobat's 7's little-known killer feature for lawyers, and David Swanner sets forth 12 technology tips for trial lawyers (most of the tips apply to all lawyers not to mention law firm administrators). Don't miss this issue.

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Coming April 12, 2005 to TechnoFeature: Trial presentations were complex long before the technology revolution of the 1990s, but since that time, the choices for presenting e vidence in the courtroom have multiplied considerably. Despite having more options available, the fundamentals of trial advocacy remain unchanged: you must present a believable story to a jury using relevant evidence, and convince them to decide in your favor. In this article, trial presentation expert Barry Brian Wheeler takes a look at the considerations necessary for choosing and using technology that can turn a good trial presentation into a winning trial presentation.

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