As part of your trial preparation, your Taylorville personal injury attorney may meet with potential witnesses. He or she may provide these individuals with tips about how to provide effective testimony. Here are a few pieces of advice that your Taylorville personal injury lawyer may give witnesses.

Answer Confidently

If you want the judge and jury to believe your testimony, answer your questions confidently. Use a strong voice that is full of energy to convey your answer. Soft and timid voices will not lead to your credibility.

Focus on the Question

When a Taylorville personal injury attorney asks you a question, focus on just that question. Sometimes, a Taylorville personal injury attorney will lay papers in front of you. If you have to look down at the paper in order to accurately answer a question, that is fine. However, when you speak, be sure that you are looking at the jury and not at the papers. Additionally, when you answer a question, you should not be distracted by other things in the courtroom. Give the question your full attention by not looking at the papers at the same time that you are being questioned.

Look at the Evidence

Again, it is fine for you to examine papers or other evidence. However, answer without looking at anything else and do not simply read from a paper.

If you would like your witnesses to talk with your attorney about ways that they can provide effective testimony, contact McCarthy Rowden & Baker at 800-373-6050.