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SECTION 01
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Why Teach Deposition Skills .................................................................................................................................. 1 Why Write a Book about Teaching Deposition Skills .................................................................................... 2 Teaching Deposition Skills..................................................................................................................................... 2 How Law Schools Teach Deposition Skills ...................................................................................................... 3 Deposition Skills Can Be Taught ......................................................................................................................... 3 How Deposition Skills Are Learned ................................................................................................................... 4 HowtoTeachDepositionSkills ..........................................................................................................................4 Who Can Teach Deposition Skills ....................................................................................................................... 5 How to Train Other to Teach Deposition Skills ............................................................................................... 5 ThePowerofSmartphones ................................................................................................................................6 What Deposition Skills Result in Effective Depositions ................................................................................ 6 How To Teach These Skills .....................................................................................................................................7 How to Fine Tune These Skills...............................................................................................................................7
DEPOSITION EXERCISES
PREPARATIONS
Document Gathering..............................................................................................................................................11
Information Gathering..........................................................................................................................................12 Developing Themes................................................................................................................................................13 Developing Goals ....................................................................................................................................................14 Outline Preparation................................................................................................................................................15 Flow of Questions....................................................................................................................................................16 What to Ask............................................................................................................................................................... 17 How to Ask Questions ...........................................................................................................................................18 USING EXHIBITS
Using Photos ............................................................................................................................................................21 Using Diagrams......................................................................................................................................................22 Using E-Mails ..........................................................................................................................................................23 Using Correspondence ....................................................................................................................................... 24
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