Regardless of your client's injury, they are perfect and whole, exactly the way they are. Money doesn't heal. Helping your client reclaim their identity and live into their purpose is what makes a real difference. Give this podcast a listen to learn the four things you can do to help empower your client and help them heal. 

From Hostage To Hero

How to Empower Your Client

Broken backs, brain injuries, and missing limbs...let's face it; most plaintiffs appear 'broken.' But they're not. Most of you, when I ask about your client, tell me all the things they -can't- do. But seeing your client as broken has the ability to derail your case and ultimately hurt your client further. Give this podcast a listen to learn more. -Sari 

Your Client Is Not Broken

We all have values. Family, personal growth, professional development, work...amongst others. Values are what help guide our life and our decision making. But what do you do when you have to make a decision that pits two values against each other? Listen to this podcast to learn how to make a decision when your values are competing with each other. -Sari 

Competing Values

What's the best way to manage your time? I've got three major tips that have revolutionized how I manage my time and my life. Listen to this podcast to learn more. -Sari 

Time Management Tips

"I'm not charismatic." "I need to be more persuasive." "I wish I was more like [insert-famous-trial-attorney]." Newsflash: Trial is not -about- you. But it's also -totally- about you. Listen to this podcast to learn more. 

Trial is Not About You

In my webinar with Jesse Wilson we talked about how to harness the power of the underdog. In that webinar, we talked about three ways you victimize your client, yourself and the jurors. I've taken the highlights from that webinar and put them in this podcast. Learn how to make the underdog story work for you. Listen to this podcast to learn more.

Stop Victimizing Your Client, Yourself and the Jurors

What are the main tools of a defense attorney? As Rick Friedman, in his book Rules of the Road, says: Confusion, Complexity and Ambiguity So why are you playing into their game? Your job as a plaintiff attorney is to communicate a simple, clear story. It's -not- to jump in after every defense theory and defend it as if your life depended on it. Listen to this podcast to learn more.

Stop Acting Like Defense Attorneys

Y'all know I love thought work. We don't have to believe every bullshit thought our brain throws up for consideration. And yet, there is a downside to thought work, one that can really mess with your quest to improve your life. Give this podcast a listen to learn what it is. -Sari 

The Problem with Thought Work

What are resonant conversations? And why are they important? Your goal in voir dire is to create resonance with jurors. When you do this, your verdicts will go up. Give this podcast a listen to learn more. -Sari 

Resonant Conversations

My "issue-oriented" voir dire method is being used by attorneys all over the United States. But sometimes lawyers get "stuck" conducting an issue-oriented voir dire. Issue-oriented voir dire is WAY more than just focusing your voir dire on the issues in your case.  Give this podcast a listen to learn more.

The Real Reason for Issue-Oriented Voir Dire

You get bad feedback from a juror in a focus group, mock jury or after trial. That means you should NEVER do that thing AGAIN. Right? Wrong. You have to learn how to translate juror feedback by looking at the larger picture. That, and sometimes we do things, on purpose, that the jury won't like. Give this podcast a listen to learn more. 

Jurors Don't Have to Like Everything You Do

What does it mean to "ring the bell?" It means repeating your trial theme in a way that really focuses the juror's attention. It's part content, part nonverbal delivery. Give this podcast a listen to learn more. -Sari 

How to Ring the Bell at Trial

The world is on pause right now. Whether it's pausing in a presentation, during voir dire, or in our lives, we tend to resist the pause. That's a mistake. Wisdom lives in the pause. And right now we have a huge opportunity to redirect our lives and live life on purpose. But only if we lean into the pause. Give this podcast a listen and learn more. 

How to Lean into the Pause

I've recorded a special podcast in light of the recent coronavirus outbreak and the fear it is creating. Dudes, we've GOT this. Give this podcast a listen and learn how we can emerge from this stronger than ever.  -Sari

SPECIAL EPISODE: We’ve Got This

When it comes to jurors, we do a lot of taking. But what do we give them? And why does that matter? Give this podcast a listen to learn more.

We Must Balance the Scales for Jurors

Sari de la Motte is the host of "From Hostage to Hero" and has been dubbed the "Attorney Whisperer" because of her unique ability to help attorneys communicate their real selves. Join us weekly as Sari shares tips that will help you up your game at trial and connect with your jurors.

hubhopper

From Hostage To Hero

hubhopper