Dan Ambrose · Matt Nakajima
REPLAY - TLU Part of Trial Series - Cross Examination
May 28, 2026 ||
Great cross is a combination of strategy and delivery. This presentation is focused on BOTH. You will see how to master the fundamental skills of cross:
- Looping
- Crossing in the Present tense
- Dropping tag lines; “right, correct, isn’t it true, true, etc.”
- Dropping filler words like; “and, um, so, ok, etc”
- Effectively using a flip chart to anchor your points
- Controlling your emotional state
- Speaking more slowly, pacing
- Breathing intentionally
- Bringing the jury in
- Using your hand to pace witness’s answers
First, these skills will be taught and demonstrated in the context of the Defense Medical Examiner cross. Next, Matt Nakajima will show how he has used this cross on a defense expert witnesses in his most recent $10,000,000 med mal verdict. Then, we will show you how they same pattern and structure can be repurposed to the HR Director cross in employment cases. Finally, we'll look at a dashcam video of a truck v motorcycle and do a demonstration of applying these skills to a fact witness.
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