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Re: Lady Justice is blind, thankfully jurors are not

Richie Escovedo — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:39:18 -0000

Linda, I am with you. I think I would serve again. It was a good learning experience and an opportunity to refresh my memory on nonverbal communication.

Re: Lady Justice is blind, thankfully jurors are not

Richie Escovedo — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:38:25 -0000

Narciso, you bring up some very great points that I had not thought of including. It would be definitely worth exploring more in detail. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Re: Lady Justice is blind, thankfully jurors are not

Ljacobson — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:02:34 -0000

Richie,
Those handling crisis comms or media press conferences should review nonverbal communication "ques." Thanks for the reminder!

I once served on a grand jury (a three-month duty) and learned quite a bit about communication mores. It was enlightening (and yes, I would do it again).

Re: Lady Justice is blind, thankfully jurors are not

Narciso17 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:36:28 -0000

Non Verbal Communications is what can make or break an interview on something like 60 Minutes. I've seen multiple interviews handled on TV where the person being interviewed started screwing up...stuff like
* sweating
* shifting
* darting their eyes
* folding their arms
* licking their lips
* inadvertently covering up their faces at times

This is the kind of thing that can DAMAGE a company's reputation...and certainly a case in a court of law. This is yet another BIG REASON why having your spokesperson 'media trained' - just to have a certain peace-of-mind is enough to do it...even if your spokesperson(s) is(are) savvy and comfortable with the press.

You'd be surprised to see what a TV camera (or jury) can pick up!

~ Narciso Tovar
@Narciso17