Robert Musante's CLE Seminars |
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"Great! Adverse Depositions: Principles and Principal Techniques" Outstanding! I attempt to mentor less experienced attorney associates, all of whom complain that most seminars are full of do's and don'ts with no practical application of implementation tips/advice. This is one of the best seminars I've ever encountered. Musante is very persuasive…techniques need no "selling". The logic that supports Musante's approach is stellar. Fantastic video clips. Excellent seminar. Exactly the breakthrough skills I was looking for. Engaging. Musante pulls it all together and delivers a huge amount of valuable information effectively and efficiently. Great content which is absolutely practical and user-friendly, ie I can begin implementing these valuable techniques tomorrow. Brilliant speaker. Information presented in a no-nonsense, practical and understandable manner. This seminar drilled down more quickly, efficiently, and effectively to the notable and practical nuggets for taking great depositions. Excellent seminar…turns conventional thinking on depos on its head. Excellent speaker…very dynamic…didn't yawn once. Far superior seminar. I find the theories and logic to be very useful and I look forward to implementing the ideas contained in the material. Musante is an engaging speaker. Excellent seminar…good illustration of the points he's trying to make. I like the way Musante tackles conventional depo wisdom head on, with substance. Superb seminar…excellent speaker. Witty, engaging, and informative…practical and substantive. Very good speaker…a relief from lecturing. Excellent techniques that have practical application. Very effective communicator. Excellent video examples, content easy to follow and understand. Excellent speaker…entertaining, informative, funny…keeps it interesting while providing valuable tools. Seminar much better than most CLEs I've attended. Videotapes and transcripts were very helpful. I definitely understand the content but need a little more experience to keep up with the pace of some of the examples. Excellent speaker. He is energetic and able to get his point across well. Best seminar I've attended. Very useful seminar…counter to the way I've been trained but much more logical, makes depositions relevant rather than tool to evaluate likeability of the witness. Musante is very engaging--nicely breaks material into digestible components without diluting material. Seminar much more in-depth…practical examples for each element are illuminating. Great practical application. Had several depos on the horizon and was
able to apply these techniques in my mind to each of them. Better than most. Excellent instructor. Excellent practical content; excellent instructor. Equivalent to about double the usual CLE content. Total practical applicability. Finally, a systematic approach to depos -- young associates search for
this from experienced partner and rarely receive this level of structure
and detail. This is an excellent class and should be mandatory before ever taking
a depo. Musante is perfect: very energetic and engaging. Will improve
my depos 100%. Exceptional substantive information. An eye-opening window on the true
legal battlefield of the 21st century. Musante is head-and-shoulders above
the crowd in terms of everyday nuts and bolds thinking about the "fight." Excellent. Makes you re-evaluate your own practices. Much better than other one-day deposition seminars. Reaffirms what I
have been taught and put into practice, but I rarely see any of my opponents
use leading cross-examining questions, and now Musante has taught them
some of my firm's tricks! Excellent! More entertaining and informative than any CLE I've attended.
Musante is top-notch, very effective. Logic is always practical! Musante is high energy and effective. Much
higher quality than other one-day depo seminars. Much better than most. It's the beginning of a 180-degree turn-around
in my adverse depos. This is the best one-day deposition seminar I have attended. Very good
practical content supported by good examples. Musante is superior. Outstanding. By far the best seminar re depositions I have ever attended
... every bit as good and informative as the Irving Younger seminar I
attended some 20+ years ago. Excellent! As Musante said, depositions are not adequately covered in
law school. Love the sound effects. Musante draws attention to what is
important and grabs one's attention. Musante has synthesized into one day many of the techniques that usually
take decades to learn. I will definitely apply the content of this seminar in my practice, I
hope I will now be able to elicit more information from evasive deponents. Much better than most. Helped me focus on what to accomplish during depositions.
Has helped me outline an analytical strategy, versus only a factual strategy. Great! Very good practical information. Musante is great; very engaging,
easy to listen to. I'm now ready for my first deposition! The best. Transformative! Superb instructor. Extremely helpful content.
One of the two truly memorable seminars I have attended. I hope it will
completely alter my deposition style. Tremendously useful. Musante is A+. Musante sets an opposing, even intimidating
standard ... but shooting for it will force me to get better ... much
better. Wow! One of the best CLEs I've been to in 25 years! Wish I had had this
speaker in law school or when I attended NITA ... very dynamic. His powerpoint
presentation with sound effects kept me awake. He challenged me with his
content. Excellent practical content. Provides an alternate view and encourages
thought about the process. Musante is excellent: well-prepared, powerpoint
used to good effect, animated and engages students well. Excellent practical content; excellent instructor. Excellent practical information. Very useful. Musante is very dynamic
and effective. Well-organized and focused on practical aspects; very useful
for experienced litigators. Gives structure to instinctive thoughts about
effective depositions. One of the best seminars I've been to in some time. Well worth my day. Excellent practical content; excellent instructor. More principles and
fewer war stories. Confirms principles I already knew and should aid me
in improving my question-preparation. Outstanding! Every litigator must master the content of this seminar
to conduct an effective adverse deposition! Musante is the "Bob Costas"
of adverse depositions. For even the most accomplished trial attorney
... Musante will challenge you to examine your deposition methodology. Helpful practical content. Musante is excellent. He teaches the information
using interesting and known examples so that the listener can easily apply
to his or her own practice. I didn't fall asleep or want to leave early
... and that's a first! Educational and entertaining. Musante is animated, energetic, erudite. A lot to think about! Will improve the quality of my adverse depositions
tremendously. Excellent practical content. Musante is very effective. Good visuals
and examples to learn important principles. Clearly well-prepared. This
will assist in focusing and providing discipline in preparing depositions
in the future. Attention-grabbing, very easy to follow. Every depo in the future should
be better than any taken in the past. One of the best I've been to. Excellent, and very useful. Musante's presentation
style was very engaging and informative. Held my attention well. Probably the best CLE I have taken. Very well thought-out and presented,
not just a loosely connected series of war stories like most CLEs. I wish
all CLEs were this good. Very comprehensive and practical. Robert is a
gifted teacher, very intelligent and articulate. Best CLE I have taken on practice tips. Musante's different approach
to depositions is energizing and very helpful. Entertaining, engaging
and energizing...great class! Much higher quality than other one-day deposition seminars. Excellent
practical content. Excellent use of video clips; dynamic speaker with
great use of humor. As good as any other seminar I've taken. It provided me with a much needed
approach to discovering the "logic" behind taking effective
adverse depositions. Practical content is invaluable. I took this course
to enhance my skills for my next depo and I definitely received value
for my money. Musante was entertaining, extremely effective and clear.
Compared to other depo seminars, this one provides tools that I am confident
I can employ in my next deposition. Very valuable. More pointed than most. Excellent instructor. From the perspective of providing skill which cannot be obtained so concisely
elsewhere, perhaps the best I have ever seen. Invaluable practical content.
Musante was the best. I will require young associates to attend future
seminars. I've done some good things and made all the mistakes. Great
teaching tools! By far the best CLE program I've attended. In fact, the best lecture
on cross-examination and litigation I've attended. Practical content very
high. The strategies and advice are extremely practical. Great presentation
and extremely entertaining. Without question, this seminar was the best I've attended. Outstanding
practical content; outstanding instructor. I have been a slave to the
"stupid orthodoxy" ... up to now. I will never again save impeachment
for trial. Head and shoulders above any I've taken before. This is a seminar I wish
I'd taken much earlier in my career. Very practical and useful. Musante
is one of the best presenters I've ever seen or experienced in person.
CLEs invariably put me to sleep ... not so Mr. Musante. Even without the
"Whacks," I'm sure I would have stayed alert and engaged. 100% of the practical content is relevant and applicable to what I do.
Musante's teaching ability is engaging and lively. He is skilled in putting
together a presentation that is relevant, timely and worth the time and
money spent. I stayed awake throughout and will be able to use the skills
acquired immediately. Far superior to other CLEs. Excellent practical content. Excellent instructor. Far more valuable than the vast majority of CLEs I've attended. Excellent
practical content. What made this CLE so valuable is the fact that I can
readily see the practical application of Mr. Musante's instruction to
use in my own practice. I can't wait to take my next depo. Simply terrific. Best CLE I've ever taken! I know I will use, or try faithfully to use,
this material in all future depositions. Musante was great...lots of fun.
Videos and visuals were nice combination with lecture. Builds on skills
I've been using, puts labels on things to aid in remembering, and provides
motivation to work harder to improve. One of the best technical (practical) seminars ever. It made me rethink
a lot of self-taught methods. I know I'll be better; I can't wait for
my next depo to use these ideas. This organized some things I do already,
but mostly makes me want t o plan and analyze my examinations more carefully. Seminar delivered on its promise to teach logic of taking adverse deposition,
and also suggests a new strategic approach to some cases. I was never
tempted to fall asleep. First time I have been presented with a coherent
theory regarding depositions. Musante is not just a teacher, he's a coach. This [seminar] will be of great value. Practical! [Musante] is excellent
combo of knowledge + passion + sincerity. Best I've seen. Great! I didn't think twice about some of the old stand-by rules for
taking depositions. This seminar has completely changed my approach. So
much more informative and entertaining than others; Musante kept my interest
throughout. Compared to other CLEs, much above average, very beneficial. Excellent
[practical content]. [Musante] is very energetic and enthusiastic, inspiring.
Seminar's set of depo rules change everything for the better. [Seminar delivered on its promise to teach logic of taking adverse deposition]
in an entertaining fashion while simultaneously reinforcing the principles.
Better than any I've taken. Very useful. [Musante] is a bundle of energy
and stream of consciousness. One of the best. Musante is knowledgeable, interesting and focused. His
set of depo rules entirely reoriented my goals. Excellent speaker; very practical knowledge; aims to improve lawyering
skills rather than knowledge of law; does it wonderfully. Practical content
excellent in all respects. Great instructor. Emphasizes the best aspects
of my best depositions; adds new good ideas. This seminar was both more informative and entertaining than the past
several seminars I have attended. It was extremely helpful to have the
"vignettes" to support/demonstrate the techniques/logic of the
killer deposition. I'm certain that I will employ these techniques in
my practice. Better than most...okay, it was great! Very good; well fleshed-out; good examples. Passion for his subject is
Musante's best asset. "The 25 Credibility Arguments for Deposition and Trial" Excellent seminar…excellent speaker. Very helpful video clips. The seminar will allow me to be better able to recognize lack of credibility and attack same. Great teacher! It was like going back to law school trial practice class..at least for one day. I thoroughly enjoyed the seminar. The video clips were very important because there is so much lecture..it provides attention grabbers. The techniques can be applied in my next deposition. Very good speaker…enthusiastic. At times a little fast. Very instructive videos. I found this seminar very helpful and enlightening in taking adverse depositions. Great speaker. An entertaining and very helpful seminar…commonplace problems we all face in depos and trial. Outstanding seminar content…outstanding speaker. Great examples…audio and visual. Excellent organization of material. Excellent speaker…a pleasure to listen to. This seminar is the best seminar that I have attended on how to deal with adverse witnesses. I have used some of the techniques for years, but not in the logical format developed in the presentation. Musante is very entertaining. Being able to isolate the critical points and demonstrate why your story is more plausible is essential to proving your case. Great seminar…the examples Musante gave really it drive home. One of the 2 or 3 best CLE speakers I've seen. This is the third time I've seen a Musante seminar…best so far. The seminar will guide my thinking. Excellent speaker. This seminar will help lots and lots in improving the quality of my depos. A very practical seminar…it presents useful tactics that can be implemented immediately. Musante is very accessible…very thorough. There will definitely be an improvement in the quality of my adverse depos. The practical content was well described and presented. Also, use of real life examples demonstrated the theory. Excellent speaker…great use of historical examples. Musante keeps your attention…shares knowledge…interesting, articulate, and engaging. Great practical ideas and recommendations that I intend to use. Excellent speaker…great presentation of topics and themes. This seminar helped crystallize many of the tactics I have been using without a full understanding of how they worked. A very practical seminar…will use many of Musante's tips and examples in future depositions. Musante is very engaging…kept me interested and wanting to hear the next point all day long. I look forward to using his axioms and examples to take better depositions in the future. Excellent seminar…logic is overlooked in all professions…not in this seminar. Excellent speaker. The seminar materials are organized in such a way that each section will stimulate lines of questioning that could easily be missed. Very useful seminar to trial practice…thought provoking. An enthusiastic and energetic speaker…tremendous presentation. This seminar is very helpful to me. I deal with these issues often. Very good speaker. The seminar revolutionized my depos. I drove 4 hours to attend…worth every minute. Best CLE ever taken. Great speaker. Good seminar…good speaker. My depos will improve to a great extent if Im smart enough to apply the knowledge. Excellent seminar…excellent speaker.
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