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"Great! Adverse Depositions: Principles and Principal Techniques" Excellent practical content. Much more practical than other full-day
CLEs. Good relationship between the theory and itsapplication. Musante
knows how to keep the audience's attnetion. This will give me much greater
ability to craft impeachment at trial from my deposition transcripts. Better than other full-day litigation seminars; imminently practical.
Fills in material other courses leave blank. Will almost completely improve
the quality of my adverse depositions. Musante is excellent. Musante beats most of my law school professors. Very helpful common sense
advise about things I never spend much time preparing for ... now I will.
Wonderful! Excellent, brilliant! Much more energetic than most seminars.
My depos will be more exact, shorter, more likely to cement the witnesses
before trial ... and to force them to lie. Very useful -- will use the advice and recommendations in everyday practice.
Musante kept my attention and communicated clearly. A good use of my time.
Great instruction for making depositions worth the time and money; a greatly
improved strategy for taking depositions. Excellent practical content. Musante has a great ability to keep the
material interesting and the audience focused. I feel it will greatly
improve the quality of my adverse depositions. Seminar delivered. Very valuable; not only gave me some "new tricks"
but reinvigorated my interest in being a litigator. I plan to use this
stuff next week! Musante was very entertaining and instructive. A great start to a marked improvement in the quality of my depositions.
Musante is excellent. Keeps your interest and moves smoothly from one
topic to another. Excellent - lots of good examples, illustrations, real world applications.
Musante teaches to all senses -sight, sound, using humor and emphasis.
Good at keeping interest; keeps pace. Great techniques, greater depth
in analyzing situations, motivations, language nuances. Excellent. Much more useful and practical than other full-day depo seminars.
Excellent instructor. OUTSTANDING. Far superior to others. I've had 27 years of "self-taught"
stumbling. I hope this seminar will bring about a 100% improvement to
my deposition cross-examination. This seminar is critical for a successful trial practice. Helped a great
deal to organize the best of my "rules" and added many more.
I've only seen 1 attorney in 30 years who followed these rules. I can't
wait to practice and study these techniques. Great content and visual/audio
reinforcement. One of the BEST seminars I have taken. Excellent! Outstanding practical
content!! Musante was excellent, with passion, humor, uniqueness and relevancy. Extremely useful. I can't wait to review my last deposition and use the
materials on my next one. Musante is exceptional. This seminar will put
practical rules in place to follow. Much more practical than other CLEs. The concepts and logic are very
impressive and should be quite helpful. Musante is a great speaker who
is quite entertaining. Should be required in law school. Musante is a very engaging and effective
instructor. This MUST improve the quality of my adverse depositions. Overwhelming seminar but incredibly valuable…fabulous speaker! No comparison to other seminars. I was taught when I first started practicing that a depo is a "mini" trial. Musante has clarified and expanded that teaching brilliantly! Thank you! This is the most useful seminar I have ever attended. Excellent speaker…clear and concise. Very practical seminar considering the frequency of depositions. Musante is clear, concise and helpful. Recaps were also helpful…very organized. This seminar should be required for all new associates. I definitely feel more prepared for my next deposition. This seminar definitely contains a wealth of tools and techniques that I will work to incorporate into my practice. Musante is very dynamic and fun, inspiring…the tools are invaluable, the graphics and teaching materials are highly effective and entertaining. Although there is a lot of material, it is extremely focused, and presented in a tight format. I have attended some in-house law firm seminars that really have not provided such useful information. Outstanding seminar…outstanding speaker! No comparison to other seminars…I can use the info from this seminar (unlike those other seminars, which I cannot). I remember taking Musante's seminar years ago when I graduated from law school. Initially, I used his suggestions and "wiser, older" attorneys led me astray. My current supervising attorney took Musante's seminar and insisted I attend…I'm very glad I rediscovered your logic. Thanks. Seminar very significant…a lot of practical value. Effective speaker. Excellent seminar…it challenges conventional wisdom and allows the audience to identify their own strengths and weaknesses. This is the only type of litigation/trial seminar I care to attend anymore. Musante is engaging and provocative. The pace is fast but essential to a good seminar of this length. Excellent seminar…far better than average. Terrific seminar…style and substance caused everyone to be much more attentive than in other seminars. Good seminar…good speaker. I did a NITA seminar a few years ago, which focused on mechanics. This "Principles" seminar is an excellent supplement, focusing on strategic nuances. Excellent seminar…excellent speaker. Engaging and entertaining videos. Very practical seminar. A "10". Pure gold. Very informative and useful seminar…gave me new insight on the value of the deposition of adverse party. Very good speaker. Very useful. Assists me to more clearly define my deposition objectives.
Musante is skilled and competent. Very insightful. The organization of advice by "archetypr"
gave me conceptuals that can be used universally. Musante is great; very
energetic; very convicted; appears genuinely invested in betterment of
all practice of law. I appreciate that it's targeted to the not-so-new
attorney. It will sharpen the preparation process by helping me anticipate
the archetypes ahead of time. Excellent! Musante is very enthusiastic and you can't fake enthusiasm.
I plan to use these "rules" as soon as I can. The concept that
the depo is trial is a paradigm-shift that was worth the price of admission. Terrific practical content. Great instructor with excellent pacing and
visuals. Excellent practical content; excellent instructor. Logical, insightful
and better than others I've attended. Introduced me to proven concepts
and gave me directions. Excellent seminar. Everyone who examines a witness should take the course.
Excellent instructor. Great energy and insight into real life situations.This
seminar was much more valuable [than other CLEs] in terms of teaching
useful techniques rather than updates on areas of law and recent case
rulings that I could read on my own. I don't think I will use my old techniques
anymore! One of the best CLEs I've been to. Excellent practical content. Musante
kept my attention -- the rapid pace. One of the best. Wonderful and rare, intellectually sound, practical training. Musante
is fabulous! Essential practical content, exceptional teacher. This seminar rates
at the very top. Musante disproved the wisdom of what is the generally
accepted practice in the legal community of saving impeachment for trial. Far superior to other seminars. As much a trial practice course as depo
practice. Excellent practical content; excellent instructor. I was impressed by
his use of actual deposition (and quasi-deposition) situations to illustrate
the rules of deposition as trial. By far the most useful seminar I have attended. Makes a lot of sense,
can't wait to try out learned tactics. Musante's teaching ability is well
balanced, intelligent, credible. He maintained my interest throughout
the 6hr+ seminar, actually went by quickly. Good mix of audio and visual
aids to lecture. [Seminar's set of depo rules] very logical and useful,
no fillers, all helpful. Informative and helpful. Musante is unconventional but kept my attention.
Good info mixed in with bells and whistles. His delivery caught and kept
my attention. Some attorneys still believe that impeachment should always
be saved for trial...Musante won me over, though. I had no training in depositions or trial practice and have learned by
doing it, mostly badly. The material Musante taught, including showing
the excerpts of real trials, has given me a sense of clarity that I will
be able to use when deposition medical witnesses and trial cross-examination. Immeasurable [compared to other CLEs]! Practical content very good; gives
real life examples of how this stuff is present in everyday cases. Musante
is amazing! A talking, walking Grisham novel. He intertwines his lessons
w/ his examples without skipping a beat and with an incredible level of
comprehension by his students! These rules are entirely oriented to preparing
your case before trial, not what I've been taught depositions are for! Excellent practical applicability. Much more captivating than all other
seminars attended since law school. Musante is excellent. Helped me better
understand the reasons why various tactics work so well. Very logical, common sense. Musante is excellent - very focused, good
sense of humor, confident, holds interest. A must! Wish I had learned these tips earlier. Musante is excellent --
keeps attention; entertains while informing. Can't help but improve my
depos; makes me more confident to undertake a depo. Head and shoulders above the rest. Will significantly improve my adverse
depositions. Seminar delivered! Too bad it's Friday, we can't depose anyone until
next week! Excellent blend of practical tips plus actual snippets. Excellent
use of 6 hours out of the office. Musante speaks for himself. Much more practical than other CLEs, in part because it focused on a
single specific problem. Illustrations with video samples get right to
the point. Musante is excellent. His enthusiasm is contagious, A lot of
thought obviously has gone into putting this program together. This seminar's
set of deposition rules are not even close to mine, but I have no doubt
Musante's rules are more effective than the ones I've been using. High-powered speaker obviously in love with his subject, obviously passionate.
Great! It would be better to have this "class" over a longer
time period. Stupid orthodoxy rules overthrown! Very practical "stuff". Excellent content; excellent instructor. This is the best seminar I have
ever attended. Musante teaches a lot in the short time and makes it enjoyable. I learned
many practical things that I will use. Showed me that I must be more prepared
and more attentive to the specific answers given by deponent and gave
me instruction and tools that will make m e more confident mow in doing
adverse depos. Excellent practical content. Musante is thorough, clear and good at presentation
of evidence. Very informative and entertaining; much better than most. Excellent practical
content. My enthusiasm for discovery has been re-ignited! Far above average. Will definitely alter the manner in which I take my
next deposition. "Spot on" with regard to practical content. Musante is superb.
More interesting and entertaining; not as dry as others. Excellent. Nuances I never thought of. Much more entertaining than others.
Great visual aides and examples enforce point and encourage our ability
to retain these lessons. The time went quickly and I felt I learned more.
Outstanding. Solid ideas clearly expressed. Memorable. Excellent, lots of material, a lot to digest; excellent examples. Musante
keeps your attention the whole day. Packed with little gems. Extremely helpful ... like drinking from a firehose. Loved the energy
and overall theoretical framework. Excellent content; excellent instructor. More helpful than others in
teaching one of the most important litigation skills. Musante's rules
are substantially superior to mine and will significantly improve my adverse
depositions. Very dynamic. My best CLE learning experience to date. Very instructive. Great energy and conviction. Great strategies to try..
I feel empowered. Seminar is practical, useful. Teacher is very engaging and does
a good job of holding attendees' attention. Terrific. Extremely useful stuff. Informative. I have a new found respect for the value of depositions. First rate. Provided highly effective techniques for dealing with
typical problems the arise at depositions. Terrific. Great practical tips & engaging presentation. Extremely grateful for this class; excellent outline provided. Very interesting and helpful....worth the day! I like the 'rule-out' portion! Knowledge and belief, motivation,
impeachment also good. Attacking 'I don't know', 'I don't remember' witness
-- all helpful. Practical and one of the most useful seminars ever attended. Teacher
is very knowledgeable and entertaining. Excellent. The best I've attended in years. Course overflows with
practical illustration. Great subject matter -- Great teacher. Great. The topics are exactly what I needed to know to prepare
for a critical adverse deposition. All MCLE courses should be this beneficial. Outstanding. Musante is a superb teacher. Excellent. Useful information presented in an interesting/dynamic fashion.
One of the best. I will recommend to others in my firm. HIGH PRACTICAL
CONTENT. Thorough and intellectually challenging. Musante is great!! His rules
are more thorough and organized than mine. Will definitely help me in
the preparation of my depos. "The
25 Credibility Arguments for Deposition and Trial" Outstanding seminar. Very helpful and well-explained techniques for difficult and "forgetful" witnesses. Excellent speaker. This seminar will help me to test all possible arguments at deposition, plug the "holes" of evasive responses, and get the evidence I need. A fast and juicy seminar and speaker. Illustrative videos of people dodging questions. Very practical seminar. I can use this information at my next depo or trial. Good speaker. Videos very pertinent to the teaching points. Great examples which are familiar to most people. This seminar will improve my skills greatly. Overwhelming and valuable seminar…almost too much to absorb…can't wait to utilize the info in a depo. Fabulous speaker. Great video clips! Excellent seminar…excellent speaker. Rapid fire but good advice. Excellent video clips. Feel I have now tactical approaches to advocate with and to close off disingenuous, false or evasive answers. The seminar could not be more practical to a litigator. Musante is very entertaining, persuasive and sincere. Videos made the presentation very entertaining and more importantly memorable. As a civil litigator, the examples were more academic and less directly applicable to my practice. Stimulating, but not as specific for me as I would have liked. Musante is very good…holds one attention. Very practical seminar. The teaching of reason and logic are vital to the practice of law. I would appreciate attending any other seminar that Musante presents. He's a dynamic speaker, who is committed to communicating his material to the attendees. Im looking forward to his book and related workbook with examples and critiques. Excellent seminar. This is my third seminar, and as a refresher, was still excellent. Musante is top notch…clear, no B.S. The seminar will greatly assist with pending cases and depositions. A very practical seminar…provides a disciplined, focused approach to taking depositions and developing arguments. Excellent speaker--entertaining and informative…invites challenges and questions. I hope this seminar will cause me to take a more disciplined, rigorous and planned approach.
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