Testimony That Sticks

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Postal
Keyword(s):  
Expert Testimony ◽  
Body Language ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Scientific Training ◽  
Academic Communication ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Thought Bubbles

How do we create access to complex, highly technical neuropsychological and psychological information for jurors in a way that is engaging, understandable, and (to quote Faulkner) sets the truth on fire? Testimony that Sticks shares the fruits of 4-years of in-depth interviews with over 70 seasoned forensic neuropsychologists and psychologists, as well as attorneys and judges, presenting compelling analogies, metaphors, and succinct explanations of assessment processes and findings, as well as principals of productive expert testimony for direct and cross examination. This book allows readers to be a fly on the wall as seasoned forensic neuropsychologists and psychologists share what they actually say on the stand: their best strategies and techniques for creating access to our science for juries and other triers of fact. Readers also have access to the thought bubbles of attorneys and judges as they watch expert testimony and weigh in on what they need from our profession to create more productive testimony. At its heart, the book is about disrupting the academic communication style learned in our years of scientific training that results in a net loss of our ability to communicate clearly and simply about the neuroscience we love. It is about shedding jargon, giving ourselves permission to allow emotion to creep back into our language, freeing up our body language, and using vivid, clear, language to create moments of genuine, productive communication with jurors and other triers of fact.

Disrupting Our Academic Communication Style

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Karen Postal
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Body Language ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Scientific Training ◽  
Technical Language ◽  
Academic Communication ◽  
Academic Tradition

As scientists and clinicians, we have grown up in an academic tradition that tells us to communicate with jargon-filled, technical language and to be so fearful of making an error that reading from slides verbatim at a conference appears to be a sane communication choice. Our years of scientific training may actually result in a net loss of our ability to communicate clearly and simply about the neuroscience we love. Use of an academic communication style interferes with jurors’ ability to access our messages and also reduces our credibility, as we may unwittingly appear distant and condescending. This chapter shares how principles of improvisation can help us disrupt the inaccessible academic communication style we all learned in graduate school. Shedding jargon, giving ourselves permission to allow emotion to creep back into our language, freeing up our body language, and using vivid, clear language allows us to create moments of genuine, productive communication with jurors and other triers of fact. At its heart, improv challenges us to be human, connect with others in ways that are meaningful to others, not take ourselves so seriously, and share the joy/fun we experience in the field we chose.

Establishing Credentials and Person Centered Credibility

2019 ◽  
pp. 56-77
Author(s):  
Karen Postal
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Expert Testimony ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Expert Witnesses ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
General Topic ◽  
Academic Communication ◽  
Fundamental Shift

How credentialing is conducted and how we as experts conduct ourselves during the credentialing process is an opportunity to build credibility for jurors or other triers of fact. This chapter introduces the concept of “person-centered credibility.” While judges and juries tend to think of credibility as hinging on the truthfulness and other personal qualities of the witness, academics tend to think of credibility as hinging almost entirely on the soundness of their research methods or assessment tools. Viewing credibility as “person-centered” is a fundamental shift for many psychologists and neuropsychologists engaging in expert testimony. Just as earlier chapters make the argument for disrupting an academic communication style in our roles as expert witnesses, this chapter makes an argument for shedding a sole focus on an academic definition of credibility centered on research methods. This chapter will cover the general topic of credibility during all stages of testimony, including the credentialing phase.

scholarly journals Gaya Komunikasi Sales Promotion Girl Suzuya Mall Bireuen

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-62
Author(s):  
Sitti Thursina ◽  
Anismar Anismar ◽  
Ratri Candrasari
Keyword(s):  
Nonverbal Communication ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Sales Promotion ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Communication Styles ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this study is to describe verbal and nonverbal communication styles as well as obstacles in the communication process carried out by SPG. This study uses a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques are passive participant observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. Informants were determined using a purposive technique. Data analysis was carried out through several stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, conclusion drawing, and verification. The results of this study indicate that the communication style used by SPGs is more dominated by nonverbal communication such as showing friendly facial expressions, eye contact with consumers, ideal body posture, matching clothes and make-up, managing physical closeness with consumers, and using time as good as possible. AbstrakTujuan penelitian ini adalah mendiskripsikan gaya komunikasi verbal dan nonverbal serta hambatan-hambatan dalam proses komunikasi yang dilakukan oleh seorang SPG. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data berupa observasi partisipan pasif, wawancara mendalam, dan dokumentasi. Cara penentuan informan menggunakan teknik purposive. Dalam menganalisis data peneliti melalui beberapa tahap yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data, penarikan kesimpulan, dan verifikasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa gaya komunikasi yang dilakukan oleh para SPG lebih didominasi oleh komunikasi nonverbal seperti menunjukkan ekspresi wajah yang ramah, kontak mata dengan konsumen, postur tubuh yang ideal, pakaian dan riasan yang senada, mengatur kedekatan fisik dengan konsumen, dan penggunaan waktu sebaik mungkin.

Protest and protect

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huan Chen ◽  
Liling Zhou ◽  
Shufang Han
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Mixed Feeling ◽  
Chinese Mothers ◽  
Direct And Indirect Benefits ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract A phenomenological study reveals Chinese mothers’ perception and interpretation of smartphone (tablet) in their everyday communications and interactions with their young children. In total, 23 in-depth interviews were used to collect data. Data of the current study indicated that Chinese mothers’ perception of smartphone (tablet) in their everyday lives’ communication and interaction with young children is both grounded and reflective of their parenting philosophy and family communication style. Data of the current study indicated that today’s Chinese mothers have a mixed feeling toward the role of smartphone and tablet plays in their parenting practices. According to those participants, the smartphone and tablet both help and hurt their communications and interactions with their children. There are both direct and indirect benefits of using smartphone for parenting. Similarly, the smartphone (tablet) also hurts Chinese mothers’ communications and interactions with their children directly and indirectly.

scholarly journals Gender Bias Communication Among Santris in Pesantren

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Yayah Yayah Nurhidayah ◽  
Eti Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Body Language ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Spatial Distance ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Gender Biases

<p>For decades, there has been a biased pattern of communication between genders in society, including among the Al-Ishlah <em>santri</em><em>s</em> (students) in <em>pesantren </em>(Islamic boarding school) in Cirebon - West Java, subject studied by the writers. The communication of male and female <em>santri</em><em>s</em> has unique ways. From the beginning, <em>pesantren</em> offers the different treatment to male and female <em>santri</em><em>s</em>, both in rules, ethics, sanctions, communication, and relationships in general. In addition, the teaching of classic <em>kitabs </em>(books/holy books) still contains a lot of gender biases. This study aims to identify several gender biases and stereotypes in various forms of communication between male and female <em>santris</em> in <em>pesantren</em>. This research used descriptive qualitative methods, data collection techniques using interviews and observations to <em>santris</em>, and data analysis techniques carried out qualitatively in the form of narrative descriptions. The results of the study show there are many gender biases and stereotypes in various forms of communication, such as: communication style, conversation initiatives, intensity of conducting conversation, intensity of interruption, dominance in conversation, intensity of making humor, eye contact, spatial distance, body language, smile, and touch.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> communication, gender bias, <em>pesantren</em><strong> </strong></p>

Oncologists’ Experience of Delivering Bad News in Korea

2020 ◽  
pp. 003022282094408
Author(s):  
Jaehee Yi ◽  
Min Ah Kim ◽  
Kwon Ho Choi ◽  
Laura Bradbury
Keyword(s):  
Bad News ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Communication Styles ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Breaking Bad ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Do No Harm ◽  
Bad News Delivery ◽  
Delivering Bad News ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study explored oncologists’ experiences of delivering bad news to patients with cancer and their families. Nine oncologists recruited from three superior hospitals in Korea completed in-depth interviews. The results of thematic analyses identified four themes: precursors to bad news delivery, why it is difficult to deliver bad news, when it is more difficult to deliver bad news, and strategies of delivering bad news. The participants felt unprepared for the task and stressed because breaking bad news goes against their responsibility to do no harm and their professional objective to promote healing. Although they were unclear about best practices regarding communication styles, they individualized their communication style to meet the needs of their patients, who have an array of cultural, social, and spiritual backgrounds. Understanding oncologists’ perceptions of bad news delivery can inform culturally appropriate interventions for alleviating their stress and improving patient–physician relationships in communication of bad news.

Selection versus Socialization? Interrogating the Sources of Secularity in Global Science

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 518-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Bolger ◽  
Robert A. Thomson ◽  
Elaine Howard Ecklund
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
The West ◽  
Scientific Training ◽  
The Public ◽  
Scientific Careers ◽  
Global Science ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Public Imagination ◽  
Depth Interviews

Science and secularization have been linked in scholarship and the public imagination. Some suggest that scientific training leads to loss of religion. Yet there is only speculation about the processes by which scientists might become less religious and whether such processes are confined to the west or hold across national contexts. Using original survey data ( N = 5,006) of biologists and physicists in India, Italy, and the United States, as well as 215 in-depth interviews, we examine the religious transitions of academic scientists and the factors that they say prompted their religious shifts. We find some support for work suggesting that scientific training is secularizing. Yet we also show that, across national contexts, the nonreligious disproportionately select into scientific careers. Furthermore, we find that scientists tend not to identify science as the primary factor in their own religious transitions. These results challenge long-held assumptions about the relationship between science and secularization.

scholarly journals EXPERIENCE OF COUPLING COMMUNICATION WITH CHILDREN DISABILITY OF MAJEMUK IN YAYASAN SAYAP IBU BINTARO

Jurnal Common ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-31
Author(s):  
Lauditta Nurseptia Prihandhini ◽  
Purwanti Hadisiwi ◽  
Ditha Prasanti
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Body Language ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Care Giver ◽  
Experience Of Care ◽  
Multiple Disability ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Research Show

This study aims to determine the experience of care giver communication with multiple disability children in the Sayap Ibu Bintaro Foundation; (1) care giver motives in the Sayap Ibu Bintaro Foundation; (2) care giver's self-meaning at the Sayap Ibu Bintaro Foundation; (3) use of care giver verbal and non verbal communication with multiple disability children. This study uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach and uses symbolic interactionalism theory. Data collection techniques used in this study were in-depth interviews and observations. The results of this research show that (1) a person's motives for being a care giver are divided into causes, namely: (a) getting invitations from others to cause empathy; and (b) compassion. the motives of the goal are (a) gain experience, and (b) develop abilities. (2) The meaning of self-companion is to be a parent for a child with multiple disabilities. (3) While the use of verbal communication that is often used by care giver is to provide motivation and provide advice to children with multiple disabilities, and the use of non-verbal communication used by care giver with making gestures or body language while communicating with multiple disability children in the Sayap Ibu Bintaro Foundation (YSIB)  

Intercultural Conflict and Experiences of International Students in Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 202-213
Author(s):  
Abdulatif Hajjismael Ahmed ◽  
Osman Alfahim Osman Hamed ◽  
Svetla Gocheva
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Intercultural Conflict ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Intercultural Awareness ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design ◽  
Intercultural Conflicts ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractConflict is a part of daily life and it can occur for many reasons. In an intercultural environment, both international and local people can face conflict due to their interactions. Even though there has been an exponential increase in the growth of international students in Turkey in recent years, little is known about their experiences in the realm of intercultural conflicts. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to assess the occurrence of intercultural conflicts among international students at Anadolu University. In particular, the study sought to examine possible intercultural conflicts this group of students might experience, international students’ intercultural awareness, the major sources of the intercultural conflict and how the international students cope with intercultural conflict. A qualitative research method with phenomenological research design was utilized and semi-structured in-depth interviews were used to gather data. The analysis of the study was organized into six themes, namely: awareness, approach, experience, communication style, worldview change, and coping strategy. Except for the last theme, the obtained data aligned with the literature. Findings revealed that the international students experienced intercultural conflicts mainly due to lack of intercultural competence. Based on these findings, recommendations for future studies were suggested.

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