| 1. Rapid firing of questions. | Take time to answer, be deliberate, ask to have question repeated. |
| 2. Attorney becomes condescending/benevolent (shake confidence). | Give a firm decisive answer. |
| 3. Attorney friendly, courteous and polite (catch off guard-false security). | Stay alert, can’t let attorney discredit you. |
| 4. Belligerent, badgering, staring in the face, shouting (intimidate – loss of confidence to make you angry, loose sense of logic and calmness). | Stay calm and give your attorney time to make objection. |
| 5. Mispronouncing your name (distract you) you make inadvertent error in your answer. | Ignore mispronunciation and concentrate on question |
| 6. Suggestive, leading question (confuse you – provide answer they want). | Concentrate on fact and disregard suggestions. |
| 7. Demanding yes or no answer (prevent pertinent and mitigating details). | Explain answer to the question… if stopped, pause until court instructs you to answer in your own words. |
| 8. Reversing your words (confuse) lack of confidence in you. | Listen carefully when attorney repeats something already said and correct error if made. |
| 9. Repetitious questions (impeach you). | Listen carefully and state you have answered that question. |
| 10. Conflicting answers – he brings that to second witness (to bring doubt). | If you don’t have exact knowledge use “approximately”. |
| 11. Stares at you as though more to come (provoke you to give more than necessary). | Stare back and wait for next question. |