#245 The court of law in the USA -part 2

In today's episode, we're going to talk about how to sound warmer in English. Get the transcript on my website for free: Because sometimes your English is correct, but it sounds a little cold. Too direct. Too short. Too flat. And that can change the whole feeling of a conversatio ...  Show more

In this episode, I'm going to show you how to keep talking in English.After that, we'll practice with a mini-story. Many English learners have the same problem. At the beginning, the conversation is fine. They answer one question. Maybe two. Get the transcript here: https://speak ...  Show more

Litigators are used to being in front of a jury. But have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a member of that jury? What are jurors watching? What do they notice? Guest Chauntis Jenkins-Floyd, an experienced litigator, recently served on a jury. And what she learned as a juro ...  Show more

The judge in the former president's criminal hush money trial case has issued the final jury instructions to the prosecution and defense teams. The instructions are not expected to be released publicly before closing arguments, which are scheduled for Tuesday. Former federal pros ...  Show more

No witness has been more important to the prosecution's case against Curtis Flowers than Odell Hallmon. He testified in four trials that Flowers had confessed to him while the two men were in prison together. Hallmon has an astonishingly long criminal history that includes rep ...

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We live in a society that is quick judge, vilify and even quicker to convict those. We say 'innocent until proven guilty', but it seems like the reverse is true in the court of public opinion where defending yourself is incredibly difficult ...