The document contains quotes from Mitch Jackson about his experiences as a lawyer and speaker. Some of his insights include: that lawyers have used storytelling techniques for hundreds of years to persuade jurors; the importance of being yourself and speaking in a way jurors can understand; and empowering your audience rather than just telling a good story. He also discusses the value of open-ended questions, keeping presentations concise, and connecting with audiences through live streaming.

1. INTERVIEW WITH
MITCH JACKSON

2. "Lawyers have been using storytelling techniques
to persuade jurors and make their point for
hundreds and hundreds of years."
MITCH JACKSON
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3. MITCH JACKSON
"Stand up, stand tall,
and be loud."
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4. MITCH JACKSON
"One of my little secrets in life is I've
never taken myself too seriously."
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5. MITCH JACKSON
"You have to learn how to roll with the punches, you have to
learn from your mistakes, from those unexpected
consequences and then you have to keep molding, building
and moving forward."
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6. MITCH JACKSON
"Speak from the heart, tell the truth, be
passionate about the position or the client that
you're representing, or the position that's at issue
in a court of law."
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7. MITCH JACKSON
"What I realized after my first 4-5 years of practice, is not to
try to be like anyone else: not try to speak like anyone
else, not to try to be like who I thought was a best lawyer in
town and try to come across like him or her."
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8. "I give myself permission to be myself.
To speak using words that jurors are going to
understand, to be honest, and to speak from the
heart, that's been my secret. "
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9. MITCH JACKSON
"Ask open-ended questions. Then once you've asked
the question that you really want to know the answer
to: stop talking, and start listening. "
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10. MITCH JACKSON
"Most of the time I know whether or not I've won
the case by the time I'm done with my opening
statement. You just know. "
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11. MITCH JACKSON
"When it comes to speaking from the stage, I want to wrap
things up with a 2 or 3-minute story, quote, statement, call to
action, whatever it might be, I want to take charge of how
things are wrapped up."
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12. "There's something that's even more important, in
my opinion, than telling a good story.
And that is empowering your audience."
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13. MITCH JACKSON
"Don't spend a long time trying to make the same point with
multiple diagrams, multiple examples, multiple witnesses,
multiple comments. Be short, concise and to the point,
while communicating the point to the audience."
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14. "You've always got to keep an open mind, keep open
ears, listen to what your audience wants, and
then give them what they want."
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15. MITCH JACKSON
"Live streaming is a really powerful medium to
connect in real time with people that might not
otherwise have access to me or to a guest who I
have on the show. "
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16. MITCH JACKSON
"I found on social is I build relationships because I
share my 'why', it's okay as a professional to show
your human side. In fact, you must show your
human side if you want to be effective on social."
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17. MARK TWAIN
"Do the right thing, it will gratify some
people and astonish the rest."
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18. EXPERT INSIGHTS ON
GROWING YOUR
SPEAKING BUSINESS
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