In this post, I will be explaining the importance of using multimedia in the courtroom for trails and explain how effective visuals are to a courtroom audience.
As it's known, trial attorneys must speak in a courtroom full of jurors judging the outcome of the case by having substantial evidence and convincing facts. If an attorney is able to paint a vivid picture to their jurors by using a visual, they have a higher chance of winning jurors over.
Pick What You Use in the Courtroom Wisely:
When attorneys use multimedia in their courtroom cases, they have a wide range of options to pick from. They have the choice of displaying infographics, pops of color that grabs attention, powerpoints that shows that targets key points, video clips, and audio. With our generation being so accustomed to using technology, it is the obvious thing to keep up with technology and find new effective ways to get our point across, and always make it rememberable. When an attorney is presenting his/her case, they must tell their audience the story of the case from start to finish and are expected to deliver an extraordinary presentation while doing it. Courtroom multimedia trial presentations are taking over the courtrooms at a rapid pace.
Don't Over Do it...
It is very easy to over-use multimedia in the courtroom. Using many visuals and not enough key point is a known issue and, being able to easily venture off topic with the lack of evidence. When creating a multimedia presentation for a courtroom jury, you must be aware of your audience, have concrete evidence/facts relating to the case, and make sure you state the issue/solution to have a solid conclusion that ties up the summary of the case presented.
It's Your Time to Shine:
A trail is a "show and tell" presentation to the jorors in the courtroom. Attorneys must be able to present their case in a way jurors can easily understand and process. A way to help jurors do this is to show just as many visuals as and they are stating facts and evidence, everything must have a balance because attorneys tend to show more then they present and this will hinder the chances of winning their case. With the use of visual aids such as infographics, charts, and graphs, the jurors can focus clearly and use the attorney's use of multimedia to reference back to a certain time frame of the case presented.
It's 2018, technology is EVERYWHERE:
In 2018, we rely heavily on technology. When attorneys use multimedia during their trails, they are keeping the jurors engaged and interested in what facts and evidence they have to present. The juror can take notes more easily due to the fact that an attorney can put their key points into a Powerpoint slideshow and have solid proof and attorneys will not have to struggle to remember what they have said in the courtroom, but simply reference back to their presented slide show or visual example. Showing something to someone is always more rememberable then simply telling someone.
In conclusion, multimedia not only benefits trail attorneys in court, but it helps jurors make what they believe is the right decision. The jury stays interested if an attorney has a well put together presentation of visuals and that's what the trial attorney aims for. Pretty soon, all jurors will be accustomed to seeing visuals and information projected from a screen rather than on a piece of paper or just hearing audio.
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