Are you still using a screen and projector in the courtroom and in your live presentations? If so, this is one you might want to change.
As lawyers and all in the legal business, we are constantly called on to persuade, teach and communicate with others. Like us, most of the people we interact with consume content in ways many lawyers have been slow to adopt. This can put us at a disadvantage.
Take screens and projectors. Many of us still use them to put evidence and information in front of an audience. But now that courthouses are opening back up slowly and some jury trials commencing, and we are having at least some in person interactions, it might be time to rethink using this hardware.
I recently ran across some sound some advice courtesy of David Notowitz. Notowitz is the founder of the National Center for Audio and Video Forensics. Here’s how he describes what he does: “I help attorneys gather, analyze, and get clarity with their digital evidence in preparation for court…” He frequently serves an expert on video forensics and knows a thing or two about how to make effective use of video in the courtroom and in presentations.
Notowitz recently appeared on the Digital Edge podcast hosted by my good friends Jim Calloway and Sharon Nelson and talked about how to enhance presentation using video. The podcast is worth a listen.
Here’s Notowitz’ advice on what to use in the courtroom or, for that matter, any presentation venue. Don’t use a screen and projector if you can avoid it! Instead says Notowitz, use a high definition flat screen TV to do what you used to do with projector and screens.
According to Notowitz, a projector system will simply not