Chris Collier is a faculty member of NITA's Deposition Skills program in Atlanta. Participants will learn to:

• use the Funnel Technique to exhaust a witness’s subject knowledge
• identify other potential sources of information
• close off avenues of escape
• work with documents and exhibits to gather information, refresh memory, and impeach
• test potential theories—legal, factual, or persuasive
• deal with opposing counsel’s objections
• manage difficult witnesses, counsel, and clients
• become “comfortable with being uncomfortable” in the unpredictability of a deposition
• prepare a witness both substantively and emotionally