Tell It Like A Movie with Mel Orchard

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25 Oct
$850.00

Tell It Like A Movie with Mel Orchard

October 25 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm MDT

1-Day In Person Workshop

Saturday, October 25th
9:30am-4:30pm

Flying W Ranch, 3330 Chuckwagon Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80919

In this 1 day groundbreaking workshop, working with renowned trial lawyer Mel Orchard and communications specialist and jury trial consultant Jesse Wilson, you will apply the most effective fundamental directing and storytelling techniques from the stage to help you discover and deliver the winning story to judges, mediators and jurors.

When we see that our compass as a storyteller for the courtroom stage has more to do with our greater ability to direct the movement of story, instead of just telling a story, we expand the potential to move people.

Working in beautiful Colorado, you’ll be provided with simple, powerful, easily accessible, and real directing methods from the stage and screen to command the courtroom stage and inspire your jurors to action.

Attendees should come fully prepared with a Real Life Client/Witness in a current or upcoming case you are working on.

SPACE IS LIMITED
EVENT IS LIMITED TO 10 ATTORNEYS ONLY
BRING YOUR CASES. LETS GET TO WORK

Learn to:

  • LISTEN
  • BREATH
  • CONNECT
  • TRUST…
  • IN THE RIGHT STORY!

Registration is $850 plus fees (Stripe policy)

Witness Preparation: How To Tell The Winning Story

Other skills you will be developing:

Making fear your ally on stage - from stage fright to stage freedom!

Develop your own personal style, and command your jurors attention with the 8 fundamentals of breakthrough communication from the stage and screen

Apply the 4 Steps of The Stage to transform you, your client, and your jurors from Victim to Victor

Expanding vocal range, breathing techniques, inflection, and expressiveness

Increase your courage and confidence through the art of improvisation

Speak, Silence! Using silence powerfully and effectively in your delivery

Owning “your story” with your entire body, not just “from the neck up:” Non-verbal communication & body language- postures, gestures and establishing proper eye contact during Opening Statement, Direct and Cross Examination

Increased ability to effectively use pitch, articulation, inflection, volume, rate, and clarity in your delivery

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About Mel Orchard

Mel Orchard exemplifies the rare combination of legal mastery, theatrical artistry, and a deep commitment to teaching. With 28 years of experience and a record of jury trial success across multiple states, he has gained national recognition as a trial lawyer, blending courtroom expertise with the dynamic presence honed in his early acting career. This theatrical foundation enriches his trial advocacy, allowing him to forge powerful connections with jurors through storytelling, emotion, and authenticity. For over 15 years, Mel has shared his expertise as an educator at the Trial Lawyer’s College, inspiring legal professionals to embrace trial advocacy as both an art and a science.

Mel Orchard
Jesse Wilson

About Jesse Wilson

Jesse Wilson is a communications specialist, Juilliard Theater Graduate, and jury trial consultant. In 2015, Jesse created “Tell The Winning Story,” a breakthrough communication company to empower trial lawyers to deliver high-impact presentations, as well as rapidly transform their communication and collaboration skills to effectively prepare clients and witnesses to testify. Jesse is also the best-selling author of “Witness Preparation; How To Tell The Winning Story” and “The Most Important Juror: Embrace the Winning Story in Jury Selection, Opening Statement and Rebuttal” (Trial Guides).

EVENT DETAILS

Date: October 25 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm MDT
Time: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Organizer Name: Jesse Wilson
Phone: 719-216-8390

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Tell It Like A Movie with Mel Orchard
In this 1 day groundbreaking workshop, working with renowned trial lawyer Mel Orchard and communications specialist and jury trial consultant Jesse Wilson, you will apply the most effective fundamental directing and storytelling techniques from the stage to help you discover and deliver the winning story to judges, mediators and jurors.
$850.00