From Hostage To Hero Sari de la Motte
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Sari de la Motte is the host of "From Hostage to Hero" and has been dubbed the "Attorney Whisperer" because of her unique ability to help attorneys communicate their real selves. Join us weekly as Sari shares tips that will help you up your game at trial and connect with your jurors.
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Which Method Really "Works"? Here's How to Tell
Have you ever researched jury selection methods?
Well I did. And it is slim fucking pickings. Turns out, predicting verdicts based on juror characteristics is about as reliable as a coin toss.
What method really “WORKS”? Long story short.. YOU!
This episode is for you if you want to learn the 7 crucial questions to ask yourself when choosing a method.
If your method hits all these marks, you're golden. But if it's just smoke and mirrors, it's time to toss it.
Bottom line: No matter the method, the real magic is YOU.
So go on, be brilliant, and own that courtroom.
Tune in on the episode to find out what I mean by that.
Xo,
Sari
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“Here's what I know for sure works, you. You work. No method will ever replace the brilliance that is you. That's what I know for sure works. I don't create magic in my studio by myself. The magic happens when I'm working with one of you or one of my crew members. They bring the brilliance. I just help them step into it. That's what I do.”
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THREE POWERFUL STRATEGIES TO HELP READ A JUROR’S MIND
Understand what the jury is thinking, so you can gain the confidence to trust them - and yourself - in the courtroom.
Get the training here:
sariswears.com/jury
Can't get enough of me? Connect with me here:
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/saridelamotte/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SariSwears
Watch on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@saridelamotte
Free FB Group for Plaintiff & Criminal Defense Attorneys
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The Problem with the Ideal Juror Profile
It’s time to forget everything you know on the “ideal juror profile” and ditch the outdated playbook. Capeesh?!
Ok, now that’s out the window…
This episode is for you if you want to learn powerful ways of creating the ultimate "ideal juror profile".
(Spoiler alert: it's not your typical demographic; a woman between the ages of 40-60, college graduate, blah, blah, blah. #Boring.)
Tune in on the episode to find out what I mean by that.
Xo,
Sari
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“So, the problem with the ideal juror profile is you're using it for the wrong reasons. You're trying to find the fix to the defense point when it really is meant to show you that your ideal juror exists. And that once you build those beliefs, that there are principles in there that you can mind for, and then start building your funnels.”
* * * * FREE H2H TRAINING * * * *
THREE POWERFUL STRATEGIES TO HELP READ A JUROR’S MIND
Understand what the jury is thinking, so you can gain the confidence to trust them - and yourself - in the courtroom.
Get the training here:
sariswears.com/jury
Can't get enough of me? Connect with me here:
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/saridelamotte/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SariSwears
Watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@saridelamotte
Free FB Group for Plaintiff & Criminal Defense Attorneys
https://www.facebook.com/groups/fromhostagetohero/ -
A Verdict Already?! Top 5 Reasons Your Jury Isn't Deliberating Long Enough
From misplaced focus, to survival-mode brains, we're dissecting the TOP FIVE reasons behind those lightning-fast ver-🍆-ts.
If you want to communicate effectively with your jurors—and I know you do—then you have to get out of your head and into theirs.
Join me as I delve into the H2H method: the purpose of my closing template, the psychology of decision-making, the art of compelling content, and why sequencing matters more than you think.
Xo,
Sari
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"This is why exclusionary voir dire just gets under my skin because it does nothing to form groups. You go in there with your big swinging dick, and you come out, and you're like, 'I got eight people off for cause. What do you think about that?' You know what I think about that? You missed a f*****g opportunity. That's what I think about that. What the f**k have you done? Nothing. Your group wasn't formed. Nothing.”
* * * * FREE H2H TRAINING * * * *
THREE POWERFUL STRATEGIES TO HELP READ A JUROR’S MIND
Understand what the jury is thinking, so you can gain the confidence to trust them - and yourself - in the courtroom.
Get the training here:
sariswears.com/jury
Can't get enough of me? Connect with me here:
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/saridelamotte/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SariSwears
Watch on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@saridelamotte
Free FB Group for Plaintiff & Criminal Defense Attorneys
https://www.facebook.com/groups/fromhostagetohero/
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Do You Struggle with Feeling You're Not Good Enough? Here's How to Stop
If you struggle with constantly feeling like you’re not “good enough”, this episode is for YOU, my friend.
Today, we are talking about how ABSURD it really is for us humans to relentlessly keep striving to be “enough”.
So, if you're ready to embrace your imperfections, laugh in the face of doubt, and rewrite the rules on what it means to be "enough”, tune in now.
Xo,
Sari
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“It's like the concept of over-preparing. It's this thing where we're like, "I want to be 100% prepared." That's not a measurable thing. It's not something that we can say, "Okay, now you're enough." How do we decide what that is? Fuck enough. Here's what you're really saying, "I don't know what I'm doing." That's what you mean when you say, "I'm not enough." And here, my darling, is the answer to that, no one does. No one knows what the f**k they're doing. I don't know what the fuck I'm doing. Literally, no one knows what the fuck they're doing.”
* * * * FREE H2H TRAINING * * * *
THREE POWERFUL STRATEGIES TO HELP READ A JUROR’S MIND
Understand what the jury is thinking, so you can gain the confidence to trust them - and yourself - in the courtroom.
Get the training here:
sariswears.com/jury
Can't get enough of me? Connect with me here:
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/saridelamotte/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SariSwears
Watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@saridelamotte
Free FB Group for Plaintiff & Criminal Defense Attorneys
https://www.facebook.com/groups/fromhostagetohero/ -
Curiosity: What Killed the Cat Will Save You
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it's about to resurrect your trial game.
Curiosity isn't just about asking questions; it's about forging connections that transcend courtroom formalities.
Curiosity isn't about having an end goal in mind. It's about embracing the unknown.
I know you’re DYING to revolutionize your approach to voir dire, so go ahead and tune in.
Xo,
Sari
Mentions:
Ian Leslie - Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
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"What trial lawyers do is stand up for human values versus corporate values. And what curiosity does is say that this trial, this case, this voir dire, is a human endeavor. This is getting to know each other. This is connecting you with the themes, with me, with each other. The very work that y'all do is human work. It's about connection. And I honestly believe we cannot have connection when we don't have curiosity."
* * * * FREE H2H TRAINING * * * *
THREE POWERFUL STRATEGIES TO HELP READ A JUROR’S MIND
Understand what the jury is thinking, so you can gain the confidence to trust them - and yourself - in the courtroom.
Get the training here:
sariswears.com/jury
Can't get enough of me? Connect with me here:
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/saridelamotte/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SariSwears
Watch on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@saridelamotte
Free FB Group for Plaintiff & Criminal Defense Attorneys
https://www.facebook.com/groups/fromhostagetohero/ -
Why You Have to Make the Jury Uncomfortable
Are you ready to shake things up?
Good, because that's exactly what we're about to do.
In our latest episode, we're diving deep into the nitty-gritty as to why you HAVE to make the jury uncomfortable in voir dire or in your opening statement (and YES, it will make YOU feel uncomfortable, too, but that’s the point.)
I'll teach you how to captivate, motivate, and inspire action from the jury through the power of storytelling and more.
So if you're tired of playing small and ready to make a real impact, this episode is for you.
Xo,
Sari
Mentions:
Jesse Wilson - Tell The Winning Story
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"Your job in a trial situation is to communicate to the jury that everything is not fine. We are trying to communicate to the jury that things are not fine because discomfort changes things. You’ve got to relay that things are NOT fine; things are f****d, and your job, jury, is to make that right. So what this means is you've got to make the jury uncomfortable."
* * * * FREE H2H TRAINING * * * *
THREE POWERFUL STRATEGIES TO HELP READ A JUROR’S MIND
Understand what the jury is thinking, so you can gain the confidence to trust them - and yourself - in the courtroom.
Get the training here:
sariswears.com/jury
Can't get enough of me? Connect with me here:
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/saridelamotte/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SariSwears
Watch on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@saridelamotte
Free FB Group for Plaintiff & Criminal Defense Attorneys
https://www.facebook.com/groups/fromhostagetohero/
Customer Reviews
Fresh & helpful content
Here’s the thing about this podcast, I’m not great at listening to them regularly, but when I listen to it, it ALWAYS ALWAYS applies to something I’m dealing with that very day!!
That is how relevant this content is! Without fail, it applies. For example, I was struggling to encourage a colleague and Sari’s podcast to the rescue with “How to Overcome ‘Not Good Enough’ Syndrome” - perfect timing. And great content (see Ep 244 people!)
Not only is it relevant always, it’s fresh and entertaining. Listening to Sari is fun! It’s not “school” but I’m learning! It’s also challenging in a great way. Challenge to consider mindset, a challenge to have fun, a challenge to the idea lawyer work is boring.
Highly recommend - unless you’re my opposing counsel in which case, this podcast is terrible. 🤣🤣
The DJ's Law firm !
Sari De La Motte, DJ Law firm is in the house!! She plays all genres and styles in the legal system. All of her albums include :
Whitchnery Law Secrets. 🧙🏻♀️🧙🏻♀️
Magical defense tricks 🔮
🥷🏻 Ninja dismiss Strategies
.🥗🍜 Delicious Trial recepies
just PLUG 🔌
& PLAY! ▶️ 🎶🎵🎶
Is she a software, an app, or a Shaman. ?
I recommend this H2H album
Thanks
Career and Life-Changing All at Once
Have been listening since Sari started the pod because I thought her grasp of the problems we face in jury selection is dead-on. But she has been taking her insights to even more profound levels lately. Her recent episodes on Time and Money would be useful for anyone (lawyer or not), but they struck me as the best career advice I have ever gotten. The best trial lawyers in the country are following Sari for a reason: she has us figured out and wants to help us realize our dreams.