PowerPoint for Litigators.PowerPoint for Litigators Deanne C. Siemer Frank D. Rothschild Edward R. Stein Samuel H. Solomon National Institute for Trial Advocacy Notre Dame Law School Notre Dame, IN 46556-6500 458 pp., $49.95, includes CD-ROM Reviewed by Brent Carpenter PowerPoint for Litigators is a book that is tailored to meet lawyers' PowerPoint needs. Written by litigators and a trial technology support professional for litigators (and their support staff), the book discusses how to create effective illustrative il·lus·tra·tive adj. Acting or serving as an illustration. il·lus  tra·tive·ly adv.Adj. 1. aids and demonstrative LEGACY, DEMONSTRATIVE. A demonstrative legacy is a bequest of a certain sum of money; intended for the legatee at all events, with a fund particularly referred to for its payment; so that if the estate be not the testator's property at his death, the legacy will not fail: but be payable exhibits for trial, mediation mediation, in law, type of intervention in which the disputing parties accept the offer of a third party to recommend a solution for their controversy. Mediation has long been a part of international law, frequently involving the use of an international commission, , arbitration, and appeal. Readers can choose from three case files--personal injury, business contract, or criminal--to learn how to prepare and animate bulleted bul·let·ed adj. Printing Highlighted or set off with bullets: a bulleted list. lists, document and photographic enlargements and callouts, time lines and relationship charts, and annotated diagrams. When I first picked up the book, I assumed that it would be one of those I would look through and then put aside, confident that I already knew all it has to offer. I was mistaken. The book is set out in a user-friendly format that makes it easy to read from cover to cover or to go to a specific section. In fact, I read the book from start to finish and later used it as a reference manual. CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). PowerPoint for Litigators comes with a CD-ROM that includes a number of electronic exhibits that you can import and use in your PowerPoint slide presentations. They include video clips A short video presentation. , photographs, diagrams, reports, transcripts, and various other documents. The CD also contains a PowerPoint slide show that has examples of the slides you can learn to create. The CD supplements the book well and helps explanations come to life. In addition to a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. and index, the book features a "How-To Finder List," which lays out the exercises and steps that are involved in a variety of PowerPoint tasks and techniques. This how-to list helps readers apply what they learn quickly and effectively. The book and CD will help lawyers who are considering using PowerPoint for depositions, mediation, or trial convey their ideas in a clear, straightforward manner. The authors' suggestions for presentation features that are effective or distracting dis·tract tr.v. dis·tract·ed, dis·tract·ing, dis·tracts 1. To cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest; divert. 2. To pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle. are right on target. Had I had this book the first few times I used PowerPoint, I could have avoided several beginner's mistakes. It is a helpful resource for new and experienced PowerPoint users alike. Brent Carpenter practices law in Sugar Land, Texas. |
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