InCredible Witness
Have you ever wondered why some evidence you present in court is perceived as credible and noteworthy, while other evidence is disregarded? If so, you've come to the right place. As a professional, giving evidence in the family court and undergoing cross-examination can be overwhelming due to its adversarial nature. However, imagine presenting your evidence with confidence and composure, rather than anxiety and defensiveness. What if you were fully prepared for your time in the witness box? Our host has 32 years of experience in court and is the best-selling author of 'Family Court: Giving Evidence in Family Court.'
Tune in to discover how to become an InCredible Witness!
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 69
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
How to Answer Difficult Questions
Not every question asked in court will be an easy one. In this week’s episode, Michael Watson discusses how to prepare yourself for questioning in court and what you can do to ensure you’re not tripp…
00:13:39 |
Tue 18 Apr 2023
Giving Evidence is Like Driving a Car
How is giving evidence in court the same as driving a car? Michael Watson shares the similarities and how keeping your cool and knowing the court's rules will make you a better evidence-giver.
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00:11:44 |
Tue 11 Apr 2023
Assume Complete Ownership
How often have you heard people complain of their broken plans and dreams, too often supposedly ruined and beleaguered by unfortunate circumstances or unsupportive family or peers? Do they speak of t…
00:10:28 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
If You Don’t Know, Say You Don’t Know
Michael shares an invaluable lesson he learned on the value of being honest about what you don’t know and taking your time when answering questions in court, and the effectiveness of your language an…
00:11:59 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
When achieving your targets and goals you often have to have resilience, patience, determination and resolve. In other words, to get what you want, you had better get used to feeling uncomfortable. T…
00:11:40 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
Accepting Responsibility
Michael Watson discusses how accepting responsibility for our actions can be liberating and how placing blame to save admitting poor choices stirs up conflict and harms others.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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00:10:39 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
An Unfair Advantage
A Barrister’s job is to debase, belittle and doubt your evidence in court to increase the relevance, respect and veracity of their client’s evidence. They do this by deliberately unnerving you and re…
00:14:48 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
My First Time in Family Court
Welcome to Incredible Witness with Michael Watson, the podcast that will inform and advise you through all aspects of the Family Court system. Throughout this series, Michael will use his extensive e…
00:13:24 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
Coming Soon..
ABOUT THE HOSTMichael Watson is a professionally qualified social worker with over 32 years of experience as an expert in the family court. Having given evidence more times than he can count, Michael…
00:00:50 |
Thu 30 Mar 2023
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