Memory Palaces

When you are presenting evidence, how do you do so in such a manner that it 'sticks' in the memory of the jury or the viewers of the presentation? This book, by Mary Carruthers a medieval historian, provides us with the methods used before projectors and computers. Using memorable imagery is the key to good trial presentation technique. I recommend this book as both a fascinating history of humanit's efforts to memorialize facts and as a handbook for trial presenters as to techniques still useful in our day. Although Dr. Carruthers does not deal with in trial presentation, she provides us with classroom techniques used by medieval instructors, some of which, can be used in our era. Helping viewers of our factual presentation put salient facts into a memory palace, or building for them memory totem poles and creating unforgettable imagery even of documents where we place graphical imagery in the margins are just a few techniques found to be useful in courtroom presentations. Trial Director fascilitates the use of these techniques.

The Book of Memory by Mary Carruthers - ISBN 0 521 38282 3