Incorporating Memorable Demonstratives In Opening Statements

Our attention spans are getting shorter. Although scientists debate the reasons, as well as the short and long-term impact on our society, there can be no question that it is more difficult than ever to hold people’s attention. Whether it is the person feverishly thumbing through messages on a smartphone and not listening as someone tries to explain something, or the juror who cannot make eye contact because he has started to think about emails he needs to check at the lunch break, the evidence of this phenomenon is ubiquitous. In addition to the diminished ability to listen, the way we learn has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. The advent of the Internet and the insinuation of visual media into every facet of life via mobile devices have transformed the way people receive and process information.