3 Courtroom Tricks That Work in Everyday Conversations

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

Civility Media

Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Relationships

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🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Ever find yourself in a conversation that feels more like a battle than a back-and-forth? In this episode, I’m sharing three simple tools I’ve picked up from the courtroom that’ll help you communicate with more confidence—especially when you’re dealing with people who don’t agree with you. We’re talking about how to swap out your “buts” for “ands,” how to stop wasting your energy on arguments that don’t matter, and how to slow things down so your words actually land. Thank you to our sponsors: Cozy Earth. Upgrade Your Every Day. Get 40% off at cozyearth.com/jefferson or use code JEFFERSON at check out. Pique. Head to PiqueLife.com/jefferson for 20% off. https://www.piquelife.com/pages/nandaka?rfsn=8750900.e68def&utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=nandakalp&utm_medium=Pod&utm_content=jefferson_fisher BetterHelp. Click https://betterhelp.com/jeffersonfisher for a discount on your first month of therapy. Order my new book, The Next Conversation, or listen to the full audiobook today. Like what you hear? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Suggest a topic or ask a question for me to answer on the show! Want a FREE communication tip each week? Click here to join my newsletter. Join My School of Communication Watch my podcast on YouTube Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Follow me on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As an attorney, I've learned a few things about how to communicate with people, especially people that don't agree with me.
0:06.5	So today, I'm going to give you three top secret, powerful, simple tools that you can use today instantly to improve your communication.
0:14.8	Welcome to the Jefferson Fisher podcast, where I'm on a mission to make your next conversation the one that changes everything.
0:37.8	Wherever you're listening right now, I'm just going to ask you to do me a favor. And that is find the button where it said subscribe, like, follow, and click it. It's not a lifelong thing. It's something that helps me a lot because what it does is it tells wherever you're listening that this is good content. And my promise in exchange is that I'm going to make you a better communicator. Episode after episode, I'm going to be here to make sure that your words have power.
0:43.2	So thank you very much. Now, before we get into it, I want to tell you about cozy earth.
0:47.6	Cozy Earth is a longtime sponsor of this podcast for a good reason because I live in Texas heat.
0:53.9	It is humid. It is hot. It can be disgusting. because I live in Texas heat. It is humid.
0:55.2	It is hot.
0:56.1	It can be disgusting.
0:57.3	You walk outside and your shirt immediately sticks to you.
0:59.8	But your bed, your bed is your sacred place and there is nowhere I like to be more than my
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1:44.7	idea. There are plenty of people that go to law school that aren't good communicators. I mean,
1:49.5	that's just, that goes in any profession that you can think of. Just because you go to law school,
1:55.8	does not tie into good communication skills. Now, litigation, on the other hand, where you are
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