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I’ve only ever done college mock trial, so I’m not sure what the differences are between high school and college pretrial. Our pretrial is relatively simple and straight forward, and your teacher should be giving you proper guidance as far as what you should be saying and doing. 

For college mock, pretrial usually just consists of introducing your teammates to the judges, tendering a few documents to the bench, pointing a few things out for the judges’ reference, asking about the presiding judge’s preference about movement about the well, and things like that.  

Your teammates and your teacher should help you by letting you know what you should be saying – that I can’t help you with, unfortunately, because I don’t know what needs to be covered in your pretrial. 

But what I can help you with are a few basic things. 

1) Don’t be nervous! You were chosen for this, make it your opportunity to shine. 2) Take a deep breath before you stand up to do pretrial (and do remember to stand up – always, always, always stand when addressing the Court). 3) If you’re allowed to, have a typed up list of the things you need to cover during pretrial, and have it laying on the table in front of you. (Use a font size larger than 12 pt so that you can read it easily while standing, so that if you blank on something, you can just glance down and see it.) A teammate should help you out by subtly pointing to each step with a pen, and subtly pointing out anything you accidentally skip so that you can remember to bring it up before you sit back down. 4) Speak slowly, calmly, and loudly. Smile at the judge when you stand up. You have a golden opportunity with pretrial. You get to create the judge’s first impression of your team.  Don’t think of this as putting pressure on you! But rather, think of it as an opportunity. You don’t have to rely on anyone else to create a good first impression, you get to do it yourself. 

Pretrial should be easy, stress free, and a great way to get your nerves out before the trial begins. Personally, I loved getting to do pretrial because it relaxed me right away. 

High school mockers: any tips you’d add?(Feel free to send asks with tips, or submit tips – or send them straight over to aasexual)

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When it comes to your friends, appeal to them for empathy. “How would you feel if I said that to you? That really hurt me.” If you can’t get them to even acknowledge that they’re hurting you, then there’s absolutely no point in trying to explain further - they’re bad friends, and you need to get away from them. 

Other than that, education. Do your own research, in places like this. Find ways to counter the specific things they’re saying, then just lay it out for them. 

Rules: 1) Always post rules 2) Answer the Qs the person who tagged you asked and write 11 new ones 3) Tag 11 and link them to this post 4) Tell them that you tagged ‘em

1. What is your favorite thing to do when you’re bored? 

Oh, definitely read. Or draw. Or goof off on the internet, or play video games.

2. What is your favorite extinct animal? 

Definitely a tie between Microraptor and Leptoceratops.

3. How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

42!

4. Favorite holiday?

Either Xmas because of the general vibe or Halloween because of cosplay/2 days before my birthday

5. Least favorite musical genre?

Probably pop music or rap. I've never been a big fan of rap, and my mom and brother are constantly listening to pop. :-/

6. You’re walking the woods. There’s no one around and your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye you spot him… 

……………….slime man

7. If you were any gender but the one you are now, what gender would you be? 

Agender, because I've never really given a damn about my gender.

8. Which is a worse scenario, being chased by a swarm of peaceful pigeons, or looking down into a lake filled with very hungry crocodiles in complete safety, but knowing if you fell you’d be screwed? 

Crocodiles, for sure. It's not that hard to stay at a reasonable distance and observe.

9. If you could have any form of synethesia, what would it be? 

I already have synesthesia, I just rarely talk about it. If not for the one I have (hearing colors), probably seeing numbers as colors.

10. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows? 

Eh, probably flat if I'm trying to sleep, fluffy if I'm just laying against it.

11. How has your day been? 

It's been okay. I'm finally almost done with my summer homework, my shirts finally came in the mail, and I got a haircut.

My questions:

1. How big of a Pokémon fan are you?

2. Favorite person ever?

3. What books do you like?

4. How goes your day?

5. Giganotosaurus or Carcharodontosaurus? (look it up if you do not know)

6. Favorite meme?

7. A wild ____________ appeared!

8. Favorite animal?

9. If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be?

10. Best food you've ever eaten?