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Eric Oliver, Principal and President Eric Oliver, the founder of Meta Systems, has specialized in nonverbal, verbal and implicit communication skills for over 26 years; 22 working with attorneys. Besides teaching effective communication skills to attorneys and their firms, he spends most of his time helping trial attorneys prepare and present more receiver-friendly cases for settlement presentations and in trial.

He helps lawyers build a presentation plan for each case - adaptable to any venue - integrating the verbal, visual and personal parts of the trial based on jurors needs and expectations uncovered in focus groups and voir dire.

Eric holds an MA in Human Development and a pending Ph.D. in Psychology. He is co-author of Courtroom Power: Communication Strategies for Trial Lawyers, and his latest book, Facts Can't Speak for Themselves: Reveal the Stories That Give Facts Their Meaning is published by NITA and is available for purchase at www.trialguides.com and www.NITA.org.

He resides with his wife and partner, Tess, in Canton, MI.