Part 2 - Giving Evidence - Witness Familiarisation Reviews

The course was delivered in an impeccable manner. I appreciated that we were not compelled to participate in role-playing activities.

Very good session that was well delivered for something that can be admittedly awkward and slightly embarrassing to do. I thought Steph really put everyone at ease and while she was very tough during the role play I don't consider this to be a negative in any way, it gave a sense of realism to what you might be up against and how important detail and preparation is.

This course was extremely useful as it is something that we have not learnt before but desperately needed to know about before having to give evidence. I liked the interactive format as I take more in and recall things better that way. I feel much better prepared for giving evidence in court after having attended this course, now I just need to improve my skills by putting what I have learnt into practice.

Enjoyed the experience and the content in this course.

Brilliant course - the most engaging I've attended for some time. Really insightful not only professionally but personally too. Great methods for engaging with us as attendees and not intimidating or nerve wracking to speak up and ask questions. Brilliant - thank you.

Excellent course and enjoyable due to knowledge and personalities of trainers.

This was an excellent course and the trainer was excellent. I have learnt so much and will be using it in my role moving forward. The trainer made it relevant to everyone's role and experience at every opportunity. Thank you!

very well delivered and engaging

Although very knowledgeable with years of experience, the trainer referred to the handouts the whole time. No independent slides had been created by the trainer (which previous trainers from units 3 and 4 had done) This would have helped to provide interest through the use of practical examples experienced by herself. Sharing of such experiences/examples of past cases helps the course be more engaging and memorable. I found the course hard to follow as we kept flitting from one course book to another on the screen. Also the page numbers didn't match. Day 2 was more interesting when we watched clips of witnesses speaking at hearings from previous cases. This helped cement the learnings provided and I feel we would have benefitted more from this. The time we spent doing role play in the coroners court was also very useful and enjoyable. As with all the assignments this assignment is very long and the questions are difficult to understand as to what is actually required when completing your answer.

Very interesting and great group tasks.