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The Evidence on Evidence

The science hasalready ruled.

Not a question of taste, of budget, or of how you have always done it. Four decades of jury research and cognitive science converge on one finding: the case a jury can see is the case a jury believes. Paper, foam board, the ELMO and a marker do not lose to technology — they lose to the human brain.

550%
Increase in juror retention when testimony is heard, seen and read together

The single largest documented lever in the courtroom — measured as what a juror still holds after 72 hours. Weiss-McGrath Report · OSHA · Wharton School of Business.

What a Juror Still Holds After 72 Hours

Spoken testimony alone versus testimony heard, seen and read together
HEARD ONLY10%HEARD + SEEN + READ65%
Weiss-McGrath Report · OSHA · Wharton School of Business
Read that again. Try the case the old way and roughly nine of every ten facts you fought to admit are gone before the jury ever reaches the deliberation room.

The Old Way Loses on Every Measure

Paper, boards and the ELMOagainst trial presentation.

025507510010%65%FACTS RETAINEDAT 72 HOURS10%87%COMPREHENSION OFCOMPLEX PROOF26%48%MOCK JURYFINDING LIABILITY
Paper, boards, ELMOTrial presentation 30% of trial time handed back to you when the binder fumbling ends.

The Curve of Forgetting

Every hour after you sit down,the old way leaks facts.

Retention Over 72 Hours

What a juror still holds — heard-and-seen vs heard-only
0%25%50%75%100%0h24h48h72h65%10%
■ Heard + Seen■ Heard Only

Comprehension of Complex Proof

Retention with vs without visual call-outs
025507510010%Textonly87%Withcall-outs
Expert Institute / 3M Research

By the Numbers

Three findings thatdecide close cases.

92%
Expert Approval
called expert-led digital slides the deciding factor in complex cases
80%
Rule of Openings
of jurors form a view after opening — a visual roadmap anchors it
46%
The CSI Expectation
expect high-tech evidence; miss it and doubt fills the void

And the Supporting Record

Nine reasons theverdict follows the visual.

87%

The Comprehension Peak

Call-outs lift retention from 10% to 87% — visuals read 60,000× faster than text.

Expert Institute / 3M Research
22%

The Liability Swing

Mock juries: 48% liability with trial software, 26% on oral argument alone.

Applied Cognitive Psychology
30%

Time Efficiency

Electronic display saves 30% of trial time by ending binder fumbling.

Federal Judicial Center
92%

The Expert Approval

In complex science cases, 92% called expert-led digital slides the deciding factor.

National Institute of Justice
7

The Working-Memory Limit

The brain holds about seven items. Software is the external hard drive.

Miller, “The Magical Number Seven”

The Dual-Coding Advantage

Sight and sound lay two memory traces — doubling recall in deliberation.

Paivio / Multimedia Learning Theory
80%

The Rule of Openings

Jurors form a view after opening. A visual roadmap anchors it for the trial.

Vinson-Burke National Jury Study
46%

The CSI Expectation

Jurors expect high-tech evidence. Miss it and doubt fills the void.

NIJ / Donald Shelton

The Competence Cue

Jurors rate software users better prepared, more competent, more credible.

Baruch College / Quinnipiac
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The data says visuals win.
Put them in front of your jury.

No obligation, no pitch deck. If the case does not need us, we will say so — but if a visual can win it, you’ll want us in the second chair.

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