Elaine Lewis, CEO of Courtroom Communications LLC, has been teaching people to communicate more effectively for over 20 years. For the past 10 years she has specialized in helping lawyers prepare witnesses for trials and depositions. She also consults on the framing and organizing of trial issues and developing case themes.

Previous to specializing in the legal field, Ms. Lewis prepared individuals for every type of situation where speaking in public was required. She has trained many hundreds of upper level corporate executives to give more effective business presentations, has helped politicians with political speeches, has coached people for TV interviews, and has helped authors prepare for book tours.

Ms. Lewis has taught "Speaking and Lecturing for Effect" at the New School for Social Research, TV commercial acting at the Weist-Barron School of Television, and voice and diction at the High School for Performing Arts, all in New York City.

In addition, she has written many articles on the subject of witness preparation. (View List)

She also lectures throughout the United States. For lawyers her subjects include, more effective methods of witness preparation, preparing more persuasive openings and summations, and other topics involving oral and written communication. For groups of expert witnesses she lectures on the techniques that will help experts be more effective at trial. (View List)

Ms. Lewis brings to her teaching a rich background of both personal experience and academic training. She has acted in over 100 television commercials, has worked as a spokesperson for major corporations, has appeared on daytime TV soap operas, and spent a number of years working in TV news and weather reporting, including WCBS-TV in New York City.

She holds a BS in Communications from the State University of New York and an MA in Theater from New York University. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of TV and Radio Artists, Actors Equity Association, and the American Society of Trial Consultants. She has been married for 30 years to a prominent trial attorney who both practices and teaches litigation techniques in New York City.