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LSNTAP Community Training:
Online Resources for Self-Represented
Litigants
LSNTAP Community Training:
Online Resources for Self-Represented
Litigants
VIDEO
United States Department of Commerce
Broadband TechnologyOpportunitiesProgram
United States Department of Commerce
Broadband TechnologyOpportunitiesProgram
United States Department of Commerce
Broadband TechnologyOpportunitiesProgram
www.WashingtonLawHelp.orgwww.YouTube.com/user/
NWJusticeProject
Daniel Ediger [email protected]
Daniel Ediger [email protected]
Daniel Ediger [email protected]
Daniel Ediger [email protected]
Why VIDEO?
www.YouTube.com/user/NWJusticeProject
www.WashingtonLawHelp.org
What kind of
VIDEO?
animation &voice-over narration
animation &voice-over narrationvideo screen-grabs & online demos
animation &voice-over narrationvideo screen-grabs & online demosexamples of legal forms & documents
animation &voice-over narrationvideo screen-grabs & online demosexamples of legal forms & documents
live actors & narrators
stillimages
screencapture
audio-video
animation
Tools We Use to Make Videos
stillimages
MS OfficePowerPoint
AppleKeynote
Apple iPhoto
screencapture
audio-video
animation
Tools We Use to Make Videos
stillimages
MS OfficePowerPoint
AppleKeynote
Apple iPhoto
screencapture
CamstudioFREE
Snagit$50
Camtasia$300
audio-video
animation
Tools We Use to Make Videos
stillimages
MS OfficePowerPoint
AppleKeynote
Apple iPhoto
screencapture
CamstudioFREE
Snagit$50
Camtasia$300
audio-video flipcam iPhonemini-DV
camcorder
animation
Tools We Use to Make Videos
stillimages
MS OfficePowerPoint
AppleKeynote
Apple iPhoto
screencapture
CamstudioFREE
Snagit$50
Camtasia$300
audio-video flipcam iPhonemini-DV
camcorder
animation paper, pensdry-erase
whiteboardgreen-screen
Tools We Use to Make Videos
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What information do clients look for?
What information is already out there?
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Is it... • accurate? • succinct? • comprehensible?
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Some Guidelines for Clearer Writing:
Avoiding passive voice helps convey meaningful directions to pro se litigants,
so they can achieve positive goals.
Elimination of unnecessary and/or redundant legal terms leads to a more comprehensible educational
resource, and therefore greater viewer efficacy.
Tips for
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Speak in 2nd person Tips for
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Speak in 2nd person
Avoid passive voice!
Tips for
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You should put subjects first
Speak in 2nd person
Avoid passive voice!
Tips for
Better Scripts
You should put subjects first
Speak in 2nd person
Avoid passive voice!
Use concrete words. Delete needless words.
Tips for
Better Scripts
You should put subjects first
Speak in 2nd person
Avoid passive voice!
Use concrete words. Delete needless words.
Tips for
Better Scripts
Each sentence should state an essential fact…
You should put subjects first
Speak in 2nd person
Avoid passive voice!
Use concrete words. Delete needless words.
Each sentence should state an essential fact…
…or direct viewers to take a simple action.
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How should we show it?
Legal Aid Network of Kentucky
www.kylawhelp.org
Éducaloi:bilingual,
plain language legal information for
Quebecers
www.educaloi.qc.ca
People’s Law SchoolBritish Columbia
www.publiclegaled.bc.ca
Common CraftSeattle, Washington
www.commoncraft.com
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Survey / Critique
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how many viewers
who’s watching
how they watch it
where they are
what keeps their interest
what keeps their interest
Foreclosure Prevention &
Mediation
Job Security & Employment Barriers
Public Benefits
Housing Security& Landlord / Tenant
Law
Equal Access to Legal Services & Resources
www.YouTube.com/user/NWJusticeProject
www.WashingtonLawHelp.org
