Hot take: Closing is NOT your last chance to re-argue the evidence.
By the time you stand up, jurors are overloaded, stressed, and terrified of getting it wrong. And piling on more facts? That's not helping.
Closing has one job 👉 empower the jury to act.
In this week's Sari Swears podcast 🎙️, I break down the 8 ingredients every closing needs — the pieces that calm juror brain threat, give them structure, and show them exactly how to do their job.
We're talking:
🚨 Why themes beat facts at the end
🚨 The part most lawyers skip (and shouldn't)
🚨 How to turn jurors from hostages into heroes
If your closing feels heavy, forced, or flat… this might be why.
Tune in NOW! 🎧
Love,
Sari
Quote:
"The purpose of closing is not to re-argue the evidence or shove more facts into jurors' brains. At that point, they're already overloaded. The real purpose of closing is to empower the jury to take action — to give them structure, tools, and confidence so they know exactly how to do their job and trust themselves enough to do it."
Sari
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