Video Deposition Tip: Listen to your recorded voice

I promise you'll be surprised or your money back.
Unless you're experienced with recording your voice, playback your video dep through speakers. This will be an ear-opener.
You may find you love the sound of your voice, rich, clear, charming, credible.
Or not.
In any case, it will be different from the combination of room reflection, direct bone conduction through your skull, and self-deception you've been living with.
Speaking of self-deception, ask around. And not just your assistant and that unctuous associate who hopes to make partner. Ask me, for instance. I know it's your first time; I'll be gentle.

Try to listen with a jury's ears, through speakers like the courtroom's.

Are the words clear?

Is there time for the listener to absorb what you're saying?
Recorded speech should be a little slower, generally, than live. Listeners are missing some of the cues they would get from watching you speak, so give them a break. The poor court reporter can soak it up as fast as you can spit it out, but the jury? No.

Is there life in your voice? The written record doesn't need inflection or pacing or dynamic range. Listeners do.

How about your actual voice tone? Microphones and speakers change your voice. You hear all your bass notes most efficiently from inside your head. Is the jury getting that wonderful version, too?

Hope and faith are crucial in love and religion. For litigation media, you're going to need proof.