For 20 years, I've helped elite trial attorneys win in the highest-stakes rooms in America.
Fortune magazine called my work "frighteningly powerful."
I helped craft the opening statement for the nation's first Vioxx trial: a $253 million verdict. I've worked on 150+ cases over two decades, resulting in billions in verdicts. My most recent case: a $5 billion antitrust verdict.
What I do is not just make better presentations. I read the room. I find the narrative. I create the conditions for a jury, or any group, to decide in your favor.
Something is missing. Your nervous system knows it.
The tension that doesn't fully release. The thinking that feels narrower than you know you're capable of. The exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix. The sense that you're holding more than you should have to hold.
This isn't a personal failing. It's a biological signal.
Your nervous system evolved to share the load across a small group of people; to synchronize with five or six others, distribute the weight of stress and threat and decision-making, and access a level of collective intelligence that no individual nervous system can generate alone.
Most of us stopped having that group a long time ago. And we've been compensating ever since — through individual effort, individual therapy, individual optimization — without realizing that the thing we're missing was never meant to be found alone.
Group Sync is a 20-minute practice that restores what was always designed to be shared.
It works for leadership teams navigating organizational pressure. It works for trial lawyers preparing to turn a courtroom. And it works for anyone who has been carrying too much alone and is ready to put some of it down.
What clients say
"Cliff’s laser focus boiled down a complicated case into a few simple messages that were powerful and persuasive. I highly recommend him for any project where clear communication is needed." - Patrick Malone, co-author, Rules of the Road
"Cliff, I just wanted to say a big thank you to you. Your presentation was spot on and fantastic!" - Kristin G. Hamlin, Vice President, Wells Fargo
Cliff helped us make our value proposition more compelling, relevant and persuasive. Now we no longer read from slides – instead we tell stories that allow our clients to truly assess our fit with their needs." Yasminka Nemet, Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, MV Transportation
"Cliff is stinking amazing!" - W. Mark Lanier, Trial Attorney
Author of six books on communication, persuasion and human performance
Beyond Bullet Points: The visual storytelling classic, 125,000+ copies, translated into a dozen languages, named Best Book of the Year by Amazon.
Where's My Group? Coming soon. The book that introduces Group Sync to the world.
About Cliff
Cliff Atkinson is a trial communications consultant, author, and the creator of Group Sync. He holds a B.A. from Baylor University and an MBA from Richmond, The American International University in London. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He has lived in 32 places and is currently living between Dallas and Montreal with his husband, Louis; following the work, the science, and the question that has driven his entire career: what becomes possible when a group of human beings finally syncs?
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Whether you're preparing for trial, building a high-performance leadership team, or curious about Group Sync — let's have a conversation.
