Negotiate Your Best Life Podcast with Rebecca Zung The Trick Narcissists Use in Court (and How I Shut It Down) with Rebecca Zung on Negotiate Your Best Life #789
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Jan 5, 2026 Learn how to outsmart narcissists in court by recognizing their manipulation tactics. Discover their strategy of provoking emotional reactions to control perceptions. Shift the focus from emotional displays to factual evidence and well-documented timelines. Find out how remaining calm can lead to their downfall, exposing their true nature. This insightful discussion empowers you to regain control and stand your ground during negotiations.
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Calm Persona Is A Courtroom Weapon
- Narcissists craft a “calm narrator vs. emotional defendant” contrast to control courtroom perception.
- Rebecca Zung explains judges equate calmness with credibility and emotion with instability.
Force Facts, Not Feelings
- Refuse to let judges treat emotion as evidence and redirect focus to facts and patterns.
- Rebecca Zung advises shifting attention to documentation and noncompliance rather than tone or tears.
Performance Crumbles Under Scrutiny
- Narcissists' courtroom calm is an act that cracks when judges focus on facts and the target stays calm.
- Rebecca Zung notes they then show impatience, interruptions, and flashes of rage that expose them.