They say practice makes perfect. This certainly applies to depositions in any type of case, including an injury case or employment / wrongful termination case. One of the best things you can do to prepare for your deposition and to also make sure that you are not overly nervous during your deposition is to practice answering the most difficult questions that you and your attorney think you might be asked during your depositions. If you are ready to handle the most difficult questions, the rest will be much easier. You will have fewer or no surprise questions for which you are not ready during your testimony, which will help put you at ease. Consider asking your attorney to schedule a mock deposition session with you and then go over your answers as well as your demeanor during your testimony. Here is just one quick example of running through the typical “at-will employment” questions pattern to make sure that the witness doesn’t trip up on those questions for no reason –