The second is from Winning Trial Advocacy Techniques “How to Bring your Opening Statements to Life” posted by Elliott Wilcox found at http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/opening-statement/how-to-bring-your-opening-statements-to-life/, and states:
No matter how exciting the next Super Bowl will be, it will lose its impact if you watch it on a TiVo or DVR re-run.
But why? The plays will be the same, the players will be the same, and the coaches will be the same. Why would you care less about the replay than you would about the live event?
The difference between the two is suspense. When you watch the replay, you already know that the outcome has been decided. It won’t have the same sense of excitement. When you watch something unfold for the first time, however, it still has a sense of urgency and excitement to it. “Will it end safely?” “Will they survive?” “What’s going to happen next?”
(Continue reading at the author’s website)
