“Counsel, I have a short statement I would like to make to help everything go as smoothly as possible considering we are not all in the same room. Because we are all appearing remotely, I would like to ask everyone to be more conscious than ever of not speaking over each other. If I cannot hear the end of a question or the beginning of an answer, you are going to have a very poor record. If the witness can take a pause before answering to allow the attorneys to object this will be extremely helpful. I really don’t want to disrupt your deposition flow and will try to keep interruptions to a minimum, but will if I cannot hear or understand something that is said. If I do have to interrupt, please be patient and understand my goal is to provide you with a clear record of these proceedings. If there is an objection, it would be very helpful if you state your name first, before your objection, so I know who is talking. Before we get started, I would request you move your papers and/or legal pads away from your phone or microphone to avoid that ambient noise. Please note that Veritext DOES NOT permit the video recording of Zoom except by a Veritext videographer. The videographer is critical to the admissibility of video testimony and ensures that only on the record testimony is captured, time-stamped, and delivered in a professional and admissible manner suitable for trial use. It is not permissible for myself or any other parties to record the testimony. Unauthorized recordings will not be available for subsequent use. If everyone is ready, I will swear in the witness. Before I do that, I am going to need a stipulation to allow me to swear the witness remotely. When you’re ready, I will read the stipulation into the record, followed by each attorney stating their appearance, and anyone else in the room with you who is also attending, and stipulate to allow me to swear in the witness, starting with taking attorney”