True" Music. So, go ahead and introduce our next speaker, uh Cornelius Stemp of, uh, Tampa. He's gonna talk about offers of proof, which is an interesting subject that a few of our prior presentations have made some references to. And now, you're gonna get to hear all the details here from Cornelius. Cornelius Demps is the founding partner of the Demps Law Firm in Wesley Chapel, which specializes in appellate practice, commercial litigation, criminal defense, and personal injury. Cornelius is a graduate of Florida State University and the Stetson University College of Law, where he competed as a member of the trial team and earned awards for trial advocacy. He began his career as an assistant state attorney and later served as an appellate prosecutor in the Florida Attorney General's Office in Tampa. Cornelius has an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubble, and he's also been named a Rising Star in appellate practice by Florida Super Lawyers. So, Cornelius, why don't you take it away on offers of proof? All right, okay, I will. Well, good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for having me. I'm gonna go ahead and get this presentation started. Um, if you have any questions, save them for the end. So yeah, today we're going to get started on offers of proof, definitely one of the more important aspects of preserving your record for appeal. That a lot of people tend to forget about in the heat of the moment when trial happens. You know, you're more focused on trying to prove your case and not necessarily try to preserve your record for appeal. But as other speakers have alluded to, offers and proof are extremely vital to your case and something you all need to be aware of. Let's go on here. All right, so a quick disclaimer here...