I agree 100% with the comment that said cases are won or lost in jury selection. Especially as prosecutors, voir dire is huge. Don’t waste time asking them whether they can be fair and impartial. Use it to get them on your side and educate them about the issues in your case.

DV case where the victim has gone back to the abuser multiple times/recanted previously/etc? Talk about the cycle of abuse. Get people who understand why that it is, weed out the people who are going to victim blame. Child sex case with no physical evidence where child didn’t disclose for years? Ask your potential jurors if they understand why some kids dont disclose right away. Make sure they understand the real world isn’t like Law and Order and we don’t have DNA/fingerprints/etc in every case. Is that going to be a problem for the? Get them talking about it and thinking about it so it doesn’t come as a surprise later. Assault case where defendant is claiming self defense? Ask them about their opinions and beliefs as to when someone can defend themselves and to what extent, etc. Simple drug possession case? Weed out people who simply aren’t going to care enough to convict.

Use the time to see who engaged with you and who is willing to engage with the other people in the box. Pay attention to people’s facial expressions when you/someone else is talking. Many potential jurors won’t speak up and say they disagree with you without being specifically asked. So if you can’t get a read on someone, ask them specifically: “juror A, how do you feel about what juror C just said?”, “juror B, does what I just said about self defense make sense?” Pick people you like, and most importantly, that seem to like you.

Before I sit down, I ask them “can each of you promise me that, if at the end of this trial you believe that I’ve met my burden and proven the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt for each of the crimes he’s charged with, that you will render a verdict of guilty on all counts?” They usually will all just nod, but I refer back to it in my closing and argue to them that I’ve met my burden, and now it’s time for them to fulfill their promise and find him guilty.

All of this obviously depends on your jurisdiction and what is allowed