$149.00 USD

Interviewing and Getting to the Truth (NASBA)

Earn 7.5 CPE Credits

Including 6 credits in Personnel/Human Resources and 1.5 credits in Behavioral Ethics

Accountants and financial professionals often navigate high-stakes conversations where uncovering the truth is essential. These situations demand advanced techniques to extract accurate information and detect deception in audits, negotiations, and critical discussions.

This course equips participants with specialized skills to navigate challenging interactions, craft strategic questions, and uncover hidden truths. Participants will learn to manage difficult behaviors, including passive-aggressiveness, while refining their ability to build rapport through science-backed techniques such as proxemics and prefix bridges. By analyzing narrative statements and identifying behavioral patterns, professionals can elicit honest responses and gain deeper insights.

The program offers practical tools for profiling interviewees, developing expert questioning techniques, and mastering strategies to manage high-stakes conversations with confidence. With these advanced methods, financial professionals will improve their ability to detect irregularities, mitigate risks, and strengthen decision-making processes.

Note: Deception Detection: Interviewing and Getting to the Truth is an 11-module Masterclass. Deception Detection is the first half of the Masterclass: Modules 1-5. Interviewing and Getting to the Truth (this course) is the second half of the masterclass: Modules 6-11.

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THE CLASS: The second course in the two-part series on Deception Detection, Interviewing and Getting to the Truth, this video-driven class is the most advanced course of its kind that offers a systematic framework for getting to the truth. This course includes 22 engaging videos, case studies, and a detailed workbook. 

THE FORMAT: Self-paced, pre-recorded. 

THE PROCESS: It’s simple to enroll. You’ll automatically be sent to the course. 

Once you sign up, you will have access to:

  • Six course modules, containing videos, animations, reflections, and case studies
  • Exclusive framework and systematic approach for getting to the truth that’s easy to learn and evidence-based.
  • As one student put it, “A-plus!!...especially on entertainment value! Pamela Meyer’s PREP method of getting to the truth is a tool I now use all day long. You never know when you’re going to be on the wrong end of a lie, and I’m so grateful to know that I am prepared for those moments when they inevitably come.”

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE?

  • Auditors
  • Accountants
  • Risk Managers
  • Certified Fraud Examiners
  • Asset Managers
  • Financial Planners
  • Corporate Fraud Police
  • Security Experts
  • Managers

 Program Information

  • No prerequisite knowledge is required to be successful in this course.
  • No advance preparation is required.
  • Program Level - Overview
  • Delivery Method – QAS Self Study (Self-Paced)
  • Note: While this is the second half of a two-part course, the first half “Deception Detection” is not a pre-requisite to taking this course.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: 

  • Respond appropriately after noting verbal and nonverbal indicators of deceit
  • Elicit the truth from any subject using a simple 4 step framework
  • Recognize deceitful vs honest stories, based on story structure
  • Use psychological bridges to elicit information from difficult conversation partners
  • Prepare questions that promote a cooperative state of mind
  • Prepare an environment which promotes a cooperative state of mind in an interviewee
  • Identify the role of ethics in rapport building, questioning, and persuading an interviewee
  • Define rapport and describe its significance in an interview setting
  • Develop questions which can contribute to rapport between an interviewer and interviewee
  • Identify eight types of expert questions and when to use them in an interview
  • Define prefix bridge and use prefix bridges appropriately in an interview setting
  • Identify the distinguishing features of honest and deceitful stories
  • Identify the body language and behavior associated with an interviewee’s emotional state
  • Identify the type of question which can do the most harm in an interview setting
  • Define psychological bridge and use psychological bridges appropriately in an interview setting

I can’t wait to see you in class! It’s lots of fun, and our community is growing fast.

Pamela Meyer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calibrate, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org

Bulk Purchase Policy

Corporate or institutional clients that have an interest in bulk purchases for their employees can contact Pamela Meyer directly to discuss customization and discounts. Contact Pamela Meyer through a formal inquiry via this form: https://www.pamelameyer.com/contact/ 

Refunds, Cancellations, and Feedback

You may cancel a non-completed course for a full refund within 24 hours of purchase. Requests for refunds must be received in writing. No cancellation fee will be applied. No refunds will be made for customers who have been issued a certificate of completion. All courses must be completed within one (1) year from the date of enrollment or purchase. To request a refund, or for further information, policies, or concerns, please contact Pamela Meyer via this form: https://www.pamelameyer.com/contact/  In the unlikely event of a cancellation, participants will be notified via email. Upon completion of the course, a feedback form will be made available to participants via email.