Perceptive Interviewing®Trusted Training Since 2001
Professional Development Training
OBTAIN TRUTHFUL AND USEFUL INFORMATION AND MAKE MORE INFORMED DECISIONS
Why Perceptive Interviewing®?
In high-stakes environments where decisions impact safety, security, and organisational success, the ability to uncover truth through skilled interviewing is crucial. Whether you're screening candidates, investigating incidents, or gathering intelligence, your interviewing skills directly influence the quality of information you obtain and the decisions you make.
The Perceptive Interviewing® framework provides a systematic approach to enhance your ability to:
- Create environments where truth emerges naturally
- Detect potential deception and recognise authenticity
- Ask strategic questions that reveal critical information
- Build rapport while maintaining professional boundaries
- Verify information for confident decision-making
Who Attends This Training?
Government & Security: Intelligence Analysts, Security Case Officers, Vetting Personnel, Law Enforcement Officers
Corporate Leadership: C-Suite Executives, Managing Directors, Senior Managers
Human Resources: HR Professionals, Recruitment Officers, Hiring Managers
Investigations: Professional Investigators, Consultants, Legal Professionals
Specialised Roles: Psychologists, Employment Consultants, Business Services Personnel
For both new and experienced professionals conducting formal or informal interviews where accuracy and honesty are critical.
What is Perceptive Interviewing®?
The Three-Stage Framework: Prepare • Perceive • Procure
STAGE 1: PREPARE - Foundation for Success
- Avoid the 9 most common interviewer mistakes that derail interviews
- Master the art of positioning and powerful preambles
- Develop self-awareness of personal impact and potential biases
- Connect rapidly using proven rapport-building techniques
- Create truth-telling environments from the first moment
- Build unshakeable confidence and maintain interview control
STAGE 2: PERCEIVE - Reading Truth and Deception
- Understand the science behind truth and deception
- Learn why lies are believed and truths are disbelieved
- Master the Pentagon Method for comprehensive behavioural analysis
- Navigate the grey space between absolute truth and outright lies
- Recognise memory patterns vs. deceptive behavior
STAGE 3: PROCURE - Strategic Information Gathering
- Transform your questioning skills with proven techniques
- Learn go-to questions for challenging moments
- Build confidence for sensitive and difficult conversations
- Master conversational elicitation methods (4-day program)
- Apply powerful catchall questions to uncover hidden information
- Verify and cross-check information systematically
Program Options
2-Day Intensive: Core framework with essential techniques
3-Day Comprehensive: Full framework with practical application
4-Day Advanced: Complete program including advanced elicitation techniques
What People Are Saying...
"Too many interviewers have
done too little training"
Getting detailed and accurate information from people is not always as easy as it sounds. It's even more difficult when someone has something to hide or is reluctant to share the truth with you. Interviewing is a skill that should be nurtured and developed and NOT be left to chance.
Perceptive Interviewing® training will help boost your confidence to uncover truthful and useful information and make more informed decisions.
Strengthen your ability to:
- Build rapid rapport and create a truth telling environment,
- Read communication through multiple channels,
- Ask better questions and uncover more information,
- Influence truthfulness when honesty is critical
- Develop skills to read emotion and detect behaviour associated with deception,
- Boost confidence to get the information you need in interviews and high-stake interactions.
Can you afford NOT to have this training?
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