How to Spot a Liar: How to Assess Credibility in any Legal Setting Out of Stock
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Ascertaining the truth is central to the mission of any investigation, interview, deposition, mediation, or arbitration. Incomplete, inaccurate, or false statements can hinder your efforts assisting your client and uncovering vital information.
This seminar is designed to assist individuals in the legal profession with recognizing when an answer might be deceptive, picking up on verbal and non-verbal cues, and reading and controlling emotions and body movements.
Doug Cash, a fraud examiner, forensic interviewer, financial crimes investigator, and private investigator with more than 27 years’ experience, will provide you with an overview of how to conduct any proceeding properly from start to finish. He will share his experiences on how to uncover the truth, pick up on deceptive answers, and share tips and insights on how to assess credibility in any legal setting.
- Detect deception
- Ask the right questions the right way
- Develop your listening skills
Home studies will be available 2-3 weeks following the live program.
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The program is accredited in Colorado. CBA-CLE staff can provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance, and it is the attendee's responsibility to complete the accreditation outside of Colorado.
8:30 – 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 am
Introduction
Speaker experience, background information, and overview of the course
9:10 – 10:15 am
Starting Out with Definitions
- What is confirmation bias?
- What is an interview?
- What is a conversation?
- What is an interrogation?
- What is cross-examination?
How to Begin an Interview and the Different Stages of a Proceeding
- Listening skills
- The greeting
- Orientation
- Narration
- Cross examination
- Resolution
- The 8 rules of “C”
10:15 – 10:25 am
Break
10:25 – 11:25 am
Understanding Pre-Conceptions
- What are pre-conceptions?
- What do pre-conceptions lead to?
Understanding What Body Language Conveys – Comfort vs. Discomfort
- Non-verbal observations – lips, eyes, mouth, head, hands and more
- Sitting positions
- Feet
11:25 – 11:35 am
Break
11:35 am – 12:35 pm
What to Consider about the Greeting?
- How do you start?
- What does a greeting convey?
- Handshakes
- Control
Defining Truth, Deception, and Lies
- Deception vs. lies
- Truth vs. lie
- Understanding deception
Interview Goals and Disciplines
- Know what your goals are
- Information gathering methods
12:35 – 1:35 pm
Lunch Break (on your own)
1:35 – 2:35 pm
How Can an Interview be Contaminated?
- Memory
- Left vs. Right Brain
- Stress
- Retrieving information
Keeping in Mind Human Needs and Emotions
- 6 human needs
- 7 basic emotions
Forms of Human Communications and Diving Deeper into Deception
- Verbal communication vs. non-verbal communication
- Non-verbal clues – body posture and eye contact
- Verbal indicators – convince or convey
2:35 – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 – 3:50 pm
Forms of Human Communications and Diving Deeper into Deception (continued)
- Forms of deception
- Reasons for deception
- Symptoms of deception
- Assessing truth vs. deception
- Do words match the face?
- Listening skills
- Voice, speech, thought
- Forms of anger
- Written Statements
What Does an Interviewee’s Response Tell Plus Case Studies
- 23 types of responses and what they indicate
- Modifiers
- Tell-tale signs of deception
- Narrative balance
- Mean length of utterance
3:50 – 4:00 pm
Break
4:00 – 4:40 pm
Wrapping Up the Interview, Key Reminders and the 7 Deadly Sins of Interviewing
- Talking vs. listening
- Key characteristics of a good interview
- Managing stress levels
- What not to do in an interview
4:40 pm
Adjourn
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $529.00 USD
- Member Price $399.00 USD
- General Credits 7.00
- Ethics Credits 0.00
- EDI Credits