Deception is big business with individuals, organisations, governments and the media lying to us on a daily basis! Deceptive behaviour is part of our DNA, woven into our culture and our history and in some professions, it is even expected.
Sometimes we are ‘willing’ participants in a lie such as innocent and harmless white lies, and these lies have no malintent.
But what we all need to be concerned with is when we are ‘unwilling’ participants in a lie – when deception is intentional and there are higher stakes involved – such as monetary loss, reputational damage and the loss of a contract or a client for example.
Deceptive practices and dishonest behaviour from other people can cost us dearly, with costly financial, emotional and psychological consequences putting individuals, businesses and economies at risk. Deception doesn’t discriminate and unfortunately it affects most organisations at some point, either directly or indirectly.
With corruption, fraud, misconduct and underhanded/deceptive selling practices happening every day, learning how to better detect deception is becoming increasingly important in the battle to protect ourselves, our reputations, our businesses, our income/profits/bottom line and other assets.
Deception detection or lie detection is a trainable skill and learning the ‘basics’ of the science takes surprisingly less time than what you might envisage. With just one day of training you’ll suddenly start observing data and behaviour you may not have previously noticed… and regardless of your profession and the industry you work in, you can begin to apply the knowledge and skills you learn immediately with the people you encounter.
As well as re-commencing live events shortly, we will also soon be offering a range of Macro and Mini Masterclasses as VoD (video on demand) so you can learn at home safely and at your own pace.
Our Masterclasses are designed for individuals who deal in the currency of people.
This includes those that have a need to get to the truth and credibility of information from the people in their lives such clients, customers, colleagues, superiors, teams of people, management, business partners, board members, shareholders, suppliers and other stakeholders.
Our Masterclasses will benefit CEO’s, CFO’s, business leaders, managers, business owners, entrepreneurs and various professionals. The training is of particular relevance to those who work in sales, finance, education, accounting, human resources, recruitment, law enforcement, insurance, auditing, security, healthcare, politics, education and the media.
Regardless of your industry, if your work and your business involves interacting with others, our training will be relevant and of benefit to you.
Testimonials from various event delegates/attendees and other feedback received.
Your course instructor Sharon Box, has been trained in the cutting-edge behavioural science methodologies of Dr Paul Ekman, renowned psychologist, researcher and the world’s foremost expert in facial expressions and deception detection. She is a Paul Ekman approved Associate and one of only two professionals currently licenced and operating in Australia to deliver the official Dr Paul Ekman approved content.
Sharon is passionate, committed and delighted to share her expertise and knowledge with you from her 27 years in corporate communications and will keep you entertained whilst you learn with her relaxed presentation style.
She holds a Bachelor of Business Degree through Edith Cowan University with majors in Marketing and E-Commerce with honours award. Following completion of the Ekman Associate Program she received her Paul Ekman Associate status. She is a Certified Practitioner in Emotional Skills and Competencies (ESaC) and Evaluating Truthfulness and Credibility (ETaC), as well as Certified in reading micro and subtle facial expressions (PEI – Paul Ekman International).
