n order to allow us to continue exploring this interesting and important topic, Interviews and Deception, we have a recorded presentation from a retired law enforcement officer and expert on Interviewing Skills. Doug Cash frequently trains law enforcement officers regarding interview skills and identifying signs of deception. After reviewing his presentation, please participate in the discussion this week, as outlined below:

Discussion participation requirements:

1) After the presentation and reviewing the videos in the Module, prepare a three-to-four paragraph response, discussing your top three or four takeaways from the presentation and videos. Please post your initial post by Wednesday to ensure maximum credit.

2) Post at least three substantive responses to other students' responses to facilitate discussion and discovery.

3) You will not be able to see other students' posts until after you post your initial contribution. After that, you can respond to other students' posts. Initial posts earlier in the week will receive more points; students who wait to post their initial response during that last two days of the discussion will receive fewer points.

4) The videos are included in this week's Module. Below is an overview of the videos contained in this Module:

Video Resources

Please review these materials; I am confident you will find them interesting.

Video 1) Beyond the Numbers: Professional Interview Techniques - This video provides information about techniques for professional interviewing including the different stages and types of interview questions. This video focuses more on the "how-to" of interviewing.

• Introductory Questions
• Informational Phase
• Assessment Questions
• Closing Questions
• Admission-Seeking Questions
• Summary

Video 2) Finding the Truth: Effective Techniques for Interview and Communication - This video focuses on assessing interviews and identifying non-verbal cues, including signs of deception, even in written statements.

• Communication Analysis
• Tones & Words
• Listening
• The Interview
• Written Statements
• Conclusion

Video 3) Lie to Me, Pilot Episode - This video is the pilot episode of the TV series that focused on the work of Dr. Paul Ekman, who conducted extensive studies of human emotions and reactions, and identified what he calls "micro-expressions". These uncontrollable, automatic biological reactions will telegraph many human emotions and stress, even if the subject thinks they are hidden.