James Pyle, an actively retired U.S. Army interrogator, interrogator trainer, author, inventor, and
consultant for all things communication.
Jim describes himself as a Midwest boy raised in SoCal. He lived coast to coast thanks to vagabond parents, the US Army, and a myriad of jobs. He lives in the greater Washington D.C. area, with his wife Deborah, and the last 2 of 5 kids.
He has acted, authored, invented, preached, sold, trained, and hopes to continue all for years to come.
Full Interview
Highlight Clips
EPISODE INDEX
1:18 THE LIVE EVENT THAT CHANGED JIM: A head on collision with the rest of my life
2:15 THE BEHAVIOR PANEL: Jim as the fifth element
2:30 WHO IS JIM: Jim’s background in sales, interrogation, inventing
6:09 ELICITATION: What it is and how to use it
7:43 THE KILLER QUESTION: WDYKTIDKTIWKIIDA
10:22 LEARN THEIR STORY: Everyone has a background we can learn from and it might make ME a better person to learn from you
10:40 ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: I’m a composite….The Behavior Panel explains the science of what Jim knew from experience
18:43 CURIOSITY: If we could teach curiosity , we wouldn’t need any methodology at all.
18:57 GET THIS BOOK!: Curiosity/Discovery Conversations. “A Curious Mind” book recommendation
34:43 RAPPORT: ips for quickly building rapport – what do Seinfeld and The Food Network have in common?
35:49 INTROVERTS: Exercises for Introverts to get them more comfortable starting and engaging in conversations
36:29 FOOD: We all eat….The conversation about food that helped them find Saddam Hussein
51:23 SETING UP AN INTEROGATION SCHOOL: Jim was tasked with setting up a civilian-based interrogation school
52:02 A FORMULA FOR GOOD QUESTIONS: A simple formula to help you ask good questions every time
52:52 A 2 YEAR OLD’S INTEROGATION SKILLS
1:00:49 JIM’S NEW BOOK: Body Talk Animated-The Big Kid’s Guide to Body Language Basics
1:05:09 A NOVEL INVENTION FOR INTERPRETATION: Jim’s patented invention that uses an artificial language for interpreting
1:08:08 TIPS FOR VIRTUAL COMMUNICATON:
