Dr. David Craig - Unlocking Secrets: How to Get People to Tell You Everything

Copyright 2013 Dr. David Craig

First Skyhorse Publishing Edition 2018

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I would like to dedicate this book to the those whose lives have been touched by cancer. Their quality of life and the challenges they face in their individual fight against this sickness are greatly assisted by the researchers who work tirelessly to find cures and better treatment alternatives, by medical specialists who care for them every day and by good hearted people who donate their time and money in support of this cause.

I greatly admire the courage of the victims of this illness and their supporting families. None more so than the Neave family who have fought against a rare and aggressive mutant cancer gene (BRCA2) that has already taken their great grandmother and grandmother. The two older Neave sisters, Veronica and Chrissy, have so far avoided the genes attack by undertaking radical surgery. The third sister, Elisha, and their mother, Claudette, have not been so lucky and for them the fight is on in earnest.

This book is dedicated to the Neave family and others who find themselves in a similar fight for life.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Washington DC, 2000

It was November 2000; four months since I had completed a doctorate in Covert Operations, which was the culmination of several years spent researching undercover tactics and the people who undertake clandestine operations. At that stage, I had also spent a decade with the Australian Federal Police in a number of countries and various rolesmany of which were covert.

I had just finished an undercover deployment in another country and had flown direct from there to Washington to assist with an undercover training course. Before I started the training, though, there was someone I wanted to meet. He was the first FBI undercover agent to successfully infiltrate the Mafia; his name then, was Joe D Pistone.

FBI undercover operation Sun-Apple had Joe living and working within the inner circle of the Miami and New York Mafia for six years. As a result of his gutsy and tenacious evidence gathering, 200 Mafia identities received hefty gaol terms for crimes ranging from extortion to murder. He had spent several years in witness protection and now continues to have a lifetime $500,000 Mafia contract on his head. He lives under a different name. Despite this, Hollywood still managed to make the movie Donnie Brasco about his exploitsJoe was played by Johnny Depp.

I wanted to meet Joe to learn from his experience and analyse why he, above all others, was so successful. The Mafia would like to meet Joebut for a very different reason.

After I left the airport and made my way towards the meeting place, I conducted counter-surveillance drills to ensure I wasnt followed as I didnt want to bring any unwanted guests to our meeting. We met at an undisclosed location and I got right to the point

I said, So, XXXX (name withheld), what were your biggest psychological assets when you were undercover for so long?

He said, Well, Dave, you gotta know who you really are and what you stand forand you gotta be able to get em to talk. If they dont talk you dont learn nothn about em or what they do. You gotta be able to open them up.

Having worked undercover, I knew how true that statement was. The angst and sacrifice of a covert operation was worth nothing if you came out with zip! I spent some time with XXXX, listening and learning from his well-tested undercover modus operandi.

Now after 22 years as a sworn federal law enforcement officer and 8 years as a covert operations consultant and trainer to government agencies and corporate entities. I would like to share some of the most successful interpersonal techniques I learned during that time. In Unlocking Secrets , I have translated the highly advanced methods used by spies and covert operatives to learn secret information, and show you how you can use these skills in everyday professional and personal situations. These skills will provide you with a distinct psychological edge in business, professional and personal relationshipsbeyond what has been openly taught before.

Unlocking Secrets is the second in my Psychological Edge series of books and builds on the first book in the series, Lie Catcher; Become a Human Lie Detector in Under 60 Minutes . These books complement each other; the first book assists to identify when a person lies and hides information from you, and Unlocking Secrets allows you to access that very information. But it isnt necessary to have read the first book to learn and apply the techniques in this book.

When you have read this book, and practised the techniques, you will be able to better understand and influence people, and others will open up to you and tell you information they would not usually divulgeand do it willingly.

Read on and reap the benefits these unique skills can provide. Good luck!

INTRODUCTION

People hide information from others for a variety of reasonssome are harmless and some are not. The information hidden from us is secret and in many circumstances it can be to our advantage to know that information. Spies and undercover operatives have been successfully getting people to reveal secret information for many years. In the following pages I reveal the techniques that these specialists use to extract information so that you can apply them just as effectively to everyday personal and professional situations. These advanced interpersonal communication skills will give you an unprecedented psychological edge.

Have you ever been in a situation where you just know someone isnt giving you all the information? It may be a child, a client, a partner, a business colleague or a competitor. This book will provide you with the knowledge and the practical skills required to have people willingly share that hidden secret information with you.

You may have been attracted to this book because a person has kept information hidden from you in the past which ultimately hurt, disappointed or disadvantaged youor someone close to you. Perhaps you need to learn hidden information to improve the way you manage:

Children or students

Prospective clients

Patients or partners

Business competitors

You can also use hidden information to:

Create new contacts

Improve networking

Meet that special someoneyes, these skills can help with dating and even enrich existing relationships!

Engage and influence people to improve your personal and business relationships