C1 – Advanced
Have you ever been in a situation where you are certain of what took place but you still feel the need to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth? You are looking for a confession, perhaps to make you think slightly better of the person or to just simply validate what you have already known for so long.
Let’s watch the video and find out some techniques professional interrogators use to get someone to spill the beans.
Discussion Questions:
- What is the Reid technique? Have you applied it in a personal situation?
- In your own opinion, how effective is this technique?
- What is the difference between ‘interrogation’ and ‘interview’?
- What is the difference between ‘objection’ and ‘denial’?
- Talk about a situation where you had to get the truth out of another person.