Unlocking Secrets: How to Get People to Tell You Everything

by David Craig

Forged in the secretive world of covert operations, Unlocking Secrets uses real crime and practical examples to reveal the new frontier in interpersonal communications: advanced psychological skills. Thanks to this book, these skills can now be used by anyone who wants to improve their interpersonal and communication repertoire. In Unlocking Secrets, David Craig has simplified the psychological methods used so effectively by criminal investigators and covert operatives to persuade others to reveal their secrets. He shows how these skills can be easily applied to benefit in everyday professional and personal situations.

These secret-revealing techniques subtly influence people to share hidden information, and may assist people working with patients, clients, children, or friends who carry a difficult and burdensome secret. They can also be used to improve business knowledge, as well as to initiate and enrich personal relationships. Unlocking Secrets will arm people with the latest interpersonal skills to enrich their personal life and advance professional careers.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Communication

168 pages, Paperback

First published September 16, 2013

Reviews

[Liusmiler323 · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first time to read this kind of book. A good eye opener for me.
One important takeaway: the READ model, research, engage, access, divert.
Should be careful in the future when someone else uses this modle on me!

[hiaa123 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not sure what I was expecting to get out of this book. I didn't really enjoy the writing style and it felt outdated to me. I like uncovering secrets but I don't really have any specific agenda and I've never tried to build a rapport with someone just for information. I think if I were to ever consciously use these techniques, I would feel evil and manipulative. And some of the tips just seemed so obvious and inauthentic but maybe I'm underestimating them. I'll try to keep this information in mind in case it's ever useful.

[Budd Margolis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Several really useful conversational tools to elicit information. The second half of the book is much more useful and I have used this technique already and found people willing to provide more information than I thought possible. In any field, this is a useful skill to acquire!

[steve Brood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

Great information for anyone who wants to gain information. From investigators to parents and any one in between, this book will give you great insights

[Giordano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Surprisingly practical well worth the read

[Sean Archer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok book on gathering information.

[Daniel Mok · Rating 4 out of 5]

不錯。
簡單易明

[Randolph Breschini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book...will have to try it now:))