James Pyle > Quotes

“The paradox of questioning is that simple questions can lead to detailed, on-target answers, but complicated questions get you single-word answers from a subject who doesn’t want to talk, and unrestrained answers from a person who does.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator

“Active listening involves both demonstration and perception.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator

“The rule of thumb is, if you ask a question and get an answer that suggests there might be additional information, ask that question again.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator

“Interrogation is a science because there are specific scientific techniques to follow and model. It is an art because, in a real sense, it is theater for one. It is also a discipline in that it follows a system of organization.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator

“Taking usable notes begins with the four discovery areas: People, Places, Things, and Events in Time. The most disciplined way to do it is how I handle note-taking in a formal interrogation or debriefing. I have one or more sheets of lined notepaper with the headings P, Pl, T, and E-in-T. I make all of my “people” notes always and only on my “people” page. I make all my “place” notations always and only on the “place” page, and so on with the other two areas.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator

“The second exercise begins like this: “What’s the most important thing about the TV game show Jeopardy?” And then we play a little Jeopardy.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator

“one-topic questions that begin with who, what, when, where, or why.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator

“The most important change is to make questioning a discovery, to see it as an expression of open-minded curiosity. Some”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator

“I begin classes with interrogators with the Santa Claus scenario.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator