How to question a liar

It’s hard to deal with a liar who has total mastery of the art of deception. Here’s a series of questions to help you interrogate a liar, unmask him and put him on the spot.
Liars are very difficult to outsmart, because they’re so good at communicating. In the world of work, however, there are techniques for unmasking them. It’s useful in everyday life, whether face-to-face with a colleague or in a win-lose negotiation.
It’s said that everyone lies to a greater or lesser extent at work: to protect themselves, to show off, to defend a colleague.
While there are small or “pious” lies, some collaborators are inveterate liars and must be avoided. They can be very damaging to both you and your company. Liars are not only at work in the company, but also in everyday life.
So I’m going to introduce you to some of the techniques used by lawyers, police officers or skilled negotiators to interrogate a liar.
– First of all, prepare your interview carefully. The best preparation leads to the best improvisation. You need to know as many tangible facts as possible before the meeting. Prepare numbers, dates and your questions in a logical order. Prepare a few “trick” questions to which you already know that the person you’re talking to will answer with a lie, but to which you already have the answer. Ideally, you’ll only ask questions to which you already have the answers.
The article published in full in Journal Du Net