tedeschini training and consulting

Training prepared, proficient and principled investigative interviewers

spring 2026 Investigative Interviewing

‘open’ Workshops are here!

April 8, 2026 - Investigative Interviewing Techniques

April 15, 2026 - Advanced Investigative Interviewing Techniques

Location: Strathcona County Community Centre - 401 Festival Lane,

Sherwood Park, Alberta

Cost: $250.00 per workshop or $450.00 for both.

Cost includes a training manual and morning coffee and pastries.

Reserve your spot(s) now by contacting John at: tedeschinitraining@gmail.com

Payment is not required until March

Workshop Content

Whether you’re a novice interviewer, a seasoned investigator, or simply looking for a professional refresher, these workshops offer science-based tools and techniques to strengthen interviews and investigative outcomes.

INVESTIGATIVE INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES

The Core Skills of Investigative Interviewing

• Planning and preparation

• Building and maintaining rapport

• Effective listening techniques

• Effective questioning techniques

The PEACE Model of Investigative Interviewing - A Structured Approach to Interviewing

• P lanning and Preparation

• E ngage and Explain

• A ccount

• C losure

• E valuation

Tandem Interviewing

• How to prepare for and conduct an investigative interview with a second interviewer present

Overcoming Common Interviewing Challenges and Roadblocks:

• Learn strategies to overcome obstacles encountered during investigative interviews

ADVANCED INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES

The Cognitive Interview

• Memory-enhancing techniques to facilitate recall in cooperative interviewees

Motivational Interviewing

• Effective and non-coercive techniques to facilitate interviewee cooperation and disclosure

Advanced Planning and Preparation Considerations

• Advanced strategies to enhance disclosure from cooperative and resistant interviewees

Recognizing and Managing Interviewee Communication Styles

• Understanding and adapting to the fundamental styles of communication

Managing and Eliciting Information from Resistant Interviewees

• Non-coercive techniques to manage and overcome resistance

Credibility Assessment – What Science Tells Us Works

• Science-based interviewing techniques and strategies to assess interviewee credibility

Who will benefit?

These workshops are designed for a wide range of professionals who conduct information-gathering interviews for various purposes, including:

- Workplace investigators

- Clinicians, social workers, and caseworkers

- Organizational managers and supervisors

- Academic and educational administrators

- Auditors and compliance officers

- Criminal justice personnel (e.g., probation, parole, correctional officers)

- Law enforcement, security, and loss prevention officers

- Fire investigators

- Insurance investigators

- Journalists and writers

- Anyone in a role where interviewing is part of their responsibilities